On a somber Friday morning, the sky dark and foretelling of rain, the mighty pines swayed and shook from strong wind. Bitter air nipped at my dry skin and my legs lightly brushing against ferns that sat on the edge of the path. A flock of birds conversed somewhere in the expanse of the forest, […]
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Untitled by Dora Chen
One late summer afternoon, when the fields of sun-kissed grass danced and the sun had begun to disperse into brilliant streaks of orange and pink, a little girl stumbled upon the worn, crumbling path, leading into a never-ending golden meadow. Her skirt was frayed and exhaustion filled her but through the blazing sunlight, she continued […]
Read the rest of this entry »The Sports Card Murder Mystery by Zackary Goldstein, gr. 6
Prologue: I’m Detective Mr. Potato Head Axolotl (I know, it is a very weird name) and I think solving mysteries is very fun. I live at 56 Foreign Road-Circle. I am about to tell you about my favorite mystery that will probably blow your mind. Thump! What was that? I leaped. I […]
Read the rest of this entry »The Case of the Poisoned Medicines by Harrison Dale, gr. 6
It was a nice, moist and cool spring morning on May 24th. I, detective Dr. Mills, Carter Mills, please call me Carter, and I’m telling you that now because too many people make the mistake of calling me Dr. Mills, which I dislike. Anyways, I walked over to my outdoor patio with a cup of […]
Read the rest of this entry »Chapter 1 by Jiming Xu
Dark gray smoke suffused the forest air, making me feel lucky that I had a gas mask on. The visibility got worse and worse as my team and I trotted towards the colossal horror. It’s orange and red body was dozens of feet tall, constantly flickered about. The beast moved forward at a discomforting pace, […]
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