By Ava Moga, TIWP StudentThe rain washes me.My makeup is hosed downInto a milky puddle.My foundation melts away. Mascara pours down my faceAnd the blush is eaten away.My hair becomes showered.The hairspray crunch is gone.And my earrings fall off.My shoulders slump And my jaw unclenches.A real smile returns.I’m back to normal.
Girlhood
By Ava Moga, TIWP StudentI pride myself in being basic. I love listening to Taylor Swift and Beyonce. I love drinking flavored water out of my Stanley cup. And I love having a ten-step skincare routine. I’m the poster child for a teenage girl. And I love it. But what I do miss is my […]
A Sputtering Flame Like Death
By Leighton Tanaka, TIWP Student Among the stars, cocoons of light ascend released by mourning, shaking, perished hands connected to a slight, bony body drowned in the sky above. As the light of life falls below the surface, these burning, golden lanterns, filled with smiles, calls, shrieks, whispers, and sounds of joy escaping their cracked […]
Womanifesto
By Christina Butler, Women’s Writing Program “It’s time” has some wait to it. In movies there is always a pregnant woman uttering those words as a man runs around with a suitcase. It’s time can mean so much more if we remove motherhood from the equation. As my kids need less of my time, I […]
Excerpt From My Thoughts
By Annabelle Kennedy, TIWP Student I wonder what the weather will be like tomorrow. WHY ISN’T THERE SNOW IN SAN FRANCISCO? IT’S WINTER! 😦 I want to see frogs again. I should write more. This reeaalllyyy is a nice warm day we have here. Hey, can you pass the salt? Anyways, where was I? Oh, […]
The Moon Rising
By Cyra Rahman, TIWP Student Under her watchful gaze,Secrets are told in the safety of shadowsPeople admit their true feelingsShow their true selves, emboldened by the darkness that she brings She rises upOvercoming her dearestDestined to never meetHer lover sinks, below the horizonNot to be seen until morning She brings gentle lightNot as intense as […]
Under the Apricot Tree
By Yuki Akemi, TIWP Student Under the apricot tree you standWaiting for meYou smile a thousand sun smileI wave and say hello Sweet and kind like honeyDelicate beauty like a glass flower I wave and say helloYou are eager to talkAs always I happily listenHoping the silence will be drowned out by your voice Sweet […]
Your Average Dark Fantasy Novel
By Cyra Rahman, TIWP Student Chapter 1Hi! I’m AmY. I’m a NoRmAl GirL wiTh a normal life…bUt I hAvE a sEcREt.I’m a sTuDeNt cOunCiL pReSiDenT Chapter 2MaH bEsTiE’s a mOnStEr kIlLeR waHhHH Chapter 3FiRsT sHe StEalS mAh bOyFriEnD nOw this ughhh waHHHHHhhhHHHh Chapter 4She goT kIlLeD imMa gEt LuAn sOmE coLd haRd jUsTiCe iMmA gReAteSt […]
An Ode to Victims of War
By Annabelle Kennedy, TIWP Student Once upon a now, a woman sat in the ruins of her city and dreamed of peace and revenge. She walks among the ruins of a house, her blanket – the only thing she truly owns now – hangs over her shoulders gaunt from lack of food. If she looks […]
Your Average Romance Novel
By Cyra Rahman, TIWP Student Chapter 1Omg I hAvE a gIanT cRuSh oN sPoRts sTar JosEpH bUt heS dAtInG BeLlA SheRwOod Chapter 2HaLleLuJaH JoEy bRoKe uP wItH HeR YayYyY. I cAn sNaG HiM hOoRaY! Chapter 3I dAteD JoSePh nOw woOwWww Chapter 4OMG wAahHhhhH. MaH bEsTiE LuAn pOaChEd JoEy ŵAh waAahHH! Chapter 5I’m gOnNa beCoMe eMo […]
The Intuitive Voice 