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The Closing of The First Decade of The New Millenium

I got a red Nintendo DS when I was six or seven. The first game I played and the only game I played for a long time was Michael Jackson:...

Today

Grandfather runs his palm against the glazed wood of a shoehorn, and lets the television crackle on a soap opera nobody is watching. Rain...

All these lights make the world darker

Incandescent lamp, you illuminate every corner of my desk. I think perhaps within you resides a candle holding an ever dormant flame. Or,...

A Visit to the Surgeon’s Office

By Miliani Hoang The sharp, staccato signatures sway over every crevice of my face, the wet marker ink feeling damp and cold against my...

Nights at Saint-Rémy

By Laurel Reynolds Bright sun over tangled olive trees; when I see yellow brush strokes, I imagine you mixing every shade of yellow from...

While in the Sunlight

I am alone and being alone is good. All around, stars wink slyly from their corners of the universe, seizing the chance to flirt with...

Summer Layers

Mom once told me I would have been called Summer, and although the name “Summer Green” sounds like a drugstore nail polish color, I think...

A Moonlight Scenery

By Lucia Xiao A starry sky lies before me, one of dreams and delight It glistens as diamonds would when they are uncovered from the...

A Companion Always by Your Side

By Lucia Xiao A book is like a constant friend, The most endearing and calm of teachers They fill your mind with lively songs They fill...