After the power surge, Mama got stuck inside her laptop. It was awkward at first, having to leave the tabs open while I was at school so she would have something to do. When I called the IT guy, He said,
“Trust...
The burning in her lungs was nothing new, the fatigue in her legs as she lengthened her stride was the same as practice, and the adrenaline rushing through her veins was addictive. Haley couldn’t get...
Reckless Scrutiny
by Jimmieria Chillis
Bulging eyes, pupils dilated
Hands red
Voyeurism unjustified.
Searching eyes have infringed
upon a most private
moment.
Frantically,
shut the windows
of...
Sipping roasted coffee,
Sun rays caressing the wood grained desk,
September breeze blowing gently through the window
Rustling graded papers,
Blue birds hum songs of joy
In the tri-colored trees outside,
Voices...
My skin is wrinkled cloth
Indigo paper child
Sunburnt polyester
Sixty percent cotton
Interweaved with nylon
Sunburnt polyester
Sixty percent cotton
Interweaved with nigga.
Papa part of that too.
Papa...
Bobby want a big gun
Like all the other boys
Always runnin da streets.
Cause they told him to go
Kill Kill Kill Kill Kill Kill.
Lenses locked, camera
Isn’t rolling. bang. No
Vest,...
Drowning in procrastination. Sinking in piles of pills,
paint brushes, and papers. Waves of sleep and numbness
keep pummeling me. I’m tired. I’m tired of being told how,
when, what, and where. I...
Burn up the Writers
By: Bugg, 10/31/16
If writing exposed people it would be
illegal.
That's why we have
editors for our editors.
That's why it's all done online now.
They couldn't burn up
all...
Laughter echoed around the cafeteria, seemingly bouncing along each table as creamy potatoes slid down her ebony locks. Layla Kirks, the typical blonde and model figure, cackled the loudest, ensuring that...
