By Loryn Nieto, TIWP student He had me wrapped around his finger like the golden ring he twisted around mine. “The sapphires, they remind me of your eyes,” he would tell me. And I would smile at the floreal stones and look into his own dangerous eyes and see a very unpleasant place. His mind […]
The Storm
By Lizzie Odell, TIWP Student It is dark today. As the storm rages outside and the thunder sounds, a little girl stands by the window and watches in silent astonishment as the wind bends the trees towards the ground. She sits quietly as the lightning splits the sky and reflects off her bright blue eyes. […]
The Girl You Once Knew (An Excerpt)
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 […]
The Intuitive Voice 