Bella was a typical goth girl. She wore all-black leather everyday. Even in the summer, Bella refused to change her fashion. She wore fishnets on her arms and legs. Bella’s skin was a sickly pale, and her lips were blood red.

She was a modern day Snow White, without the innocence to her. Bella didn’t talk to a lot of people in her high school, but it wasn’t like she wanted to. If life wanted her ...

The night sky reflected in the river below. The hills stayed humble as they rested in the distance. It was the Chinese temple that rested as a lighthouse for the souls of the past. Along with a peddle tree that acted as the grim reaper, letting its leaves fall on the river below.

They surrounded two lanterns that had released been released. As the lanterns floated as swans, they had a story. With...

Moonshine,

Held up in my case,

Nice and fine,

And all faced,

Its neck is straggled,

Ready to pop,

To travel,

To see my crops,

Over the moonlight,

Where the sky is black,

And the night,

Causes the sky to crack,

As I lay down,

Only a lonely blanket,

To drown,

For my isolated banquet,

A swing of moonshine,

Running down like a river,

From a throat of mine,

Accompanied with a shiver,

A shine of mo...

I’m nothing more than a philosopher. Well, I was nothing more than a philosopher when I was alive. Back in Ancient Greece, I was taught by Pluto. I planned on being remembered, which came to an end when I died due to falling off a cliff while thinking about this one girl I met once. Come to think of it, I wouldn’t have been a good philosopher.

Anyways, I came down to the afterlife. Things aren’t ...

The sun shines,

The trees eclipse,

The gravel shimmers,

The cars sit still,

Like me,

My skin wrapped and crumpling,

Shaking and quivering,

Only able to stare out,

So many decades have passed,

The day the war orphaned me,

The day I flew to the States,

The day I lay here,

But the cars and gravel disappear,

The trees turn pink,

The walls disappear,

My home had returned,

Echoes of a child’s laugh,...

It all began when I was born. I was in the worst condition that this world could offer me. It was a fate I wouldn’t wish upon my worst enemies. I was born in a litter in a mansion in California. Okay, that’s not that bad in hindsight.

But there was a catch. There were a ton of children with said mansion, like a rat invasion. Also my litter mates, they stole everything they could. My favorite bed ...

How could something so small,

It was just a place, just an image, just a concept,

Wide as the heavens above, as small as the dust under the table,

Be consuming my heart,

Be the fire within my soul,

Leading me with passion,

Do others have the same passion as me,

For something that can be contained in a painting,

I must tell the world,

I must tell them,

My love for an ant...

Character 1: bright yellow, mixed with a highlighter color and light yellow similar to the sun.

Character 2: Royal Purple with light pink highlights

Character 3: Rusty gold, silver sprinkled in between.

Character 4: Baby Blue, with white highlights...

“I told you that we should have listened to the park ranger,” Ethan yelled at his friend, Dan. “He said that we needed two gallons of water.”

“Shut up,” Dan yelled back. “I used the regular amount of water I have used for my five years of hiking. Besides, forests aren’t supposed to be this hot.

“This place is a desert.”

Both Ethan and Dan wore their hiking gear as they traveled the forest. The le...

It was supposed to be such a simple task. I was supposed to go fetch a ball from a lake for my kids. Admittedly, most parents wouldn’t have even thought of letting their kids play under a bridge, but I figured that as long as I was, nothing could go wrong. My son was with a few friends of his. I could find them a bit annoying, but they cared for him well enough.

They were playing a game of fetch....