The Ivy King Disaster
The Ivy King Disaster By: Amelie Jones Tiktok: @not_jonesie_iswear Instagram: @not_jonesie_iswear Operation Ivy took place in the 1950s under a man named Harry. S. Trueman, who was the 33rd president of the United States. Operation Ivy was built to combat the nuclear weapons project under the Soviet Union. Operation...
Fragments of a Metal Soul
Fragments of a Metal Soul By: Qiyi Lin The museum was a picture of serenity, silence, and the simple beauty of humanity’s endless and timeless history. I sometimes wondered what it was exactly that made something human and alive; what defined a true, authentic soul? What would it feel...
Better Latte Than Never
Better Latte than Never By: @amandawrites on TikTok The coffee Erica received from the barista this morning had been steaming profusely in the warm shields of her hands. A striking winter always called for a low-fat, soya milk vanilla macchiato with the smoky expressions of coffee resting at the...
Backwards
Backwards By: Camryn Joyce When I was seven years old, my great-grandmother died, and I started sleeping backwards on my bed. A nonsensical move to those who did not know me, and one that even my family didn’t quite grasp nor approve of. When I was seven years old,...
The Bubblegum Bother
The Bubblegum Bother By: Taylor Reynolds There’s one thing that everyone knows kids, hate, rules. They are there to make our lives worse. It’s a punishment. They aren’t really there for a reason, right? Five years ago, I was in my bedroom with a small packet of pink bubble...
Sending Out an SOS
Sending Out an SOS By: Max Bryan The flashing red and white lights of the ambulance add to the stress of the moment, and within seconds of the ambulance’s arrival, paramedics are on the beach, running towards Jim. “Estará bíen,” one of them says. “Pero tenemos que llevarlo a...
A Sky Full of Stars
A Sky Full of Stars By: Gray Hawthorne TikTok: @gray.hawthorne October 14th, 2013 April Robbins never wanted to get ghosted on her first real date, but that’s what the universe decided was how tonight would go. The Harvest dance was the prom of eighth graders at Crescent Middle School....