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 […]
A Modern Fairytale
By Elizabeth Oxendine, TIWP student Once upon a time, there was an anti-feminist fairy tale, where a prince saves a princess and falls in love with her looks. But now this is the 21st century. Today women kick ass. They save themselves. And they fall in love with men or women with personality. There are […]
