Stories & Poems

Jun 26, 2021

Blue

This is the story of a raincloud. I first dreamed her up on a patio I shared with my family and like-family friends the summer before I left for college. Like many of us, she finds herself a little different from the crowd. But, like...

Oct 16, 2020

Sparkle

A long time ago, in a faraway land, Lived hundreds of dragons, majestic and grand. Their eyes – how they glistened! Their scales – how they shone! They had hordes of treasure they claimed as their own. Their claws were like swords! Their wings lifted them higher! But what the dragons prized...

Sep 01, 2019

A Few Words of Wisdom for Students from Me

Hello, fellow students! The time is now here For us to begin an exciting new year! And, if you have just a moment to spare, There is a message that I’d like to share. Perhaps you’re now hoping that I’ll share my knowledge On stuff like classes and homework and college. You...

Dec 01, 2018

Ella

On a cold, quiet night speckled white by the snow, As the moon became bright and the sun slipped below The horizon and inky blue darkened the skies, Ella yawned softly and opened her eyes. Happy but hungry, she thought it’d be right To find something tasty to start off...

Jul 31, 2018

An Airport Adventure

The airport was a place full of everything, but more than anything, it was a place full of noise. Wheels squeaked, feet shuffled, and loudspeakers crackled and sputtered. People mumbled and grumbled and chatted and groaned about long waits and long lines and long walks...

Mar 31, 2018

My Résumé

I couldn’t find your address, so I hope this letter makes it. I gave it to the mailman, and I really hope he takes it Straight up to your workshop and then hands it right to you. I hope it’s not too forward, but I really think it’s...

Jan 22, 2018

The Forgotten Dancer

She doesn’t remember exactly when they stuck her on that first tiny stage. But she remembers when she used to dance across infinity. She waltzed across tightropes that went on forever. She leapt and spun and twirled across vast, white wonderlands she thought would never end. Sometimes, she danced...

Dec 12, 2017

Bear Hug

How do you even think it’s fair To name a hug after a bear?! Have you ever thought it through – What happens when a bear hugs you? Your face gets filled with greasy hair! The wiry, dirty hair of bear! And, as you move to snuggle in, Bear claws go ripping...

Dec 12, 2017

A Letter from Your Neighbor

Hello! This is your neighbor; I live not far from you. You’ve likely heard, regarding me, some things that are not true. I’m writing you this letter so that I can set things right. I hope you’ll see me as a friend – at least not as a...

Sep 04, 2017

The Summertime Parade

The sparkles in the pavement lit up like tiny stars – Or maybe gems in sunbaked sands in some strange land on Mars. A stretch of grass sprawled out above – inviting, fragrant, green. It seemed to whisper wondrous tales of worlds as yet unseen. From behind drifted summer’s...

Jun 06, 2017

Chocolate Dogs

Slap! Against the window pane – Plunk plunk plunk – it sounds like rain. I look out, and there I see A muddy, chocolate-brown doggie! I see another puppy, blonde. She dives into a muddy pond. And, now, soaking through and through, She emerges chocolate too! I hear a hiss, and now I...

Jun 06, 2017

A Love Story in Ten Seconds

Ten seconds to impact. I knew it was a bad idea. I had known it was a bad idea forever. Not only had I never wanted this, I had been adamantly against it for as long as I could remember. And yet, here it was,...

Jun 05, 2017

The Squid Poem

Several squids await inside, Each perfumed with formaldehyde. We all pair up and then sit down. The squids are being passed around. Some are chubby. Some are thinner. One's a beauty contest winner. We are told that our first task Is to remove the buccal mass. I pull and pull with all my...