By Dasha Young, TIWP Student Two cats hopped off the train, almost invisible to the crowds of people during rush hour. They rushed out of the вокзал (train station) and onto the sidewalk, passing grandmas in scarves and dodging a ball someone hit too hard. Using their sixth sense, they were able to follow the sound […]
Burning Love
By Nick Brevik, TIWP Student The curse of love is a dangerous game. Especially when you can’t touch people. When the gods came down to earth and cursed humans for generations to come, the humans laughed in their faces. But here I am, living proof that the gods weren’t f*cking around. The Burners, as we’re […]
Write Down Everything
By Karina Ciliegia, TIWP Student write down everythingthat you thinkit’s a matter of time before there’s nothingleft of mei hate to admit itbut how could i forget itafter all the years that have passed byi see your eyesflashing red lightslike a thunderous stormsongs about heartbreak they’realways lovebut sometimes that’s not trueit was impossible to live […]
Time Flies
By Kristen Ho, TIWP Student I am frustrated because I couldn’t kill the kitchen fly this morning.He’d buzz around the kitchen seemingly with no plan,but somehow he’d always escape my flyswatter, no matter how hard I tried. I am frustrated because I keep thinking about my homeworkand I’m struggling to write freely because of it.The […]
Childhood Memory
By Dasha, TIWP Student Prince Buzz, from the royal bee family, looked out of his Magnet Tile palace to view the kingdom that he must one day rule. But out of all these beautifully constructed boxes, he was only concerned with one, the one where Banana Fox lived. Banana Fox, or as everybody called her, Bafox […]
The Pimple
By Katelyn Ho, TIWP Student Ever since the day that stupid pimple showed up in the middle of my hairline, my hairstyle has been extremely messed up. I know that I should be grateful that it’s gone. After all, all pimples eventually fade away. I know that pimples are affecting my hairstyle seems like a […]
The Day the Birds Went Quiet
By Lila Weis, TIWP Student SIX: “TAG! I got you!” Aw dang it Timmy. Now I’m it. I hate being “it.” It’s so (I’m gonna say a bad word here and you can’t judge me) stupid. LIFE IS PERFECT. NINE: I love school, but now people are making us cover our faces and I don’t […]
The Car
By Hazel Smith, TIWP Student i was talking to my favorite person the other day she smiled, she was talking about her boyfriend she told me a story about spending the day with him last weekend she was animated and she was laughing she told me i can’t see myself with anybody else she told […]
Asking and Not Receiving
By Ellen Jurgens, TIWP Student He stands on the corner. People speed past him, careful to avoid eye contact. They have what he needs. He waits and waits. Does he feel anger? Is he angry with them or with himself? He holds a cardboard sign across his chest. It shields his heart from piercing stares. […]
Self-Commitment
By Rebecca Gunderson, TIWP Student As the wise and genuine Mister Rogers once said, “You don’t have to do anything sensational for people to love you.” Be who you are and ignore anyone who expresses disapproval of your being. Grand gestures aren’t necessary to keep people in your life, nor should they be the sole […]
The Intuitive Voice 