Hope Revoked: Incarceration in America by Renna Lage
Most 18-year-olds in America are entering their senior year of high school— applying to colleges, working paying jobs, and planning for their future. With stars in their eyes and hearts full of hope, these young people do not know where …
An Ancient Galaxy by Drake Genzel
Astronomers have traced the origin of a fast radio burst (FRB) to the edge of an ancient galaxy — suggesting that these mysterious, millisecond-long flashes of energy are even weirder than previously thought.FRBs were discovered nearly two decades ago, and …
How Come? By Nicole Payne
Five months since you charmed her with a smile and foolish joke.Three since you danced, your gaze fixed on her,the young woman unable to meet your eyes, trying not to submit to shaky knees.Only two since she became a ghost …
The Absolute Brutality of Love by Grayson Tate
A farmer found the body. He was traveling down a little used dirt road, checking the perimeter of his cornfields, preparing for the fall harvest. The body was face down in the dirt. Stab marks littered its back. Runnels of …
Cultural Interview: The LGBTQIA+ and Transgender Community by Miranda Nordaby-Denniston
Culture is defined as “the arts and manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively.” However, culture is deeper than an achievement regarded collectively. The LGBTQIA+ and transgender people in our society can be seen as a microculture. They have been …
Out of Place by Gabby Bryant
When feelings misalign, I stand, A stranger in a crowded land. How will I push? How will I be? How will someone truly see me? I just want to go home, not try,Afraid of every glance that slides by. Rejected …
The Girl in the Window by Bailey Garcia
I walked down the sidewalk checking the ground for struggling worms. The rain stopped about an hour ago, I always liked to go and search the sidewalks for worms, hoping to save them before they dried up in the sun. …
Trust Your Intuition by Sarah Wilkins
How does pressure placed on new parents to raise their children with today’s definition of parenting styles undermine a parent’s ability to trust their instincts? Tips and advice can be found easily online for parents. That is not a bad …
Daylight Savings by Morgan Sanders
There’s something to be said about the sunEither blazing or wantingWhen summers arrived, it’s in full effect All I can do is hideShield my eyes from blatant rays, yearn for cooler timesBut when days of red and yellow come to …