I look up from my phone as the power goes out. The screen flashes with bold letters in my hands. I scramble to the cabinet and grab out the candles and flash lights. As I’m lighting the candles with a lighter, the front door slams open. ...

The Rose Museum at the heart of New York City sits a delicately woven floral. Its petals are made of small fibers dyed a bright red with its tips of pink. The tourists stand behind the thick pane of glass glancing at the beautiful rose. Designed by an anonymous artist with its intentions of being gifted to a partner was then lost and sold to the public. Many stand everyday to have a glance at the ...

The teacher shuts off the lights as the children are sitting on the rug with candy canes in their little hands. They twist the plastic wrapping off, giggling to their friends. A Christmas movie plays on the projector, carols echoing through the speaker. Snowflakes fall down onto the sidewalks, decorating the bushes and roofs of the town.

“Shhhhh,” the teacher whispers, holding a finger to her lip...

“Michael is typing…”

I quickly open our chat, watching as he sends the message through. We’ve been chatting for a week straight now. He’s really nice and attractive. On his profile, he says that he enjoys adventures and is always open to trying new things. I love that he’s so open and honest, he even gave me a few tips on my research paper but he doesn’t want to meet up or anything. He asked me t...

The intricate lines

we see through the signs,

So many to love

with so little above,

She sees the light

but he sees the night....

“That was probably the worst idea you’ve ever had… and yet it worked,” she told me as we left the school.

Today was supposed to be the day of our final history exam but like Mandy and me, many of us had just gotten back from the basketball trip. We missed multiple days of classes and wouldn’t be able to pass the exam with flying colors unless we did something about it. My idea sparked in the midd...

I have to. I need to. Just plunging the knife into their hearts and faces, watching as their eyes roll closed for the final time is the most satisfying feeling. Their bodies going limp and their skin pale. I’m normal. This is normal. Everyone has something that makes them feel on top of the world. I’m a saint compared to others. I don’t leave them to rot. I don’t leave them to torture for days. I ...

The sky was a joy of pinks and oranges as they blended together into the clouds. A boy sat on a bench overlooking the city. He watched as the wind blew through the trees and the clouds as they moved to the west. In the city, he watched as rats scrummaged through the trash bags that were dumped onto the streets. The waste was a poison of dreadful smells and toxins. He saw the trash bags that were o...

In the ruins of a forgotten civilization, a traveler finds a mirror. Gazing into it, they see vivid memories of an ancient stranger's life and are drawn into its joys and sorrows. The traveler held onto his cloak as the wind blew through the mirror. He peeked inside, viewing a little boy with his friends playing in the water. They splashed in the river as it flowed through the rocks and sand. The ...

When the sun began to rise

so did the rooster’s cries

The meadow grew tall

the flowers a doll.

Cows were raised

as they were braised

The farms a land

so the shepherd traveled through the sand.

Reds bloomed

Yellows perfumed

Purples grew

With so many hues....