(Published by Sunscape, a student journal.)

What’s there to panic about?

One realization I came to while reading The Iliad was that panic is the reversed muse. I could not get out of my head how the meanings are the perfect opposite of each other.  Musing includes takin...

(Published by Sunscape, a student journal.)

The Power of Nudity

A whole floor was dedicated to Rome.  High pillars rose to the sky and the archways curved round. Outdoor areas on the balcony included walls that blocked us all around, we saw only the sky.  This outdoor s...

        High Time: 

        My experience at MJ’s,

       a pot shop, in Pullman Washington

Wendy picked me up in her red Mustang, her baggy sweats flapped around her ankles.  Her thick curly hair was tucked into a p...

The Wrong Page: 

My relationship with J.K. Rowling

This is going to hurt.  Whenever you realize it’s time to move on from your literary hero, it will hurt.  I still enjoy reading Harry Potter, like almost everyone else in their twenties.  Who wouldn’t fall in love with...

Fear of Feet

He’s not even going to put gloves on before touching my feet.  This doctor is way too comfortable with feet and mine are sweating, with fuzz stuck between each toe like sticky mold.  But he dives right in.  I grip my jeans above my thighs and release with...

A Shock to See

Just the three of them sat around a small chabudai on their knees.  A pot of tea sat in the middle that no one in this uncomfortable situation even thought to grab for. Yuka and John sat together on one side and Yuka’s dad on the other.  John’s blue eyes...

Erin

(Opening to story)

I can’t catch any ball, dribble, or ever swat that thing around the tether poll.  Coordination skills are never on my side.  Kickball is easy, right?  Wrong.  I’ll kick the ball perfectly to be caught and get out before I even start running to fi...