By Alexia Tzortzis, TIWP Student Astaroth I stared at my brother. His black hair glossy in the white moonlight, leaking through the broken roof of the abandoned warehouse. “Do you think the others are OK?” The question came out raspy, my throat dry and raw from the effort. “Behemoth and Beherit are with them, not […]
With Love, Your Basic, Beige Bra
By Elizabeth Oxendine, TIWP Student I was born from the calloused hands of an elderly Filipino woman. She had made me in haste, stitches rushed but precise, lace trimmed speedily but with steady hands. She’d made hundreds of my siblings in the dawnless hours after midnight. To her, I was just another paycheck to feed […]
Caelia
By Lizzie Arroyo, TIWP Student Caelia kept her head down and her legs together, just like she was told. That just seemed like the easiest thing to do. Why bother telling her father she hated all the dresses he picked out for her, because they covered up too much of her? Why bother telling the […]
The River
By Hannah Brown, TIWP student It all started on the bank of the river near their mother’s house. One reached into the icy currents and picked up a rock. The other grabbed it and the jagged edges ripped through the soft skin on his palm. Both stared mesmerized at the droplets falling into the water, […]
Shooting Stars
By Sofia Ruiz, TIWP student “But how did you not see it?” “I don’t know! I swear I’ve been looking this whole time.” “Ugh the first shooting star of the night and you miss it! And I was so worried about you seeing it I didn’t get to make my wish!” “Ugh, I’m sorry! […]
How the Ocean Got His Tides
By Charlotte Houston, TIWP Student Let me tell you the most destructive love story the Earth has ever witnessed. The story begins during the planet’s childhood, but it was not bright or sunny like yours and mine. No, the Earth’s formative years were flooded in a downpour, thousands and thousands of years of rain. That […]
The Visitors
By Sofia Ruiz, TIWP Student Their favorite time to visit is late in the night. They come in the dark, when everyone else is asleep, in the poorly lit corner of my home, under my bedside table. I remain awake, hearing the pitter-patter of their paws and feet and claws, scurrying around. They delight in […]
Ryan and Samantha
By Isabelle, TIWP student The first time Ryan met Samantha is definitely not the type of story he hoped to one day tell their kids. Both their moms were getting gas, though his mom was taking a much longer time with it – cellphone in one hand, legal pad in the other. And they stared […]
What He Doesn’t Know of Love
By Elizabeth Oxendine He claims he loves her on a Thursday. Six months into their relationship, he thinks that what he feels for her is love. He dreams of her curves and her body. The way his testosterone levels spike the moment he sees the lacy strap of her bra is “what love is supposed […]
Self Rescue
By Harper, TIWP student Once upon a time, in the small pink room with eight walls and a mirror for the floor, a girl ten years old began to sing. And though her voice was hoarse from the years of silence, and no one was around to hear her, letting out the tunes seemed to […]
The Intuitive Voice 