By: Madeline Pratt Intro: I think, like a lot of people, that my life hasn’t been shaped by a singular defining moment, but a series of quieter ones that have …
Genres
Changing Tales
Each tale is nailed to a sorry cross, for would such sinners be a great loss? She was one, a long time ago, and her story is just as they …
The Stories on a Shelf
By: Tiana Dovetko Photo Credit: Orange Circle Antique shops are always something that interests me. I saw them as a quiet library of objects, with aisles and corners full of …
Modern Technology and the Retro Revival
CDs, instant cameras, Tamagotchi, DVDs, the Nintendo Wii, streaming services, social media, Chat GPT, perpetual and inescapable hyper-connectivity. What happened? Over the past 20 years, technology has seen perhaps the …
Parallel Relationships
Photo Credit: Kids Helpline High school relationships are complicated, there’s no question about it. Often, parents end up feeling like their children only care about their friends, forgetting all they …
No Longer Invisible
By: Tiana Dovetko Loneliness is far more common than people want to admit. Many people sit in crowded rooms feeling invisible, and that was me freshman year. Everyone else seemed …
Homeward
By: Madeline Pratt As little kids, we never had much of a choice when it came to our siblings. It was always: “Stop teasing your sister!” “Let …
The Greatest Gift of All
By: Kirsten Nyakoe “Merry Christmas!” A chorus of voices shout as I walk in. My eyes widen as I take in the atmosphere of the room. Everyone’s faces are filled …
50 Things I Love (A Poem): Written by Jessica Hoggatt
I love a stack of gold jewelry and a bowl of fresh strawberries I love a good ‘ol cup of tea and the spine of my well loved Bible I …
ON THE FLOODS OF LIFE
I am thankful for a lot of things. I am thankful to be alive. I was reading The Week recently. The “World at a Glance” is never really sunshine and …



