Maisie Beagan – On the Edge of Hope Introduction to: On the Edge of Hope Life is a game. A rigged game. A game who has a mind of its own. And its favorite thing to do in the world is to make people suffer in the most ironic ways because it has a morbid […]

Abby Huenink – Free Relevé, plié, pique, arabesque My body moves elegantly across the room Tap, tap, tap My pointe shoes politely prick the wooden floors Graceful as a love letter, I leap blissfully as though I am free forever My leotard is black, but it is full of color to me It paints a […]

Abby Huenink – Untitled Prose I walked down the brick sidewalk, taking in my surroundings. The clouds loomed over the gloomy city and covered the sun. Tourists walked with their maps in hand glancing up every now and then to make sure they were going the right way. Windows looked into coffee shops, small stores, […]

Alex Hulteen – Untitled Prose The song flowed and breathed, and Samuel’s hands raced along the keys, intricate and weaving like a pair of dancers. Torchlight flickered seemingly in time with the music, and threw strange shadows from the rough rock walls. As his hands slowed, and the dance drifted to a graceful end, he […]

Amanda McKellips – Crashed Lines i. glass gleams on the side of the road cars crashed with smells of your cologne everything here reeks of you can’t clean up a mess of yours e. broken ribs full of glass what did i do to wrong you i’m stuck in your mind n. call me impulsive […]

Amanda McKellips – Wisteria’s Journey Wisteria’s Journey Purple is a haze of smoke and bliss A twisting sensation Full of momentum Propelling You Forward Turn a corner Find a different beast Snarling in despair But jump into its heart And find a cave of shelter But as you step forward You fall in space Onto […]

Annika Wicklund – Love is Love as young children begin to Love,    not all are accepted. like birds swooning to doves,    we all live and Love. teens reveal to parents,    a flower blooming open,    parents become shocked in fear. and still people despise and hate,    like a flower being plucked apart,    teens get kicked out […]

BlueSky – The Taste of Freedom I have always had thoughts about the universe. I’m not sure why, or when I first had my first thought about the stars, the planets, the galaxies…It’s always seemed to be part of me. To erase it would leave me unwhole, broken, cracked. Silky wind whistled past my face, […]

Distortion 1st draft of a novel (to be continued in later publications) By Brick by Brick Middle School Writing Group In our last installment, our characters find themselves trapped in a virtual reality cube.  They make initial contact with one another. They explore their surroundings and look for answers.  In the following chapters, they continue […]