Lia let go of her luggage with one hand and ran it through her raven-black hair as she searched the platform for the best place to load her luggage. Being new to Hogwarts this year, she was determined to hide that fact as much as possible. Due to her parents’ apathy, she had not been […]
Tag: Spring 2021
ONE The hourglass nestled in my hands continued to tick down to zero, to Test Day. The day when all members of the Domes that have turned eighteen on or before the day are presented with a simulation where they face their greatest fear. The only thing that terrified me more than the simulation itself […]
Colors and numbers. Numbers and letters. Letters and colors and sounds. Swirling and swirling and dropping him into an endless abyss. Falling. Faster. Faster. Terminal velocity. What was that word? He didn’t remember. Terminal velocity. What did it mean? He didn’t know, but he thought it was the right word. A shift. The world turned […]
I am 4 A summer day is spent outside In the harsh sun Boiling Hot The woman at the stove Yells Loud Harsh You’re too dark I am 6 A summer day is spent outside under the shade of willow trees Loving Cool The woman at the stove Smiles Soft Sweet The flowers are pretty […]
Part XXXIX written from Robert’s point of view: Robert looked up at the house, sweating in the glaring sun as he approached. The sounds of his brother hammering drew him to the back of the house, where his brother had begun repairing a corner of one of the galleries. The sight of Victor usually annoyed […]
