My Series of Unfortunate Events

May 19, 2009 • Erin Butler  
Filed under Creative Writing

  My Series of Unfortunate Events As I spit the dirt out of my mouth and regained my breath, I yelled at my brother three words that I often directed at him: “I hate you!” This is a small piece of a horrible memory from my childhood. I am seventeen years old and so far I have been pretty lucky... Read more »

And Then There Were None

May 19, 2009 • Jordan Smith  
Filed under Creative Writing

And Then There Were None   I.      Given Circumstances A. Environment 1.     Geographical: Private residence on Soldier Island off the coast of Devon, England. The climate is temperate, changing with the seasons, but is presently warm. The island is no stranger to stormy weather, being surrounded... Read more »

Unity and Society

May 19, 2009 • Weston Koyama  
Filed under Creative Writing, Features

  Unity and Society Weston Koyama Staff Writer             “You know the Muslim religion is essentially one of violence,” said Summit student Connor Price.  “I’m not saying all Muslim are like that, but isn’t violence essentially what the Qur’an teaches?”            ... Read more »

Traveler’s Revenge

May 19, 2009 • Brandon Kostka  
Filed under Creative Writing

     Fire burned in an inferno of smoke and flame, looking for anything that it could lay its greedy fingers on. Stonewalls and heavy wooden beams crashed to the ground. Dark, starry skies stared down sadly at the last free city going up in flames. Overhead the beat of heavy wings could be heard,... Read more »

Three Years for Friendship

May 19, 2009 • Brittany Bassett  
Filed under Creative Writing

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Rain Song

May 19, 2009 • Skyler Keesling-Oatman  
Filed under Creative Writing

Three o’clock in the after noon, and the skies still aren’t bright and blue. Dark gray stretches like canvas to the surrounding horizons and covers the hill tops. My feet are striking the ground with no patterns, no one foot in front of the other, but prancing around so I can land in all of the puddles.... Read more »

The Touchdown

May 19, 2009 • Dean Adams  
Filed under Creative Writing

  My hand felt warm as I wiped the sleep from my eyes, Nate doing the same above me; me wondering who would show up at the football game later that day. “What time is it,” Nate asked, still half asleep; me answering, “eight in the morning.” We travel downstairs to a fully cooked breakfast whom... Read more »

Pool Hall

May 19, 2009 • Kayla Sangenito  
Filed under Creative Writing

  Pool Hall Strutting into the nearly empty, smoke filled pool hall was a young cool vixen. Dressed in a black halter top dress and patent chunky heels with red lips matching her fingernails, she was ready to be seen. At the far right corner of the musky stenched pool hall stood the girls flame. A man... Read more »