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Fright
By Shashank (This poem describes a journey of a young boy with a heart filled with confidence of youth, but he is to stumble if he makes wrong decisions nevertheless.) The path lies deserted in frontas he looks keenlywith no fright whatsoever.Trees by the borders stand tallas he smileswith the first drop of sweat struggling … Continue reading Fright
The Long Farewell
By Sixuan Wu This story was originally published both in print and online in Issue 41 of Apprentice Writer in 2023. She could never forget the look on the doctor’s face when her hologram flickered into the hospital. The sorrow was so obvious that even she—an AI assistant who had never quite grasped the delicacy … Continue reading The Long Farewell
Academy of the Heart And Mind 