Picture Source I stared at myself in the bathroom mirror. I blew my blond highlights away from my trembling lips. I tracked my shaky blue eyes, hoping the tears would stay at the surface. Though I mentioned

Picture Source, edited with Canva The New York Knicks don’t pop off the page. They don’t have a player who talks junk or a superstar with a paralyzing signature move. Yet this team is on an 11-game winning

Picture Link I was awakened by the sound of pounding on my bedroom door. “Magenta! The college reunion starts in an hour. You’d better be completely dressed and have everything together or I’m leaving

Picture Source English The glass is half full No grass is greener Than mine I know that I’m not perfect But I’m Still gonna shine Español El vaso está medio lleno Ninguna hierba es más verde Que el mío

Picture A Cold Front “How long has it been?” “Quite a while.” her eyes thin in the wind. “Come back frequently?” “No. Never.” No apologies. Troubled. She is. The city is drowning in piles of snow. It leaves

Picture “You’re important,” He held out his hand. I smiled. He grinned. “Somehow, we’ll get by again,” I laughed. “You and Me?” He nodded. “And thrive.” It gets ugly. But we are alive. Hey there! I’m Shila!

Picture Source I remember, I was young as can be, I hopped on a train, fast, wild, and free. And I thought the center of the world was me But as I would grow The train engine slowed I grew angsty and mean

It's been a while, but I'm back with Vampires, to finish the tale! Grab a drink and a snack, and don't read this in the dark.... Picture Source Part 1: Part 2: Levi looked into the church again, and then

Picture Source After a hoard of bats head to the church, the four friends know that their fears weren't just make-believe... The four of us shared looks between each other. “Oh, they’re gonna be there

Picture Source As the sun hid behind trees of the forest, the sky turned yellow and the air grew chilly. I marched towards our not-so-secret meeting place, with my bookbag filled with- well, not books

Image Source I’ve survived the lonely days, the tough talks, Made it through the deadlines, test after test, Survived the journey, the sleepless ride home, And now I'm free to nap, to take walks, and get

Source It was a Tuesday afternoon. Dinner was cooked, and plates sat in five spots at the table. The chandelier lit the room and all of us were seated for dinner. Except no one was eating. My oldest and

Source I’ll never forget the day in third grade when everyone was sent home with a red envelope. In my elementary school, the EOG, AKA End-Of-Grade test, was the biggest exam of the year. A whole day or

"It hurt like the worst ass-kicking he’d ever gotten. And he’d gotten plenty."

picture ENGLISH “I hate cafes” But I weave through people best as I’m able I pay Then go sit at the smallest table A girl sits with her boyfriend Grabs his hand, he squeezes it I see all this from where

Picture I have a horrible habit of overthinking. It always spirals into a negative loop of thoughts that can ruin my whole day. Luckily I have an understanding family that helps me dig myself out of these

It was a sunny day just before noon. A blue car sputtered to a stop in front of a red brownstone, right behind a string of other cars parked on the curb. Aiden sped down the steps of the brownstone and

Picture The sun rose with a hazy, lazy ray over a row of brownstones, but a ruckus could already be heard from the house at the street corner. Ms. Johnson got out the pancake mix, and set out three plates,

Picture My heavy eyelids opened up to the gray of the ceiling, and I immediately closed them back. Maybe, if I stayed in bed long enough, I could hibernate through this madness and wake up when it was

A slow, romantic song was playing as I wiped down the kitchen counters. I swiped off all the flour, dough bits and sugar grains into the trash bin I held with my other hand. Samuel dried off the last dish