Category: Stories

The hot middle eastern sun beat down my neck causing uncomfortable moisture to accrue throughout my uniform. As I walked through the barracks I tugged the saran wrap down on my turkey sandwich and took a bite. The soggy bread and wilted lettuce gave me a longing to go back to the mess hall and…

The darkness was thick around them but far in the distance lights danced from a solitary area. A dry residual heat still flowed from the rocky ground underneath them, but the night air was crisp and cool. As they lingered on a small outcropping on the top of a hill silence overwhelmed them. “Are y’all…

A Flash Fiction Piece He wanted the world to see him. To do that was to show his face over the internet for hours on end while rambling nonsensically. He knew he was right. The trip to the store had him excited. Everything he could have ever desired was on the shelf for him to…

The familiar brown fuzz now patched with gray flowed through my fingers as the final tinks of the car engine settled. How had we gotten to this point? Once amber eyes now covered in a cloudy haze looked up at me. I wondered if there was anything there that could still recognize me. A labored…

My Conversation with Patrick Canfield an Editorial Assistant at Macmillan Publishing Click here to read the Feature Article version. As an aspiring writer, I run into the pitfalls of being overwhelmed by the amount of saturation in the field and how quickly rejection can be pushed my way. Initially, my thought process always seemed to…

COVID-19, colloquially known as the “Corona Virus”, has made an impact on almost every aspect of our daily lives. Many jobs are uncertain, businesses struggle to stay afloat, and the government has put a lockdown on everything deemed non-essential. In this new reality, we currently reside in we have been called to make radical adjustments…

In this video, Ryan Martin discusses what Social Distancing is and his experience with it during the quarantine. Watch to learn the importance of social distancing and why it has such a positive effect on helping curb the spread of COVID-19.

As the days begin to melt together and the concept of a regimented week is starting to fade into obscurity, the idea of quarantining and social distancing have become all too familiar. I like many other Americans have come to see an indoor disconnected lifestyle become the norm. As I type this up I had…

Due to social distancing, it is our responsibility to stay away from others and spend more time inside. Although some of us are taking this negatively, one population benefiting from this time are our fur friends! My beloved husky-golden retriever mix, Juneau, is really enjoying all of Mommy’s time at home. Because I have had…

Throughout the COVID-19 crisis, there has been a lot of information flowing in from different directions. People have been trying to get a grasp on what they are truly up against and what they can do to fight this unknown threat. Naturally many have been searching for this information through social media which has become…