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Pauline Batan— The man jolted awake on a cold metal chair with his head in dull pain. His sight, blurry at best, tried to make up his surroundings. Varnished walls, adorned with photographs of various scenery—lakes, mountains, and forests, made up the room he suddenly found himself in. He looked around as much as he…
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Gavin Silver – Dear Little Blue World, Hello! I hope you can read this after a long travel from space, but I like to think I make the best paper airplanes in the universe. While I do not know if you exist, I have a feeling you are living on another blue world, the one behind me. My name…
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Fiori Mitchell — The milky light touched the sky, mixing into its dark blue color like cream into coffee. Too early to be morning, too late to be night. The roosters and me, the only ones awake. The soft lightening of the scenery outside the window was only a reminder that it was going to…
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Maggie Sekella — You felt the brief shift, followed by a massive, quivering crack beneath you, and then you fell. The burning came next, tongues of flame devouring your skin, your eyes, filling your lungs with smoke… How humorous, that your small mind, your weak, human nerves confused frost and fire in those final moments. …
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Maggie Sekella — “You’ve got some boots to fill.” Work boots, worn, ripped, and weathered. Faux leather, the kind that must be broken in, that pinch and itch, stitches still too tight, gnawing on the tendons. But those boots were used for more than work, used for walking with the weight, of alcohol burning in…
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Molly Wimette — “One more day!” Bailey said excitedly, drawing a big X through the box on her calendar that read Wednesday. “One more day until I’m back home in my big sister’s arms again! In one swift movement, Bailey scooped up her cat Moose from between her legs and pulled him in against her chest, allowing the warmth…
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Spencer Reardon “Ka-thud!” A bump woke Sami up from their nap. They had dozed off while riding in the passenger seat of Alex’s crappy, grey Honda Accord. It was starting to get dark out, which made sense because they left around 4 P.M. Sami turned to Alex, who was driving the car. He was wearing…
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Logan Moran- Come now, sit and listen. It’s about time I tell you about some very important people. Once upon a time, far long ago from where we stand today. A group of warriors were destined to meet, to face a Queen who was poisoning the minds and souls of her people. She incited her…
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Ben Robison — When I opened the front door and saw the person waiting on the other side of it, I knew it was my big brother Michael, but he looked so strange I hardly recognized him. He had lost a lot of weight, his skin pale and stretched tight over his cheekbones. He had…
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Logan Moran- Manic Click, The door shut. Around I look around. Where am I? I don’t know where I am. I feel restricted. Tied up but I know I can move around this room. It won’t be a problem… Right? The room is bright, it burns to look. My eyes hurt, they keep watering. I…
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