THE EIDOLON

Wicked Witch They say when she died, the earth went dry. The brooks no longer babbled The streams no longer sung The rivers’ roar was...

The Petaled Path Pink blossoms scatter as the wind tosses them at my feet. More blossoms, orange blossoms, gold blossoms, many-colored...

on a road on a ride on a carousel there lies a brown wooden rabbit which incidentally was the seat of a black man whose body was not...

I’ve changed. I’ve grown taller, but my eyes seem to have shrunk. I’ve put more muscle on my arms, but my brain seems to be rusty. I’ve...

November 4, 2020 Little white daisy White petals, reflecting sun A small piece of light A small twinge of sad To grow quickly like a...

The bus stop had seen plenty of visitors pass it by over its lifetime. Its iron-runged seats were rusted, russet brown bubbles cresting...

1. Fright /frit/ noun A sudden intense feeling of fear. verb Frighten. -Oxford Languages 2. Fall was in the air. Walking around the...

as i sit there, digging i can't help but think that all of this is futile. scooping out soil from the embalmed earth, planting rotten...

She checked her phone. 14:52, October 22, 2065. She was late. She tapped her foot against the grimy pavement, waiting for the light to...

A few months ago, I got into a fight with this guy — let’s call him Brad — about gender equality. It was as ugly as any altercation on...

Preface From the beginning, Sapiens were greedy. Their curiosity caused them to take as much land as they could, and yet they still...

I’ve always been a passionate believer in the need for gun safety measures. Whenever I see headlines about states repealing common sense...

I stood in the doorway, shivering violently and wringing out my wet hair. As I moved farther into the large garage-like space that would...

Every day, we read more news stories and reports telling us that the polar ice caps are melting, sea levels are rising, mass extinction...

Early 2001: I’m born on the 21st of January. My parents name me Morgane de Lacey Searight Evans, or girl of the sea, conqueror of Wales,...

When you were with me I brought out the best in you I know this for a fact It can be proven simply By how you had all of these conflicts...

Oops — I’m sorry, I broke a promise today. It brought me right back to the time I snatched a fernwood twig from a bush, right back to...

One Two Four The bull paws at the white, scorching sand As the amphitheater rises to the challenge of A blazing sky And the anger is...

She was perched at the piano with fingers raw and worn. Tired was her face and weary was her form. Her feet lingered on the pedals: her...

I think it’s safe to say Today wasn’t the best of days I failed my Algebra test And in Phys Ed I didn’t get to rest Now finally I’m back...