By Maya Petzoldt, TIWP Student How fragile do I make my words when I commit them to paper, how lost are my thoughts when I give them voice? The wind does not remember, and the written can burn. All I have said or thought can be and will be lost, not a single thing is […]

By Ava Moga, TIWP Student To be a teenage girl is tiring. It’s a constant battle with yourself and others,  a captivating yet strenuous time of self-love and self-hate, trends, and diets galore:  “burn 200 calories in 10 minutes,” “do this workout for instant abs,” “low-cal recipes to lose 10 pounds.” I thought I looked […]

By Maya Petzoldt, TIWP Student It has not been long since I have grown up, at the very least it hasn’t felt like it. I’ve grown only centimeters in height, but have bounded miles in maturity. And it’s not the maturity of hormones, or responsibility, or emotionally. It’s a maturity in self awareness. It’s knowing […]

By Jessy Wallach, TIWP Student I am one of the few in my generation. The Last Generation, we are called, a play on the Lost Generation, but a truth in its own right. There will be others after us, here and there, rarities, but we are the final group concise enough to be labeled a […]

*Waldeinsamkeit is a German word for the feeling of peace and connection when you are alone in nature. By Jessy Wallach, TIWP Student There is a difference between being alone and being lonely. Loneliness is truly empty, but aloneness is allowing yourself to fill up the space around you. For example, walking through the park […]

By Hannah Shagan, TIWP Student There are books that define the fantasy genre and I have only read a few. Mysteries with Poe. Dystopian with Shelley. They feel old but you can almost imagine a person putting pen to paper. However, fantasy feels older, like it draws something from the depths of the primordial earth. […]

By Maya Petzoldt, TIWP Student I click the power button on the side of my phone, feel a moment of relief as I feel the button give way, the sound ring clear, and my phone screen go dark. No longer am I reading a Lord of the Rings fanfiction, not a Hobbit fanfiction, no contemplating […]

By Hazel Smith, TIWP Student i didn’t get to say goodbye. this is what i would’ve said if we could’ve talked one last time. i love you. you are so special to me. your love for your family, your career, your drive, and your positive attitude inspire me every. day. and i’m going to miss […]

By Sarah Hawkins, TIWP Student For the longest time, I saw friendship as a revolving door.Friends come and go, each a holding place for the next.A casual occurrence, like waves in an ocean.An ongoing line, from time to time, place to place, and in every part of my life, new friendships arise pushing away the old. […]

By Maeve Clinger, TIWP Student Dear reader,  I know. I know how you think about me before giving in to sleep. I know how you tell yourself you will never love anybody other than me. I know how you base your entire existence on me.  I know, and I understand. But I don’t exist. I […]