Ashton-

Ashton sends one glance around the library then scoffs. He had much better things to do than hang out with his sister at this dusty old place. He doesn’t even like to read!

“Ashton! Go check out the graphic novel section if you’re bored!” His sister calls to him before getting shushed at by the librarian. She covers her mouth from a laugh and starts to walk into the bookshelves. Ashton jus...

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‘Jim…’, said the man. And then, contemplatively, ‘Jimmer….Jimmy Jim’. And finally, victorious now, ‘Jimmyest of the Jimmers, that’s me!. Then he giggled, this man, whose name was, quite possibly, Jim. Or, as he was better known to the community of Shervale, the drunkest of the drunk. Not that it had always been so.

Jim was once a man. That was Man, spelt with a capital M. ‘He went to u...

Ahmed had no clue what had just happened. All he knew is the loudest bang woke him from sleep ar 3AM.

“Oh, it’s just the cat getting into shit,” he thought as he attempted to go back to sleep.

“But what if it wasn’t… What if the bombs are dropping closer? Can I get out without getting hurt.”

Fear washed over him and felt faint. The worry of family dying from bomb strikes is a constant worry. Thes...

Danielle sat deep in her fathers arms, her head resting on his shoulder. She could feel his heartbeat, fast but firm against her soft cheek. Blasts and fireworks of red gleamed in her eyes as she stared up at the once dark sky.

She didn’t know much about what was going on.

She didn’t know much about anything yet.

But she knew the sparkles meant the end.

And if the end was full of glitter, then...

POV 1: The Artist

Elena tilted her head, studying the old oak tree in the middle of the field. The late afternoon sun draped golden light over its gnarled branches, tracing shadows through the deep grooves in its bark. Each twist and imperfection told a story—years of growth, of weathering storms, of resilience. She imagined painting it in oils, capturing the warm hues of the sunlit leaves and t...

A girl from America comes home from school and rushes to her room to settle in bed. She turns on her laptop then sees a video of Sabrina Carpenter performing and thinks she sounds amazing.

A boy from Africa is walking around the village looking for his friends. On his phone he sees the same video but has no idea who she is nor does he care.

A man from France is in a cafe and sees the video fro...

July 8th. 9:37 AM

Los Angeles, U.S.A

A shuttering boom rang out, far far off in the distance. Lara swung her head around, her dark eyes wide as she watched the massive mushroom cloud rise high above the cityscape. She scrambled off of the cafe chair, not able to tear her eyes away from the horror.

People screamed around her, desperately running for shelter. She followed, shoving pass everyone. The...

“Look, Mama! It’s the sky” the twinkling stars are so bright in the sky. “Mama? Would I be able to make a wish?” The little boy looks curiosly at his mother his eyes shining bright. “My dear, we will see one, and when you do wish for something great.”

The boy looks on in excitement ready to see shooting stars to make a wish.

Sitting on car with all his friends just quiet not wanting to make any n...

Down under, the stars are shining.

The moon is out, bold and blinding.

But the night is still young, way more to come.

As the night goes on, and then rises the sun.

By the pyramids, the time is afternoon.

The sun is out and bright, still no moon.

As the day goes on, the shadows lurk.

The shadows of people, buildings and birds.

By Ottawa, the sun is rising.

Very early, very surprising!

Some peopl...

“Hey Grandma, did you see the new phone that I just got??!! It is so awesome! Look at all of the apps and and things that I can do with it! I can get the resources I need for all of my classes in school. I can do new graphics for illustrating my art or compose my own music. There is no end to what I can do!”

“No!! Not another new phone that I have to figure out! I just learned how to use my...