A Summer Fire by HANK ODELL Five summers ago, the hottest on record, a horse kicked over a lantern in the barn and lit a stack of dry wood. That fire climbed up the walls and into the rafters faster than you could count to five, and by the time the sun was falling…
Orpheus in Bordertown by NATALIE HAMPTON Orpheus was named for Greek mythology. Classic tale: hero rewarded in love, maiden suffers for his stumbles. No ailment for him, save a grated-over heart, but heroes remarry and recover by dawn. Orpheus liquified words for his parents’ mouths in translation to their native tongue. They swallowed some and…
Marine biologist shows girls ocean mud. by LILA MANKAD The marine biologist pulls a bucket full of seafloor black mud from the side of the boat. She picks through it and hands us creatures- spindly crustaceans, worms like veins through the mud, krill only visible if you raise them to the sunlight. She says feel…
Fever Streets by Cayenne Souknary The fever came at night. A baby’s shrill cry breaks through the quiet of the dark and shortly after her cry ends comes the tortured scream of her mother. This was only the beginning. Everyday, new bodies would be laid out on the streets. At first it was the…
April Wang is currently a junior at Houston’s Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. She is a hobbyist illustrator, sculptor, and writer whose work focuses on the human condition, exploring the subconscious experiences which underlie the present. Her work has been featured…
Three Floor Townhouse, For Sale Now! by Luka Neal Three Floor Townhouse, For Sale Now! This house is 2400 square feet with three floors. In total, it includes three bedrooms, four bathrooms, a dining room, a living room, and the faint silhouettes of memories engraved in its walls. Starting price is much more than…