The boy struggled against the rough hold of the back-clothed men. They clenched their jaws at the high pitched screams of the boy. His fear and the rush of adrenaline made it so it was harder for the older men to restrain him.          “M-Mom!” The boy cried, looking towards the figures of his parents. They stood in the dark hallway, silent and emotionless. … Continue reading Sarah Tylczak – Eleven

“Time for dinner” my mom called out. Tonight’s dinner was the usual, a potato. For dinner, we either each got a potato, a tomato, or some lettuce. That was all we had growing in our yard, and such a small amount survived that we could only eat in portions of one for meals. This was the same for most families in the world. If you … Continue reading Rhys Carleton – The Worlds Dying

The engine purred. The car rumbled to life while butterflies jumped in Kate’s stomach. Was she really going to do this? What if she crashed? What if her parents found out? No! They were the ones who were holding her back. They didn’t realize how big this party was or how much it meant to her. This was going to be the best party of … Continue reading Ava Herman – The Car Disaster

The call came in at a quarter to midnight: a large cheese pizza, no sauces, no drinks, and no sides. Nobody would’ve minded either, if the location wasn’t an hour out of town, but we were in a nowhere town in a nowhere county and making distant deliveries was part of the job. We were running a skeleton crew of five that night. It was … Continue reading Connor Burk – Pizza Delivery

It was a pleasant summer evening, the perfect kind only summer could believe. My family and I had finally moved to our beach house down to a small beach town called Folly beach, which is about 45 minutes east from Charleston, South Carolina. I had been expelled from two other schools for “disruptive behavior”. I just have ADHD, and my school refuses to work around … Continue reading Simeon Cady – Beach Life

Luke reached for the small crowbar in his pack, struggling with the zipper against the caked sand that lined the edges of the opening. It took him an abnormal amount of time to find it with all of the other supplies he had brought hooking on the curve of the crowbar every time he pulled. Not to mention the new gravity he still was having … Continue reading Logan Seals – A Trip to Earth

Andy watched after the final bomb had dropped the world was quiet and still. A war that had started on the internet had ended with catastrophe. The two most powerful nations in the world, Russia and the United States, had been at odds for years. Their war was still going on but was now at a standstill. The surface was unsafe so to survive, mankind … Continue reading Jacob Eitzen – Escape

The young miss and sir held the hand of her father, intertwining their fingers slowly; first the index, then the middle, ring, pinkie, and thumb. It had been days since they’ve gone outside, if their pale complexion was anything to say about it. If asked why the Master of the house suddenly stopped appearing, the answer would be he had become ill. On the other … Continue reading Gabriann Doeurk – Longing for Sunlight

First Day I grab my bag and leave my house to go to school, when I arrived I hear some small talk from my peers, “Did you hear we’re getting out of school for a month? Thank you coronavirus!” In a happy tone. I’d heard some rumors that we would be getting out of school for a while, but nothing had been confirmed yet. We … Continue reading Gabriel Torres-Ramirez – First Day

Day One         “You’re dead,” the screen that had kept Katy captivated for hours is now the same screen that is implying that she should get up and go do something. She exits the app, Relatives 2, a game in which you try to escape your crazy grandparents’ cabin in the woods by finding keys to the front door. Katy sets her phone on the … Continue reading Christopher Carpenter – Was A Dream