Rain pounded outside. It was a Saturday afternoon, in the middle of April, and I was bored. I had finished all my homework and didn’t…
Posts published in “Literary”
What If the Earth Stopped Spinning?
By AIDAN FOLEY on October 2017
June 15, 2018. A relatively normal day by most people’s standards. Newscasters reported the weather, politicians played their various roles in the governing bodies of…
A Night of Stripes
By ISABEL RUBIN on October 2017
Jumping They dance to the songs they chose. Nickels and dimes into the jukebox as people awkwardly look on Their throats tickle As they swallow…
Never There
By LILLIAN HWANG-GEDDES on October 2017
In this world Wings come from nowhere I could fly above the world If only I could get my feet off the ground Fragments…
Untitled
By ELEANOR RANDL on October 2017
She drew dragons on her paper the girl with sad eyes two green marbles blinking long and hard between smudges of fire and scaly skin…
A Trip Back to Elementary School
By ANNIE WANG on October 2017
It’s been awhile since I last walked through the doors of Cayuga Heights Elementary School. With a heart full of hope and ambitions, I was…
Memories with the Seasons
By FIONA BOTZ on October 2017
Red and orange leaves float down and land silently on the backyard lawn, while she laughs and lets herself sink deep into the pile of…
Only Just
By THEA CLARKBERG on September 2017
I wake up. Dim lights. As I fell asleep The house cracked And ached And echoed . . . Awake, now, Only just. Something…
Driving on the Highway
By THEA CLARKBERG on September 2017
Mild-mannered peach sunset over colorless fields of grain. Trees are stark in intricate black. Black birds detach and fly away. Low angled light casts reflections…
Jangly Jim
By SOPHIE WRAY on September 2017
Jangly Jim came strolling down the way again today. I see, no, hear him all the time. Each time I hear him I look up,…
Taking an AP Test
By STERLING WILLIAMS-CECI on June 2017
Proctor’s timer rings You realize you were sleeping Ninety-dollar nap!
Pizza Boss
By CAMERON HARTMAN on June 2017
You are the scourge of the earth; the black plague seems nicer than you. You put on a facade on your restaurant. You act as…
Frenzy
By ELEANOR RANDL on June 2017
Stomping and clapping they imitate gunfire every sound is like a shot beads of sweat surface tears wiped away with leathery fingers they cry out…
These, This, and Those
By SOPHIE WRAY on June 2017
These boots were made for walking Those hands were made for holding These eyes were made for seeing This life was made for living And…
Summer Moon
By ZACHARY FOLEY on June 2017
Summer coming soon A beautiful summer moon Can be seen through trees
she sips an ice cube
By EMMA KARNES on June 2017
she sips an ice cube the sky crackles and condenses onto her lips like she is kissing a stormcloud into rain I think I could…
Thank You
By ZACHARY FOLEY on June 2017
Thank you Mr. Pepe For teaching geometric shape Thank you Frau Wintermute For teaching German verb roots Thank you Mr. Johnson For the dissection fun…
Nyquil
By STEVEN D'ALTERIO on June 2017
Each morning I wake in hopes of progress Packed sinuses and pointed headaches are what I get Heat radiates across my scalp like a doppler…
Asa: Lovable or Lenin?
By CAMERON HARTMAN on June 2017
Sitting, senior year, in my first period creative writing class, The first time I’m not late all week. Staring at the photo brings back fond…
Identity
By ZACHARY FOLEY on May 2017
Is it the classes I take Is it the yards that I rake Is it my town by the lake Is it my dinner of…
A Family Undone and Unknown
By LILIA ROSE on May 2017
An angel A ghost A flame A wolf A cat And a tree As hard as I try I can’t change this My family It…
A Loss of Light Haiku
By ZACHARY FOLEY on May 2017
Can’t find any light A loss of order on Earth People start to fight
Commonalities of the Ones I Have Loved
By ANDREANNA DOWNING ZHENG on May 2017
wounded souls are drawn to their kin. jagged edges crash together, slicing each other apart in vain hopes that through this, they can be…
Memoria
By ALIZA ELLNER on May 2017
I saw her stand there on the shore And watch the current flowing by On and on, forever more Beyond the sight of mortal eyes…
Paperland
By EMILY HONG on May 2017
The wind goes in one direction All at once It moves against me As I walk ahead It pushes me backwards Taking me to a…
It Was Me
By EMILY HONG on April 2017
Today is the day I must make a confession To the kids who had Ms. Carrick last year. There was once a student Who…
Squad Crack
By COLE NEWLIN on April 2017
Tripping with this tree, sipping herbal tea, happy to find my troubles don’t mean nothing to me. I’m sure you’d all agree, if you could…