Category: Creative Writing & Poetry
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Here, He Is
Written By: Hannah HuGraphic By: Anya Verma There is smoke curling out the bathroom door. Outside, the din of the party crackles like static and I fall into it, tingles spreading across my neck and fingers as I approach– there is a man here. His bespectacled eyes gleam in the light. His face glows like…
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Perhaps Tomorrow
Written By: Ella OberleGraphic By: Anya Verma …fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty. I smile at the flowers in my hand–yellows, pinks, purples, and reds. I tuck them into the woven basket just like Mama showed me, careful to not bend their fragile petals. She has taught me a lot, like how to tell…
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She Persisted
Written By: Haeeda MubasharGraphic By: Viva Hanna She should have known better than to loveHer heart had been broken before, torn in places she hadn’t even known existedFrayed edges, fragile seamsYet, she persisted She should have known better than to trust,to place her faith in something only she could seeThe scales of give and take had…
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Killing Darlings
Written By: Peyton HaysGraphic By: My pen is a sword of onyx, Cutting down oppressorsAnd my order is forwardThrough the muddy slogs of revisions;They are subject to my craftAnd I scream out my intentions—My armies charge at my wall of wordsThrough that field I hope to be knownAs the great generals were—Such as Napoleon and Alexander,My…
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Scylla
Written By: Audrey PomeroyGraphic By: Jessye Fan Six headsSix mouthsSix growling maws Six snoutsTwelve eyesAnd sharpened claws White teethGreen eyesLong scaly tail I layIn waitFor men to sail I watch my prey from far below‘Neath churning wavesI see the bow A great large boatWith big strong menThey search the waterOnce and again They sense I’m hereBelow…
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Echoes in the Halls: Testimonies from a Haunted Home
Written By: Iliana TangarovaGraphic By: Aruna Muthupillai Part 1: Whispers from the Past SPIRIT 1: I wasn’t always a whisper, you know,Once a breath and a heartbeat,Now I linger in sighs.This house, it kept my secrets,Each creaking floorboard a confidant.And when I fell—body cold, breath done—It held me tighter than anyone else ever had.Now I drift…
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Hypatia
Written By: Peyton Hays Graphic By: Jessye Fan . Daughter of Pandorsion, birthed from a city of marvel apexed at the ends of persuasion revealing your woven gospel. . Prophet of the stars, of dignity and of reason, you unravel the world with figures as you grow throughout the seasons. . “Sapientia semper ēsuriō,” fruition…
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From: Me, To: You
Written By: Abygail Pulido Graphic By: Jessye Fan I am your ancestor’s handwriting dusted with age. I am the history your grandmother speaks of to this day. I am tucked away in the box under your bed and the corkboard above your desk. I am displayed in the museum you pass by on your way…
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Mirror, Mirror
Written By: Aashka Shroff Graphic By: Jessye Fan Mirror, mirror on the wall,Who’s the fairest of them all?Young Lena stood with eager eyes,Chasing dreams of beauty, oh so wise. Each morning light, she’d brush and primp,A delicate dance, a flawless glimpse.With every brushstroke, hopes would rise,She sought perfection, a grand surprise. But as the days…
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LOVE, THE WOLF
Written and Illustrated By: Kianna Baker
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