August 15th, 2025 Dear Registrar, Despite my better judgement, I have decided to return for my final semester. In fact, I am actually excited to embark on this final chapter before I can fully enter into the real world outside of these walls of never-ending homework. Wish me luck.

You are, I assume, familiar with the peculiar human emotion of fear. At this point in your education, you should be well versed in its evolutionary roots in the survival of the homosapien species, as well as the strange obsession with the use of fear for recreation held by many

Danaijah Carter is a freshman in high school from Mason City, Iowa. She spends most of her time writing or reading a good book. She hopes to one day be a nurse and publish some of her books.   Sounds of swords clanking and swishing filled the battlefield, as hearts of

Sara Antonella Marie Rivas, known as Nella, is a vibrant sophomore at Panorama High School who excels as a writer, competitive dancer, cross country runner, cheerleader, and performer in school plays and musicals. Her creativity flourishes in art classes, and she’s a talented communicator, representing her school in speech

Mairin Elizabeth Weinandt is a sophomore at Mankato East High School in Minnesota. She's on the varsity swim team at her school and has always dreamed of writing her own book, or short stories, and often fills her time with reading and writing her way through her life.

“Once Zhuang Zhou dreamed he was a butterfly, a butterfly flitting and fluttering around, happy with himself and doing as he pleased. He didn’t know he was Zhuang Zhou. Suddenly, he woke up, and there he was, solid and unmistakable Zhuang Zhou. But he didn’t know if he

The party set out in the morning from their little checkpoint. They traveled along the river through the semi-arid landscape. They passed in between large towering mountains and entered a sparse pine forest valley. Ida guided them to the base of a mountain, using switchbacks to rise above the