It was an ordinary Saturday morning when I decided it was time. I’m not sure what sparked the idea in my mind but I knew that if I sat at home drinking iced lattes and watching rom-coms with my mom that I would never accomplish my dream of being a photographer. I’d lived my whole life in the small town of Plainview, Nebraska. About a year ago, right after I graduated high school, I expressed my dr...

October 13, 2025 

I'm not exactly sure how my summer romance turned to pure dismal and misfortune. We both started unburdened, untouched by anything dark. I was moonlight and soft whispers. Curiosity, and warm cinnamon. He was oak and sunrise. Honor and quiet determination. 8 months ago I ran my fingers through the translucent clear water of the Pacific as the reflection of the sun created a rippl...

For a year the water had been calm,

until the horizon swelled and rose into a wall of water,

a living sky folding itself over the city.

It wrecked the dull and fragile city of Raythem.

When the townsfolk saw the aftermath, they were astonished.

The wave hadn’t ruined the city-

it had stripped all of the gray and white paint from every building,

revealing messy, vibrant, and beautiful colors splas...