PPCC’s English department professor Brook Bhagat has cultivated a group for all employees of PPCC to write together. The eclectic writers’ group shares stories, writing advice, and support while publishing its most celebrated works online. Visit The Nearby Universe here.
Stand Together by Kaley Corinaldi
Let us stand together Each man and woman forever We shall not stand for this hate We shall not contemplate The hate black people receive in this world Shall not be twirled Into the lives of so many young black …
a pleasant sort of haunting by elianna tenace
it nests inside my wretched house. mother swears i caught it on the trip, thinks i hurt something i shouldn’t. but ghosts don’t catch like colds. when i fall, wine-drunk and pleased soft hands pull my threads sighing from under …
The Light at the End of the Tunnel by Lindsay Smith
As I sat there with my legs trembling, tears running down my face, the dark black circles that emphasized the darkness I felt inside. I was tired, a tired I have never felt before. It was as if no matter …
Exquisite Corpse by …
… Kaleb Bjorkman, Carrie Cook, Ellie Tenace, Nathan Brock, Grace Williamson, Nahum Zewdie, Auston Mammenga, & Brook Bhagat Scavenging the star’s husk, eating the sea darkly, running the red rose, baking the blinding bee, drowning the black canvas, cleaning the …
The Old Man in the Shrine by Brenden Sisk
Zhao hummed softly to himself as he made his way up the rocky path, leaning on his walking stick as his fine yellow and blue robes dragged across the ground with each little step. On his shoulder sat a small …
Stranded by James Archuleta
The little space ship rattled as it entered the atmosphere. Alarms blared insistently. “Come on, come on, please . . .” The pilot was a black ant trying to pull out of free fall. “This is Brandy to the Colony …