Submissions for the Threshold Literary Magazine are Due December 14
Sallie Kate Worley, Staff Writer
December 6, 2018
Filed under Local, News, School, Showcase
Students who are interested in being featured in North Forsyth High School’s Threshold Literary Magazine may submit original pieces of art and literature until Dec. 14. Students should pick up a cover sheet from their English teachers, from the bulletin board by the library or from Mrs. Smith in r...
To My Friend
Lany Campbell, Staff Writer
December 21, 2017
Filed under Literature, Showcase
I can see the pain written on the canvas of your heart. Believe me when I say I have tried to understand what has happened, but I won’t pretend to know what you have been through. I just wish it was me and not you. Please know I wish it was me and not you. Everyone deserves moments of peace where th...
Fatal Friday
Ramya Raja, News/Sports Editor
December 20, 2017
Filed under Literature, Showcase
Sleep and drowsiness clouded his vision as Eli realized the time visible on the clock in front of him. He bolted upright, stumbled out of bed, and began scrambling for clothes. “I can’t be late, not again,” Eli muttered to himself as he stumbled out the door without grabbing a bite to eat. Eli...
I Remember.
Anna Anglin, Staff Writer
November 9, 2017
Filed under Literature, Showcase
Monday. She remembers his face so clearly Like a swift breath of air Except the air was not fresh No, it was a breath of cigarette smoke Life threatening, cloudy, yet she kept coming back for more Tuesday. She remembers when they spoke The words flowed out of his mouth...
Trivial
Emily Stocksdale, Literature Editor
May 19, 2017
Filed under Literature
Jerry was a fidgety man with a face that made people nervous to look at--not because it was intimidating by any means, but because of a characteristic twitching of the corner of his mouth at odd intervals. He was short and balding, although with the amount of time he spent fixing his hair each morn...
Ode to Despondency
Emily Stocksdale, Literature Editor
May 19, 2017
Filed under Literature, Showcase
The sun’s descent beneath the clustered buildings of Paris gave confidence to all night’s shadows, even the most fickle in spirit, and they drew to huddle amongst the tattered scraps of paper and piled dust on the streets. Huddled, too, against the back of a young man, barely upon the age of eight-and-ten,...
Stiff as Granite
Emily Stocksdale, Literature Editor
May 19, 2017
Filed under Literature, Showcase
She had fallen in love with him slowly, over the course of four squandered years. He had loved her from the minute he saw her, and had vowed never to leave her, regardless of the reason. He had repeated that vow so many times that she had come to take it for granted, to take him for granted. Now,...
Warmth
Morgan Champion, Poetry Editor
March 7, 2017
Filed under Literature, Showcase
During the brief period of time between summer and winter, when the sun began to fade, and the first flurries of snow fell from the clouds, I stepped through the threshold of some mysterious place. I can’t tell you exactly what day it was, or who led me there, but I can...
Photograph
Abby Marks, Staff Writer
March 7, 2017
Filed under Literature, Showcase
I remember that day, Fresh lake water Sloshing onto the shore. The sun glistening softly On the horizon. Woods buzzing with life, But ever so gently. I remember that day, Sandy feet And sunburned skin. Flames dancing joyfully In the fire pit. Hammocks swinging In...
It’s Okay to be Sad: An Open Letter to the Person Who Needs it
Anna Anglin, Staff Writer
February 1, 2017
Filed under Literature, Showcase
They say happiness is a choice. So, I used to wonder: Is sadness a choice as well? Happiness is a positive emotion, something I know you strive for. Happiness is laughing with friends, seeing your excited dog after a long day or hearing “your song” come on during a party. Happiness is a natural emotion...
The Island Was Abandoned For A Reason
Sydney Martin, Staff Writer
January 25, 2017
Filed under Literature, Showcase
The storm threw the ship violently back and forth. The pirates were in a frenzy, scrambling around like mice chased by a cat. After he retched over the port, one of the men noticed a distant island and pointed at it, shouting over the din of the storm to the rest of his crew. They clustered at the end...
A Collection of Poetry
Noah Smith, Opinion Editor
December 7, 2016
Filed under Literature, Showcase
The following are three poems that I have written. They all follow a central theme of love; however, I always try to keep my creative writing ambiguous in order to allow more people to relate to it. My personal favorite of these three is definitely Sunday Morning, but I hope you enjoy all of them! The Road I Ta...
Blaise Rayburn, Literature Editor
January 10, 2019
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