By Avery Corey, TIWP Student The massive chandelier of the Monte-Carlo Casino dangled in the center of the ballroom, the almond-shaped diamonds dripped with light, spreading throughout every tile of the marble floor like broken glass. Soft music drifted throughout the ballroom, slow enough to make every waltz look rehearsed. Beneath their masks, the richest […]

By Dasha Young, TIWP Student 1. The Diamond She took a sip of tea, but as she put it down, she noticed something strange. “May I be excused?” she asked before sneaking the diamond she found in her cup down her silk sleeve and retreating to an empty sitting room. She lit a candle and […]

By Dasha Young, TIWP Student Annabelle woke up one morning to find that her garden had grown huge during the night. She was walking through forests of daisies and tulips, when she saw a small creature almost like a cat, but it had tiny legs and giant ears and it was …blue. They locked eyes with […]

By O. Deng, TIWP Student You walk into a room. The walls can be any color and any design but that part’s not important. Now imagine the entire room is filled with buckets, except they’re all hanging from the ceiling. Each bucket has a hole in it, some small, and some big. Streaks of water […]

By O. Deng, TIWP Student “Who are you?” she asks. She’s short, with a round face and she’s wearing a pair of purple glasses. Her hair is tied into two pigtails, definitely the work of her mother. “I’m Oriana,” I say. Back then that name looked weird when I wrote it on my homework at […]

By Dasha Young, TIWP Student Two cats hopped off the train, almost invisible to the crowds of people during rush hour. They rushed out of the вокзал (train station) and onto the sidewalk, passing grandmas in scarves and dodging a ball someone hit too hard. Using their sixth sense, they were able to follow the sound […]

By Nick Brevik, TIWP Student The curse of love is a dangerous game.  Especially when you can’t touch people.  When the gods came down to earth and cursed humans for generations to come, the humans laughed in their faces. But here I am, living proof that the gods weren’t f*cking around. The Burners, as we’re […]

By Giséle Anagnost, TIWP Student I pull the hood over my face, welcoming the pain, as I reach for that red rose, ever so beautiful, yet deadly. That beautiful rose is like a bomb, ticking away until he is lost forever. Lost, to the curse. His pointed, bright teeth shine in the moonlight. I know that […]

By Leighton Tanaka, TIWP Student Lovely. Breathe out and watch as the malaise punctures, crimson pouring out to pool in cupped hands. I drink the elixir of mortals as your eyelids gently flutter, a cool serenity washing over your fragile, surrendering body. I delicately trace shaky fingers down your face as you are jolted awake, […]

By Stella Schmitt, TIWP Student It is not nice to be a cloud.Humans look up at me and say, “That cloud looks so light, fluffy, and beautiful. Wouldn’t it be nice to be a cloud?”It is not nice to be a cloud. Humans dream of dancing on me, but I would fall.It is not nice […]