Month: March 2023

Ode to the Immortal Lobster

Adrienne Stallings, Senior, English & Writing, Bedford, Texas you’ll outlive even me. england declared you sentient recently. your pincers crush ice as easily as you’re boiled and steamed. just a little salt, lemon, & butter to achieve true divinity. dearest rock lobster, chosen of Poseidon, it would be fabulous to have you over for dinner. Read more →

Beauty Inside and Out

By Maia Gonye-Senior from Boston, Massachusetts    I fell in-love with myself. Staring at my naked,  goose-bump ridden body in the mirror, every bruise,  scar, patchy and uneven blemish.  Red bumps scattered, little freckles  kissed by angels, lumpy cellulite that flourished in contrast  to the slightest abdominal muscle tonnage.   A body painted with tattoos  Some have meaning and some… Read more →

Rediscovering Purpose

Kathryn Reid, Junior, Political Science & English, Keller, Texas          I liked sitting by the window because I could see above everything else. I was as high as the clouds, watching the city like an urban angel. I watched as taxis sped down 9th Avenue and past West Street, ignoring red lights and swerving buses as they drove. The streets… Read more →

Upon That Hill 

By Corrigan Smiley, Sophomore, Burleson, TX   We built a beautiful house upon that hill.  We had a beautiful family we started together,  So why did she take that pill?    Once was fine,  She needed it.    Twice was ok,  She was struggling.    Thrice was alarming,  She wanted more.    First came the shame,  “I’m sorry.” Then came… Read more →