By Alec Doyle When I write essays, they always feel bland. Just following a rubric, no ideas to expand. When they are assigned, I begin to stall.Time will pass, no progress at all. But I am bound,With no way around,And so I only have you to call. And yet still, time continues to seep. I … Continue reading Lost by Choice
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By Lauren Hoey Having a sister is so odd. She's so easy to talk to, but she is speaking in a foreign language. I'm so lonely without her. but getting nearer to her is like getting too close to a cliff's edge. She looks to me and sees her past. I look to her and … Continue reading Sisters
By Hope Bratch I choose to write what I wish was seen The skinniness I wish I had The tiny body I began to fein. I took a picture of a skinny waist One that I could call mine But skinny isn’t enough I haven’t yet crossed that line. “She is tiny.” “She is small.” … Continue reading Woman at War
By Kenny Jacks I'm writing this in pink. Maybe you will fill something. This piece probably won't rhyme but look at the ink. I'm saying this silently and loudly I sing. My daddy plays Beyoncé, my sister touches me, and I jerk. My daddy counts in his brown tongue once y doce At the … Continue reading You are My Sunshine
By Bailey Weber An embarrassment. Foolish. Different. That’s how they see me The true me. Because instead of wanting to be saved, I wanted to be the one saving. Because I refused to be the damsel in distress, I wanted to be the knight in shining armor. A disgrace That’s how they see me Because … Continue reading A Different Kind of Fairytale
By Lauren Hoey I want to run away to Massachusetts To live with my aunt and uncle. I want to convert to Catholicism So I have an excuse to sit in pretty churches and do all the little rituals. I want to drive into Boston on the weekends And cry in the art museum. I … Continue reading Five Year Plan
By Terry Callaway Daddy killed a bad man He sent him far away Told us he was selling drugs So that he could not stay We cheered for Daddy Praised him true, just as we were told to do For Daddy’d never lie to us His good and faithful crew Then Daddy killed a bad … Continue reading Daddy Killed a Bad Man
By Terry Callaway There was a town, not far away Where Clovers were the trade Four leaf Clovers for your wares It’s always been this way There were no fights, there were no squalor Down on Clover Hill Just children laughing, playing And the luck they wished to share Then the Bully came to town … Continue reading Clover Hill
By Morgan Bratch I’ll never forget the day I walked in the door, Elvis playing and family’s tears falling on the floor My dad walks over the saddest he has ever been I have a feeling I will never see Papa again Dad pulls me in with a hug that stays He takes a deep … Continue reading Can’t Help Falling in Love
By Chase Godfrey Staff Writer It’s that time of the year again East Central, where the school preps the stage, hits the lights and gets ready to land on center stage, to show off their talents and hard work. Students and faculty down in the theater department, start prepping for the long-awaited play this year, … Continue reading Beyond the Stage
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