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Syrio Dean and Blair Stevenson meet on the riverbank. Artwork by Savannah Salazar.

A Red Wind, Part III

Dylan Stuflick, Category Editor September 10, 2018

Each night Blair slept fitfully, constantly reminded that she was still gone from his life. He no longer shared a bed with her; he slept only with his guilt now. When he woke, he woke to a strange landscape. They...

The End

The End

Dylan Stuflick May 29, 2018

The yellow tennis ball flew through the air, finally coming to a bouncing stop as it hit the dusty ground, a few scraggly weeds poking through the hard-packed earth the only visible vegetation. A burnished...

Photo credit Sierra Lagge.

Made For You

Sierra Lagge May 4, 2018

:( I guess it’s true I was made for you But were you made for me? Cause all you ever do is make me want to scream Can’t you see?   Hmm is all you ever say No more of...

Photo credit Crystal Sung.

The Decider: A Tribute to AP GOPO

Anastasia Reimann April 27, 2018

The air conditioning isn’t working again, but that’s not the only reason I can’t breathe here. There’s a restlessness itching my bones and a burning cold adrenaline radiating from my chest....

Photo credit Averie Sargent.

Novel Lessons

Averie Sargent April 24, 2018

Ever since I was young I've had a dream — a dream that I tried countless times to accomplish but never did. That dream was to write a novel. Sixty-two thousand, three hundred and fifty-five words...

Photo credit Sierra Lagge.

Paperclips

Sierra Lagge April 11, 2018

Paperclips are binding me at the hips, I look up to you and see your lips Quivering at the very sight of me. My heart was pounding as if my body was Boundless. You, Were paperless, you never...

Photo credit Sierra Lagge.

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Sierra Lagge April 10, 2018

I was in love with the way you looked at me. But now the only thing you do is talk at me. Why was it so hard to just @ me? I felt like a secret but at least I was one worth keeping. The pain is creeping...

Photo and artwork by Savannah Benton.

The Truth About Loneliness

Savannah Benton April 9, 2018

What causes the feeling of loneliness? Is it the lack of people around? Is it the way that you’re treated? Is it an absence of care or love? Everyone gets this feeling at one point, all for varying...

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A Red Wind, Part II

Dylan Stuflick March 21, 2018

In all of my life, I’d never cared as little as I did now. The shackles that bound my wrists and ankles were cold, but I couldn’t feel a thing. The conversations that surrounded me were a dull hum...

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