The Pyle Inside

“911, What is Your Emergency?” By Sarah Tong

Each morning, I wake up to the amiable smell of bacon and pancakes. Hearing the calming sound of music faintly playing from my mom’s speaker as she works on my breakfast.  This morning, I woke up to something different. Everything was silent. I didn’t smell anything and I didn’t hear anything.  Confused, I slowly sit […]

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“The Landfill” By Anisha Sankar

Wednesday morning started with the sound of a fly buzzing in my left ear, and my mother yelling at me in my right. “Just because it’s a holiday Meena, doesn’t mean you have to sleep the whole morning.” The whole morning? I glanced at the clock. It was 8 AM. She pushed open the curtains, […]

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“Disguised as an Angel” By Tara Rengert

Waking up, Ann felt her nightgown shift as she stretched. She walked to the window overlooking her family’s farm, white as a piece of paper, white with the snow from the past week, with evergreen trees peeking out. She felt ardor towards her family farm. She passed her mirror on the way. She stared at […]

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“The Great Escape” By Richard Qin

My name is Andrew and my brother’s name is Cole. We both go to River High School. I have blond hair and I am 17 years old. Cole is 15 years old and he also has blond hair. River High School is a weird high school because many students just disappear. On the first day […]

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“Orphaned” By Elizabeth Poon

All I remember is seeing blue and red lights coming out of the window. I was holding my brother as tight as I possibly could. Next thing I know I was getting pushed in a gray volvo.Then, I felt my brother inching away from me. No! Don’t take him away! I thought. I felt a […]

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“Fool’s Gold” By Josh Kim

“Dalia, any news for today?” Dexter inquired pacing around the extravagantly designed room in an expensive custom made suit.   “One new message.” Dalia replied in a robotic voice.  A mechanical device emerged from Dalia and projected a life size hologram which materialized next to him and took the shape of the president himself. “Hello […]

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“Germany Awaits” By Francesca Brown

It was early June in 2010, I was reading. I loved to read. I could read anything about mysteries or romances or even science fiction if it’s got what I liked. Anyways I had winded down from a day working at the diner. It was a quiet little place where people would stop by for […]

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“The Waimanu Valley Hiking Trip” By Serena Moscarella

Something rustled a tree, “anyone there?” I shouted. A twig snapped, no response. “I said who’s there!” More insistently this time. Still no response. I figured it was just a wild boar, there are lots of those in Waimanu. There was another rustle, louder this time. I could sense there was something behind me. I […]

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“Loops” By Tess Lim Jurich

Sun was shining through large storefront window as Lily and Andrew were sipping their tea. The cafe had a quaint appearance, only five or so tables. They were seated at the table with in the window. By all accounts the two looked like a couple Lily had her brown, nearly black hair up in a […]

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“Rumor” By Jordan Lerner

It all started with a rumor. When I first heard it I didn’t know what to think. There were so many thoughts racing through my mind. “Who would make up something like this?” and “How many people has this spread to already?” That day at school was completely and utterly atrocious. There wasn’t a second […]

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