By Ellis Murphy, TIWP Student I sit in the waiting room. The clock ticks, the pendulum swings. I look back at how I got here. At the series of events that led to this moment. The clock ticks, the pendulum swings. I remember the people chasing me. The woman in the alley. “Come with me […]
Don’t Look Up
By Atlas Wilson, TIWP Student “There’s something behind you.” That was the last thing I heard my father say. That day still haunts me. The feeling of being shoved under water. It whispering in low tones to let it in. And in that moment, I realized, the end had begun. Running. The loud sound of […]
Let it Rip
By Evy Anders, TIWP student new woken eyes meetones of peridot and obsidianbeneath the daily curtainof warmth and white light hidden pockets of stowed timevery few beheld the fogmore hidden than the travelling turkeysmore secret than these dwellings a fresh closeness swirling green and purplestudy the soul, then carob and pennychew on the warm contentand […]
My Love is Writing in a Valley of Flowers
By Katerina Bonderud, TIWP Student My love is writing in a valley of flowers. The kindness of California poppies delicately caressing my fingers. As I sit, I am immersed in a whole other world where trees bloom and bees are dogs. They float back and forth, carrying pollen to and from their hive. They support […]
July
By Caroline Hesby, TIWP Student in the heat tongues come untwisted, floppy and snappyin the heat everyone is vulnerable and miserable,skin melted off and the uglier layers show from belowjuly’s drum beats the loudest–its weaving through a crowded street full of chants and criesits sucking on sweet cherries, red-stained fingers and lipsits doing without asking, […]
Where Does the Wind Sway You?
By Genet Dutto, TIWP Student Why does it seem we only find happiness in the biggest hurrahs? The joys of having financial stability, a healthy body, a healthy family, and a growing mind and heart is an accomplishment to me. Why is it we put so much effort and energy to move up the ladder […]
Scarlett With Two T’s
By Adia Lee, TIWP Student A little girl was brought into this world by two people who are supposed to love her, who are supposed to shield her from the bad and show her the good. That they no longer love each other should have meant a surplus of love to show her. Instead, she […]
A Fiction Story About Love
By Jessica Anderson, TIWP Student I love you, Anna. I love the way you smile, the way you laugh, and I love you. You make me happy everyday and when we go on walks you bring a bag, then pick up all the trash you see. It brightens my heart when you enter each room […]
Floating
By Olivia Falk, TIWP Student Floating That water, it numbs you At peace with what’s true That water, a hypnotizing blue Letting the waves take me where they wish That cerulean sea, under its waves filled with fish Emotions never astray, those waves save me, keeping them at bay When I consider changing my ways […]
My First Miss
By Olivia Falk, TIWP Student You never miss A skilled archer, aimed with intention Young and beautiful you forever draw me in I had a mission To make you mine And just like you, I never miss We danced each other into love, neither one making missteps Light on our toes, we both knew what […]
The Intuitive Voice 