By Payton Posner, TIWP Student ~ Chapter One ~ Fog seeped from the darkness of distant alleys, dancing in flickering streetlights. The silence was interrupted by a sudden crash—something metal, maybe a trash can, echoing through the dimly lit street. Loneliness crawled up my spine like a shadow, unsettling in its quiet persistence, as if […]

By Aya Riseman, TIWP Student Squeak-squeak. Sneakers hit pavement as she crossed the busy street, ignoring the disgruntled drivers who had to pause their days for an extra five seconds and let her by. She paused before reaching school, wondering if she should turn back, go sit in the coffee shop and listen to music […]

By Violet Collins, TIWP Student In the darkest of times, there was always a hero to make the land bright again. But have you ever wondered where they get there power from? Well, they get it from this special orb that gives them there power. But if a hero gets beaten or fails, their power […]

By Lila Weis, TIWP Student SIX:  “TAG! I got you!” Aw dang it Timmy. Now I’m it. I hate being “it.” It’s so (I’m gonna say a bad word here and you can’t judge me) stupid. LIFE IS PERFECT. NINE: I love school, but now people are making us cover our faces and I don’t […]

By Audrey Harris, TIWP Student Have you ever listened to the “Cell Block Tango?” It’s a song. For me, it is a lifestyle. It is from the musical, Chicago. It has also been transformed into a motion picture. I will not deny that I am one that is naturally drawn to the art of theater, […]

By Annabelle Kennedy, TIWP student There are two kinds of fear: Prey fear and predator fear.  Prey fear is the subtle twitches in your muscles when you hear something moving in the bushes. Prey fear is the way you glance from side to side, looking for a threat, even when there’s nothing there. You want […]

By Audrey Harris, TIWP Student I’m not sure you would know my name. I wish you would. I wish everyone would know my story, would hear whispers of my deeds in the wind, and would acknowledge what I stood for. But I know that that is just wishful thinking. I cannot change the actions of […]

*Inspired by popular slang terms found in the archives of the 1891 American Slang Dictionary. By KF, TIWP Student I met the most infuriating man the other day. I’m not talking looks. I’m speaking of his no good, arrogant, painful, and utterly boring personality. As my sister would say, he is a man that is […]

By Katelyn Forschler, TIWP Student My legs are sore from running. I haven’t slept or ate in days. I don’t even know what day it is. The city has grown further into the distance. A small speck of light illuminates its existence. Now, the only thing around me is sweeping trees, shouting owls, and the […]

By Alexa Riseman, TIWP Student The light shined brighter then ever as Fay stared, mesmerized. “What are you?” she whispered. “What do you want with me?” It had all started three days ago. After a long and exhausting day, 14-year-old Fay Johnson wanted nothing but to curl up in her bed and fall asleep. She […]