Month: October 2023

Corrigan Smiley, a Junior from Burleson, Texas   The long, thin fingers, green and bony, fragile yet strong, grasped my wrist tighter than a vice. I looked into the creatures’ eyes and felt remorse and understanding. It beckoned me to follow it, almost as if it was asking, but I knew it wasn’t.   The grip on my wrist tightened as… Read more →

Kennedy Bigham, a Senior from Salem, Oregon   I wonder  if when it’s late at night,  when the air in the country  is alive with fireflies,  and the World lays resting,  if in the stillness  and the silence,  you still think of me.    I wonder  if you’ve made peace  with the promises  you couldn’t keep.   I wonder too,… Read more →

Jessica Risch, a Junior from Boise, Idaho   Sitting on a shelf above my desk in my room is a bright teal pitcher. Greek-esque paintings circle the barrel of it, depicting figures in white paint. My great-grandmother lived behind me when I was very young. There was a chain-link gate that connected our backyards. My cousin Shae was over nearly… Read more →