Opus

Wayland Middle School's Literary Magazine

Archive for the 'Imaginings' Category

Untitled by Kayla Poulsen

It all started on a crisp October morning. My converse slapped the pavement as I hurried down the sidewalk, wisps of my copper colored hair slipping out of my once-perfect ponytail. I turned the corner, to see crowds of students filtering into the school. All at once everything fell silent. The sound tore through the […]

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At the Edge of the Journey by Julia Callini

When my heart stops pounding, that’s when I’ll open my eyes.   When I open my eyes, that’s when I’ll start breathing.   To see the wreckage laid out in front of me, destroyed like a bomb hit it. To see the people laying limp, their faces destroyed.   Destroyed and slain with defeat.    […]

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Untitled by Jack Brown

It was an ordinary day for a two year old: crawling around the house, crying for food, giggling at toys, and sleeping whenever I could. My mom and dad were decorating the house. They loved to throw parties for just about anything. This was no exception. Even though they knew that they would not see […]

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Falsely Accused Liberationist By Brendan Ho

Plip. Plop. Plip. Plip. The old pipe in my cell wept, creating a small puddle on the grimy floor next to my smelly mattress. This cramped cell has been my home for much too long, but I won’t be here any longer. Ever since I had arrived at Kenally State Prison on a false charge […]

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A Bleached Secret by Erica Schofield

Darkness The year is 2083. The War of Spectrum is over. The Officers won. Officers defeated it. Everything changed. The wavelengths of light don´t separate anymore. There was something once called ¨color¨. This is a old uncomfortable word. Like the words in the forbidden books, the dictionaries. There is no record of this ¨color¨. It […]

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