By Scarlett “DB” Mosher, TIWP Alumni What are you hungry for? Avicta couldn’t shake the fool’s words from her head. Hoping that sleep would calm her nerves, she’d taken to bed earlier than usual. The moon hadn’t even passed the middle of the sky before she stumbled into her tent. She thrust herself into her […]
Colors in My Head
By Maxine Pollock, TIWP Student It was another unremarkable afternoon. I was walking up the hill to my house, the sun beating down, my legs struggling to take the next step, pondering the insanity of my own existence. As a kid, I would have anxiety attacks where I became hyper aware of my surroundings and […]
Lagging
By Dawn Lui, TIWP Student PrologueA red light flickered in the distance. The boy standing by rushed toward the only source of light in the infinite darkness. “No!” Another figure appeared next to the boy and grabbed his arm. “I have to, Crystella! Let me go!” He snapped his arm away from Crystella’s grasp and […]
Good Enough
By Stella Pollock, TIWP Student “You are so beautiful, and so smart, and it kills me that you don’t think you’re good enough.*”She hears a rendition of this line every time she expresses distaste.Distaste for her bloated body.Distaste for her tired brain.Distaste for her textured skin.Never does she hear sympathy.Never does she hear, ‘I understand.’But […]
Dandelion
By Leighton Tanaka, TIWP Student Honey yellow under the fluttering wind, fingertips break the Earth with their soft touch. Closed eyes, waiting for dawn, for the sun it turns toward. It wills itself to wait for the day to come. Excitement bubbles up behind its delicate frame as the light begins to peer above the […]
The First Step
By Leighton Tanaka, TIWP Student Have you seen the speckled windows of the coming storm? Have you felt the Earth quiver before the quake? Have you heard the sky whisper before it collides? Like a bright ball of blue under the burning sun, what are colors if not lies? In my town, some streets fit […]
A Simple Joy
By Ruthie Stoll, TIWP Student One thing that never fails to give me a sensation of happiness is my daily trip to Starbucks. I’ve been going to the same one forever and, ever since I got my license, I’ve gone so regularly that it has become a part of my routine, a box to check […]
Clouds
By Madeleine Deyo-Snyder, TIWP Student Clouds are so complicated but look so simple. They look like pure happiness, floating around, changing shapes and creating pictures for little kids looking out of the car window to fall asleep to. Clouds are comforting and free. They are so innocent and protective but also so sensitive. They get […]
Wanting
By Mia Ford, TIWP Student Wishing, craving, all leading back to wanting,wanting to understand the nature of human actions,the action of hiding behind a smile,but the feeling of seeking something more,wanting a life full of beautiful magnolias,a magnolia where each petal makes the nature’s blossom whole. Each step taken, each breath exhaled makes want overpower […]
New Year’s Resolutions
By Annabelle Kennedy, TIWP Student 1: Establish a daily routine. Pull the dirt and grime from your hair with your tied-up and bleeding hands, the bits of straw, the dead insects. Stretch. Lift your arms over your head as much as you’re able while ignoring the pain in your side, in your legs, in your […]
The Intuitive Voice 