By Gabby Velasquez The worst time to get a job is when you don’t need it. My ma doesn’t need her fix and I don’t need this job...especially since it's my money she uses to get all her drugs. Here I am, my face sticky-sweaty and my arms sore from holding a sponge all day. I … Continue reading “Summer Money”
Ben
By Jake Suh “Parker, why did you shoot?” I sat there, fiercely tangling my fingers until words finally managed to escape my clenched teeth. “I didn’t know it was fake,” I muttered. My palms dampened with sweat as Lieutenant Herbert raised one of his bushy eyebrows. He picked up his pen. Click...click...click. I watched … Continue reading Ben
“Dr.Varbo”
By Nicholas Beaupre “Who did this?” He points to the board. Someone had erased parts of the lesson plan. The students stare back, their eyes shining in the purple light spilling through the window. His intricate model of the moons is half gone. Sighing, Dr.Varbo paces. No one says anything. He stops at the window. The … Continue reading “Dr.Varbo”
Forever and Always
By Alanna Sibrian I started in the living room. Preparing to sob as I placed each item into the cardboard box, I came to find that not one drop ran down my face. It was a strange feeling that I was unsure of. Deciding to ignore it, I continued to pack up my late husband’s … Continue reading Forever and Always
Bridget and John
By Fran Riley Bridget told her parents about John the day they met. “Sold me some rotten tuna at the market today, that’s what he did,” she yelled into the phone, alone in her flat. “No fish tonight. How do you expect me to win the ‘Best of the Market’ award if I don’t … Continue reading Bridget and John
Missing Mila
By Haili Bruckner I open my eyes. Water is spiralling around me, sand is churning under my feet, and ocean waves are crashing violently above my head. I let out a frantic, helpless scream, but it is muffled by the salty seawater that meets my mouth. My feet drag across rocks that are scattered … Continue reading Missing Mila
The Late May Harris
By Marisa Paloma Williams The ocean, roaring from a window, was blue and glistened earnestly in the moonlight. Upon looking closer, one could make out the silhouette of a young girl. As May walked through the hallways she could feel hundreds of eyes on her. Everyone had known that she, May Harris, was a pathological … Continue reading The Late May Harris
Rising Sun
By Brooke Seabrease
Counting Worries
By Zoe Abramson “Get in the car!” I had only been in dad's house for one minute and I was already being yelled at. “Samantha, can you please hurry up?” I was trying to hurry up, but I couldn’t. I was hoping for a hug, but instead I got yelled at before I could even … Continue reading Counting Worries
Grilled Cheese
By Maria Cannon “Oh my god, what is that smell? Did someone die?” “It’s just the Parmesan burning a little, Bill. There’s no need to be cruel,” snapped Louise. The smell of melting butter filled the tiny kitchen. Winston, the dachshund, snored loudly by the door. “Grilled cheese again? I want Gruyere … Continue reading Grilled Cheese
Academy of the Heart And Mind 