• The Vow

    The Vow

    Image Source: Unsplash- Gabriel Tovar Before God, before men; In times of the good and the bad, For better or for worse, Darling, I want to have you by my side. I want to be the sun in your sky. I want to be the moon in your night. For this, your affection is making…

  • Whispers Between Seasons

    Whispers Between Seasons

    Image Source: Unsplash: Ricardo Gomez Angel There is a quiet between the seasons, a pause where summer exhales and autumn leans in, draping the world in gold and amber. The heat softens, leaving behind a lingering warmth in the air, like a memory of sun on bare shoulders. Leaves tremble in farewell, tumbling in slow…

  • What It’s Like Being Involved In The Music Program In High School

    What It’s Like Being Involved In The Music Program In High School

    Image Credit: All images were provided by Luke Perry. Being involved in music is both taxing and rewarding. At my school, we have a highly regarded music department. In total, we have twelve music ensembles: the Red Group Orchestra, the Blue Group Orchestra, the Select Ensemble Orchestra, the Marching Band, the Concert Band, the Steel…

  • Roger And Marie

    Roger And Marie

    Image Source- Pexels- Juan Pablo Serrano Roger and Marie Walked together every day so happily. Then came the day to drift apart. Marie was left alone with a broken heart. Roger was on a certain path But that never changed the memories they had. Marie sort of lost her way. She could no longer find…

  • Halloween And Autumn Ramblings

    Halloween And Autumn Ramblings

    Image Credit: Hanna Peters (In the image are Hanna, her younger brother Luke, and her younger sister Teresa at the Barnesville Pumpkin Festival back in September of 2014.) I have very fond memories of Halloween when I was younger, but to me, it wasn’t ever just about trick-or-treating; it was about a lot more. For…

  • Evening In The Countryside

    Evening In The Countryside

    Image Source: Pexels- Pepe Caspers At the evening, sitting under this veranda, When the sun from the east, beyond the lands, Of the native women, beyond Mount Putu, Diverges, and the sky turned from glinting gold to twilight… When the fowls were coming home to roost, Knowing that the day was over, And the crickets…

  • Getting Older Sucks

    Getting Older Sucks

    Image Source: Freepik Writer, Julia Cawelé, who just turned 22, talks about the birthday blues and how getting older has become an annual reminder that we don’t have forever. When I was younger, my birthday was an occasion that I couldn’t wait to arrive. I would start planning weeks in advance, discussing how I wanted…

  • A Foretelling Of Thy Path

    A Foretelling Of Thy Path

    Image Source- Pexels- ROMAN ODINTSOV O thou, whose soul is lit with sacred flame, Whose heart aspires to seek eternal name, The fates conspire to weave thy golden thread, Where wisdom walketh, and the muses tread. Not idly shalt thou pass through fleeting years, But crown thy hours with triumph, not with tears; The scrolls…

  • Comparison Is The Thief

    Comparison Is The Thief

    Image Source: Unsplash- simon sun Comparison is the thief. The thief of joy. The thief of love. The thief of accomplishment. The thief of life. To compare is to waste our most precious gift: time. Wasting time counting what’s missing, instead of enjoying the things we have. The things that, one day, will live only…

  • Why Are People Obsessed With Posting Pictures Of Food Online?

    Why Are People Obsessed With Posting Pictures Of Food Online?

    Image Credit: Unsplash- Toni Koraza If you take a quick scroll on your phone, be it a group chat with friends, or a social media like Instagram, Facebook, or TikTok, chances are you’ll see a food-related photo within seconds. Food-related promotion on social platforms has become so universal for content creation, not only because it…

  • Dueling Parts

    Dueling Parts

    Image Credit: Unsplash- Carmen Laezza Have you ever felt like you were two different people experiencing a situation from both perspectives that conflicted with one another? No matter how hard you tried, getting the different perspectives of yourself to agree and connect felt like an impossible goal. At the end of the day, you are…

  • If You Walked A Day In My Shoes!

    If You Walked A Day In My Shoes!

    Image Source: Pexels- Erik Mclean If you walked a day in my shoes, would you think it was fake then? Pins and needles are so severe, it feels like you’re being stabbed with millions of sharp needles all over your body at once. Muscles so tensed up, your body is screaming with every moment it…