By Kayla Keppler ‘26 The humble, oat-colored cottage house sitting atop a small slope covered in crocodilegreen, untrimmed grass, never seemed so empty. The neighboring barn with a sturdy straw …
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A Talented Child – 2023 Underclassmen Fiction 1st Place
By Ivy Lang, ‘26 Autumn. Such a wonderful time of year. The people loved the festivals, delicacies, and decorations. Most notably however, they loved pumpkins. Pumpkin spice, pumpkin patches, pumpkin …
Pleasance – 2023 Upperclassmen Fiction Runner-Up
Huck Johanberg moved into Pleasance two months ago. Pleasance, overall, wasthe wrong thing to name this town, in Huck’s opinion — if you considered muddy, crocodile-infested marshland pleasant, then Pleasance …
Pretty Isn’t Pretty (Enough) – 2023 Upperclassmen Fiction 1st Place
BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! The sound of the alarm broke the stillness of the room, causing me to stir from my sleep. I slowly arose and called for my sister, my …
A Lapse of Judgement – 2023 Upperclassmen Fiction Runner-Up
Wake up. Wake up. Wake up.I blink my eyes awake, still faintly delirious from the drowsiness of sleep. For a moment, my room feels foreign. Panic shocks me out of …
The Body – 2023 Upperclassmen Fiction Runner-Up
When the body dropped from the sky, Emmy knew the world was ending. Emmy was in the garden harvesting mushrooms under the Oak, surrounded by a plain that emanated into …
The Enemy Called Dark
People aren’t afraid of the dark, but rather what is hidden inside. However, Dark decides on what hides inside. Dark holds every child’s deepest fear. The light may try to …
The Desert Island
The sunlight reflects across the ocean’s water before it says its final goodbyes, and the sky is engulfed in darkness. Now I sit alone, staring out from the island with …