Control

By O. Deng, TIWP Student Control is an unspoken rule. It might go to the person with the loudest voice in the room, the one with the most connections or the one that’s the best at their craft. The people who can’t fight it must quietly bend to the people who have it. And the […]

Bloodstained Crystals (An Excerpt)

By Avery Corey, TIWP Student The massive chandelier of the Monte-Carlo Casino dangled in the center of the ballroom, the almond-shaped diamonds dripped with light, spreading throughout every tile of the marble floor like broken glass. Soft music drifted throughout the ballroom, slow enough to make every waltz look rehearsed. Beneath their masks, the richest […]

The Cloud

By Avery Corey, TIWP Student It’s an unseen mountain growing on your shoulders, grain by grain,until even breathing feels like lifting stone.The pressure stacks, threatening to crush me under its weight. It is impossible to break free,clinging like a shadow welded to my heels,following even when the sun is gone.what if one can or will no longer stand […]

Three Scary Stories

By Dasha Young, TIWP Student 1. The Diamond She took a sip of tea, but as she put it down, she noticed something strange. “May I be excused?” she asked before sneaking the diamond she found in her cup down her silk sleeve and retreating to an empty sitting room. She lit a candle and […]

Magic

By Dasha Young, TIWP Student Annabelle woke up one morning to find that her garden had grown huge during the night. She was walking through forests of daisies and tulips, when she saw a small creature almost like a cat, but it had tiny legs and giant ears and it was …blue. They locked eyes with […]

My Name

By O. Deng, TIWP Student My mom can’t pronounce my name. She can’t pronounce a lot of other things either. Oriana means “golden” or “dawn” in Latin, but I don’t think she knew that when she decided to name me that. Maybe she just liked how it looked on paper, or how it sounded in […]

If I Didn’t Care

Katelyn H., TIWP Student If I didn’t have to care about what anyone thought of me, I’d wake up slower and later, both out of laziness and because I need the sleep. Discipline can wait. I’d draw what I’d truly want to draw and forget what everyone tells me now, “that realism is the only […]

The World I Want to Live In

By Kristen H., TIWP Student My ideal life would be one where technology and nature exist in balance. People would work fewer hours, leaving more time for creativity, relationships, and self-growth. Cities would be cleaner and greener, powered by renewable energy and designed for community rather than consumption. Education would focus on empathy, problem-solving, and […]

Nobody Talks About Bison

By Lina Norris-Raman, TIWP Student We roll to a stop, dust settling quietly,I force my neck out the window, craning to see thebison herd, to witness the indisputable peace.It’s a warm day, sun heavy on my skin,and everything should be simple.But there, by the lapping current, is one lone bison,letting the stream’s water lick its […]

Harmony

By Lina Norris-Raman, TIWP Student Harmony’s not perfect, it’s a unique, diverse sound, a collection of people, a rhythm they’ve found.We come from different homes, different streets and places, with different opinions, ethnicities and races, but with just a bit of care, and some consideration,we can unite under one roof.With balance and cooperation.Each person is […]