By Harper R., TIWP Student Darkness. A vast abyss of nothing. Nothing it seems to most. But if you look closer, a lot can hide in the dark. Behind shadows, pillows, and doors, lie undiscovered truths. Tucked under the covers lie memories, experiences, and the thoughts we wish we never had. It’s like a monster […]
superstitious
By Kristen H., TIWP Student i believe good things come to those who waitto those who are kind and patient. i think everything happens for a reasonit’s hard to remember in the momentbut the day you look back and think“huh, i was lucky”i like to think it was because i waited fate is a funny […]
October Theory
By Katherine D., TIWP Student “Yes, of course it hurts!”I laughWhen you pinch me in that playful wayThe autumn breeze tickles my earsAnd my handsAlthough always coldAre warm this time in yoursThe fall leaves crunch under our feetAs we take another stepLeaving the world behindThey say October is a special monthA dangerous monthFor either you […]
Souffle Pancakes on a Sunday Morning
By Katherine D., TIWP Student I’m making souffle pancakes on a Sunday morning. It always takes me three hours but it’s still pretty fun even though I end up eating the batter when I get too hungry. My pancakes always taste good but they never look quite as perfect as the ones I see on […]
Boys will be boys… and girls will be.
By Zara Quiter, TIWP Student Toxic masculinity is like any addiction.Poisonous and sweet,Aggressive and gentle.It is that same drug that offers me a jacket when he sees I am cold,who throws away my garbage and asks for my number.Who texts me that night and says, “I’m glad.”Do I smile at him, do I text him back, do […]
The Seasons
By Katelyn H., TIWP Student At 12 a.m. the memories replay like songs I don’t want to end, the worries crowding my mind, and the quiet truth that this year is slipping away. It’s strange how people who filled my days with laughter might slowly turn into old pictures, faded messages, and stories I tell […]
American Teen
By Emily Y., TIWP Student The clock is ticking, the pace is quickening. The kids are scraping tooth and nailto be unique.What if we could have knownwhat to do since childhood,like the instructions of a Lego set,putting our lives together,piece by piece,while knowing the end resultwould make a home? Comparison grips the studentswhen grades quietly define your […]
Everything as Otherwise
By Melissa Lombardo Grateful to Elizabeth Perlman for the ideas in her book “Word Magic” about trusting your intuition. Dedicated to “Otherwise” by Jane Kenyon (Poet, 1947-1995) because in the end, “It could have been otherwise.” What if you could believe that your intuition was always guiding you? What if you knew it to be […]
Loving a Country That Doesn’t Love You
By Rose U., TIWP Student From the moment Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncovered the truth about the Watergate scandal, Nixon’s career was over. He resigned in disgrace on August 9, 1974, becoming the first and only ever president to resign. From that point on, his reputation was forever tarnished. Almost 50 […]
Maneater
By Rose U., TIWP Student Today’s the third date of the week, and it’s only Wednesday. I think this guy’s named Eric or Evan or Ethan or something like that. Hopefully he doesn’t greet me with my name so I don’t have to try to recall his, or maybe I can just mumble something quiet […]
