[The sky is shattered into a thousand hues. The clouds fade. The Sun is like blood. The hot, sticky air stands still. Cicadas sing and the world seems, for a moment, young again.]   “I was wondering...

She sat and watched as the leaves outside her window grew back. The trees were bare, and she wished she had a better vision of what time was. She shivered under the thin blanket her captor gave her only...

I look into the mirror and I see — the warmth that kills ashes upon ashes upon and the rains that drown the dirt under my nails   I look into the window and I see I see quicksand,...

The storm never really ceases Clinging to a piece of driftwood Fingernails deep in wood, splinters  The sun is not a loving being   Clinging to a piece of driftwood The cold rain...

Months later, the colorful leaves had fallen to the ground, forming a messy pile outside her window, obstructing her view. She wondered how her tree felt to be this bare, and she wondered what comes next...

Being an unemployed 11 year old doesn’t seem like the worst thing in the world, but when you are an unemployed, broke 11 year old that lives in a country club with your mean step family, it is the worst....

Why do the leaves change colour every so often? Why do only certain colours make Fall? Who made this decision? Would she ever figure out the answer? Her life was a mystery; she had been held captive...

For as long as I can remember, summer was my least favorite season. I thought of it as an overrated waiting game. I hated the heat, and my pale skin hated the sun. And I never understood the apparent joyous...

Converse shoes: I retired my Adidas shoes littered with stitched flowers stitched on the sides due to a worn inside. They were accustomed to my feet and I easily slid them on and off. I exchanged them...

“No fair, you got more candy than me!” “Trade you two Kit Kats for a peanut butter cup.” “No way.” Shouts and laughter drifted on the night air under a full, bright moon. A Vampire ran...