Nyah Aagard Völlige Verzweiflung Disease Prologue I don’t remember much of my past. I remember a few things; I know some memories of my life, but the rest are gone, stolen from me. I sometimes remember things one day and then the next day I’ll forget. My memory is a funny thing, it comes and goes. I know that I got my mothers blonde hair … Continue reading The Cage
Lily Rotter My name is Esme Kunta, and I always knew there was something special about me. I always had a rather keen sense in telling when people were lying, or maybe it was my crazy accurate intuition. Otherwise, I had always been a normal girl. Long wavy jet black hair and eyes as blue as the ocean, I live in an apartment on the … Continue reading Just a Normal Girl
Claire Petersen “Ariiiiiiiiii… Just because you’re the fancy captain of the ship and stuff doesn’t mean you can just sit around all day,” my little sister Erin whines. Like she was doing anything. “Technically, I’m standing.” I give her a pointed look. “Oh, by the way, could you go see if we have enough food for this month? Thanks.” Erin glares at me but rushes … Continue reading Pearls and Teeth
Ray Treague It was 7:15 and raining per usual. Adrian strolled a lengthy trail to his 8 hours of education. Each step taken, imprinted into the muddy trail from the rain that occurred yesterday and the previous day. His backpack was crammed with the pages of homework his five teachers expected to be complete the next morning, putting a massive strain on Adrian’s slouched back. … Continue reading Raindrop Blues
Najma Salad Bestie Maybe its time To watch the sun rise again Holding each others hands While singing our favorite song Maybe its time we rise Against the odds against us With our heads held high Healed of old scars We should be happy with The leftover tears That dropped on the floor Of your room At that night we were stayed up talking, like … Continue reading Girlhood
Sol Madderom There’s a heaviness to my steps as I roam the clouded halls of the venue her heavy-lidded glances led me to. I rub my sweaty palms on dimly lit carpeted walls and on the shoulders of those whose hair imitates her own. Usually, I’d melt into a darkened corner but the smell of her neck and shoulders have unleashed something hungry in me. … Continue reading Siren
August Hudson-Vadnais A Loose Splatoon AU Fanfiction Star Soup, Naoki History Compiling Data Loading Load complete! Access historylog HISTORICAL LOG, Polaris, Polaris II, Debut Event Volume 321 Year 3012 of the Gregorian calender: First human-manned vehicle, the Polaris, breaches the oort cloud and exits the Sol system, disappears in a tragic incident which may or may not be related to icy debris making up the … Continue reading Star Soup
By Emi Gonzalez Perez The can of cola is ice cold in my hands, contrasting the hot summer air that envelops me with a sheen of sweat. I’d found myself at a shabby gas station not far from my best friend Ollie’s house. The lingering promise to stay up with me, forgotten in favor of slipping into his dreamscapes. I’m not upset, at least I … Continue reading Sweltering
By August Hudson-Vadnais This is an excerpt from a longer story that is a modern-day superhero Alternative Universe (AU) fan fiction of Nintendo’s video game Splatoon. This story takes place in our world, where humans acquire powers suggested by Nintendo’s squidlike characters, but the world-building is based on superhero tropes, with bosses reimagined as corporate villains. Chapter 1 You exhale a long-held breath as you … Continue reading Ink and Water
By Najma Salad THE BLUE SAND AND RED CRABS She told me to keep my feet away because the blue sand was filled with red crabs never quite understood why the sand was blue But it must have been her blurred vision I assume The red crabs are also a figment of her mind tied up to her iris as they shrank looking to find … Continue reading Summer
