by Ya'Rose Sambou The girl walks over and talked to turned backs She talked and talked with no response Until she turned her back, did they talk They talked and talked but she didn't understand While the girl in the front, watches The girl looks over and catches her eye She walked and walked until … Continue reading High School Contest Third Place Winner Poetry: “The girl in front”
High School Contest Third Place Winner Fiction: “90 Day Ghost”
by Sarah Boyt Alyona knows not where she is going nor what she is doing. All she knows is that is must get away. She must get away from it all: the barn with the tacky halloween decorations, her fiance’s so called friends that call her a gold digger and tell her to go back … Continue reading High School Contest Third Place Winner Fiction: “90 Day Ghost”
High School Contest Second Place Winner Fiction: “Sardines”
by Aliki Dimitoglou “Dear AJ, I wish I could tell you this ends well for you.” I paused, the rain falling on the paper I was reading off of, slightly smudging the words. “You were definitely not perfect. You didn’t get straight A’s in high school, you didn’t have a huge group of … Continue reading High School Contest Second Place Winner Fiction: “Sardines”
High School Contest Second Place Winner Poetry: “The Pencil”
by Rebat Matin Erasing away the mistakes of others and making it my own, Changing my colors from a bright pink to a gloomy grey. Eroding away slowly but continuing to make progress. Only when my head is lost into minuscule pieces of rubber am I abandoned. When I have nothing left I am forgotten. … Continue reading High School Contest Second Place Winner Poetry: “The Pencil”
High School Contest First Place Winner Fiction: “The Man”
by Alexander Choi The dilapidated road had a myriad of cracks in its asphalt as I cruised along the pavement. The blazing sun illuminated the land with rays penetrating through my windshield, hindering my vision of the road. I could faintly hear the wind whispering in my ear when I took a glimpse of the … Continue reading High School Contest First Place Winner Fiction: “The Man”
High School Contest First Place Winner in Poetry: “Don’t Tell Me”
By Sa'Raye Wynder-Burs Don’t tell me the world doesn’t accept me, Those that love me keep me warm In a bed full of blankets With the hope that i’ll endure Don’t tell me my dreams can’t reach you, I have a pen to write them down Those to break my words As I string them … Continue reading High School Contest First Place Winner in Poetry: “Don’t Tell Me”
High School Contest Winners
The winners of our first annual high school contest have all been posted. We got some really amazing posts from some really amazing young writers. It was an honor to read their submissions and we hope that each of them continue their writing and send more of their work for us to post. Have you … Continue reading High School Contest Winners
High School Contest Poetry Honorable Mentions
These fantastic poems were submitted by Traleia McCorkle, Faith Rhodes, and Yasmine Bryant and deserve a huge shout out. Yours and Mine Yasmine Bryant Meade Senior High School When the night falls And the day is over I come home to you. When my nights Get a little bit colder I come a’runnin’ to … Continue reading High School Contest Poetry Honorable Mentions
High School Contest Fiction Honorable Mentions
These three stories by Louis Rosenberg, Zaina Abdin, and Maddie Hudson are fantastic and deserve a major shout out. Chamber 452 Maddie Hudson Squeak. Squeak. Squeak. The left wheel underneath Arlo’s blanketed legs creaked with every rotation. The sound echoed off the sterile white panelled walls. Arlo coughed violently, then leaned back in his wheelchair, … Continue reading High School Contest Fiction Honorable Mentions
High School Contest Poetry Third Place
Things, Things Yasmine Bryant Meade Senior High School Things, things, I've got things for days. I've got white things, and black things, And all the colors for things in between. Things that make me happy, Things that keep my warm memories safe. And when things get a little tough, There’s no need to worry. I’ll … Continue reading High School Contest Poetry Third Place
Academy of the Heart And Mind 