By Dillon McDuffie Staff Writer Dear tomorrow, it’s me Just a small-town kid struggling, and unable to foresee The consequences of today that have been left out there for me I try to forget, and I try to move on Yet I still fall to the same routine, morning dusk to evening dawn I wander … Continue reading Dear Tomorrow
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By Taylor Greife Your thumb meets the spark wheel as our fingers interlock, igniting the blue flame by the time we hug goodnight. My heart is bursting but in a good way, and the flame lights the wick from that very first night. The warmth of your touch overwhelms me with consolation. And the spark … Continue reading Pile of Wax
By Dillon McDuffie Staff Writer There’s a man in the mirror But I don’t know who He walks like me He talks like me He does whoever I do From his head down to his shoes He’s covered in sin There’s a man in the mirror But I don’t recognize him The man in the … Continue reading Man in the Mirror
By Chloe Knehans Staff Writer Early in the morning on September 5, 2028, 4 years ago Madison and Sam became that special person in each other’s lives. Today Madison will propose to Sam where they first saw each other for the first time, outside of the local hospital ER where Sam is an OBGYN while … Continue reading Love is Love No Matter What
By Benjamin Michael Miller My grandmother once told me of the birth of wolves. It happened long, long ago, before my time, before my grandmother’s time even. This was when the gods of the forest and tundra walked before our people, in harmony with man. This was when the lands between the Ferrying Tundra and … Continue reading The Girl, The Ocean, and the Spirit of the North
By Dora Bell My bike didn’t cost me an arm and a leg like my parents said it would. I think I left my brain on the counter of the shop when I bought it, though. This city has sucked every grey cell out of my noggin, like a little kid munchin’ on those candy-filled … Continue reading I’m Not a Sandbagger, I Just Have Baggage