Verbatim 11/12

POEM: Was

by SYDNEY CLIFFORD - March 27, 2019 It’s a terrible word, isn’t it? A word used for something that isn’t But it’s more than just a word...

POEM: Mrs. Stricken Knits in Her Rocking Chair

by GRACE LEBER - March 27, 2019 Mrs. Stricken knits in her rocking chair, Her biscuit yarn so beautiful and fair. One stitch, two stitch,...

POEM: Wedding Ring

by KAITLYN HEWITT - March 27, 2019 Her wedding ring is a chain that she is forced to wear so no one else will look at her except him Her...

POEM: Lingua Deos

by BEN RICHARDSON - March 27, 2019 Rain is the language of the gods Every river, creek and stream flows from their inkwells Radiant rods...

POEM: Home

by MALLORY COOPER - March 27, 2019 I poured my hurt onto a page My fingers grazed the keys My mind, a twisting, winding maze Of somber...

POEM: My Far Dreams

by CONNOR MCLAREN - March 7, 2019 Greatness achieved by satisfaction The gold greater than the trip We live in a cave called education...

POEM: My Curse

by SAMUEL HOLLOWAY - March 7, 2019 I’ve resented my skin as long as I can remember Saw the pale faces around me. Wishing to look like...

poem: love

by RILEY BAUGHMAN - March 7, 2019 my only relationship has been that with Love though she never has a permanent address one year she...

POEM: Generation Lockdown

by SYDNEY CHURCH - March 7, 2019 Columbine High School, April 20th, 1991. 1,122 miles. 15 dead. my mom was not afraid to teach her fifth...

POEM: Becoming a Wildflower

by MARGARET BARNETT - Feb. 6, 2019 they tell me that i’m Wild Unruly and Untamed with Passion in my eyes— but i’ve not always been this...

POEM: Finally Freed

by JOSEPH WOLFE - Feb. 2, 2019 When I had first begun, The Monster Trap was number one. After years of picture books, I became bored....

POEM: Jacob

by CHANDLAR WILLIAMS - Feb. 2, 2019 Missing you has been the worst part. Not being able to see you has crushed my heart. Did you know...

POEM: Morning's Abolitionists

by ETHAN GUARDADO - Feb. 2, 2019 Long before the sun gives rise Long before our windows shine Long before we awaken our waking eyes...

POEM: Spectator

by GAVIN CLINKENBEARD - Feb. 2, 2019 Thank goodness my window never forgets, So that I never have to remember. I visited the Eiffel Tower...

POEM: To Life

by KATHRYN MICK - Feb. 2, 2019 it’s a tuesday night and i’m lying on the floor of my bedroom, thinking about what gives Life meaning me,...

POEM: At Asa Bales' Grave

by Madison Carr - Feb. 2, 2019 Pressing open a fresh fallen black walnut with my heel unfolding its green flesh pale gummy gel the sound...

POEM: 000-00-0000

by EMELY PEREGRINA - Feb. 2, 2019 Though we yearn to be significant, the world is quick to disagree. It starts the moment we are born:...

Short Story: This Mystery Man

by ELLA FRIEDMAN - Feb. 2, 2019 I met him on the subway. He scared me, if I’m being totally honest. When I first saw him, my immediate...

Short Story: “Memento Amare” (Remember to Love)

by HANNAH GOERGENS - Feb. 2, 2019 Allie’s eyes slid across the road, slipping around the parking lot as they scanned for the RV. She knew...

Short Story: Stuffing, Gratitude, and Imprints

by GRACE MCCLELLAND It is that time of year again, time to make my great-great grandfather’s turkey stuffing. My mom grabs the framed...