By Cyra Rahman, TIWP Student “This morning a swastika was found on campus.” The loudspeaker announces, shocking me as I try to solve my math problems. The teacher looks shocked. The chatting and laughs come to a sudden halt. Who on Earth would paint a swastika on campus, and why? I know what it symbolizes, […]

By Ava Moga, TIWP Student light radiates through,hitting every angle,whether it is warm and welcomingor dark and shallow.the posters on my wall hang, watching me,watching my desk,where the mindless procrastination takes place,where i spin my vinylsand where i cry over math homework.they watch my bed,the milk white sheets and fluffy duvet cover,where i rot till […]

By Sarah Hawkins, TIWP Student It is a weird thing to say, but sometimes I just want to not be okay. It’s not that I don’t want to be happy. It’s that sometimes I’m going to be sad or angry and instead of hearing, “You’ll be okay,” I want to hear, “It’s okay that you […]

By Jessy Wallach, TIWP Student All readers are addicts chasing our initial high. No matter how much we read, no matter the story nor the genre, no book will ever match the wonders of our childhood tales. We forget now that it was not always a metaphor to say that stories are magic. Books came […]

By Jessy Wallach, TIWP Student Autumn is a time of transition. It basks in the last warmth of Summer while bracing for Winter’s chill. It is a golden period full of afternoon light; a gentle reminder that night is nearing — wrap up your last few tasks, set aside for tomorrow your great ambitions, for […]

Zara Quiter, TIWP Student My reflection of my trip to London and Paris must start with a note of gratitude to my parents for taking me on the trip. To have an opportunity to go to Europe at only twelve years old is a priceless gift I am infinitely grateful for. You paid for this […]

By Sarah Hawkins, TIWP StudentIt is a hard realization to come to growing up as a female and slowly learning you exist for men, but that’s not true—at least it shouldn’t be. However, as I look at past events of not only my life, but also many other female’s lives, there seems to be that […]

By Annabelle Kennedy, TIWP Student  Everything is not as it seems, in the end. The mask is torn off, the true nature is revealed, and the curtains close. The hero is arrogant and half crazy with a want for revenge. The hero is misguided. The hero is tempted by the dark. The hero is dead. […]

By Sol Dente, TIWP Student Chapter 1: Shit Goes Down  Chapter 2: You Can’t Prove Anything Chapter 3: Turns Out They Can Prove Something  Chapter 4: My Father is a Dick (But What Else is New?) Chapter 5: Emi is Once Again the Only Sane Person in This Household Chapter 6: stOP BeInG sO oVeRdRaMaTIC […]

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 […]