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(From Left to Right) Cameron Conner, Graham Dowdy, and Jimmy Weaver stand outside of their favorite coffee shop, Inman & Perk in the Gainesville Square. The musicians spend their time here enjoying coffee along with spontaneously creating melodies on the piano inside the store.

Discover Love(craft)

Erin Dickman, Social Media and Promotions October 13, 2014

  In the back of Inman & Perk, looking out onto a brick-walled alley of Gainesville, Georgia, I got to chat with three abstract guys who found their passion in creating alternative music. Love(craft)...

Even the easiest tasks seem difficult when your chest is in a vice-like grip. Anxiety holds people back until they can learn how to control it. It could be pills, it could be simple breathing

“Progression of Anxiety”

Abbie Findley, Short Story Editor May 19, 2014

I. I’m twelve and I’m scared. My grandpa’s dead. My mom’s crying a lot. My dad isn’t home. I can’t breathe and my chest ...I did this. I’m the one who’s upsetting EVERYONE. II. I’m...

Selflessly putting their own needs aside and loving their children through it all, mothers deserve much more than a portion of our paycheck. With commercialization taking advantage of the holidays, it is important to give our mothers a part of our heart as well. One uplifting day a year isn’t equal to the demanding 365 that mothers are mothers. Make Mother’s Day everyday.

Mother’s Day Every Day

Perri Rabbitt, Staff Writer May 15, 2014

He planned it all out, to the intricate details of the decorations with how many balloons he needed to blow up, to the length of time each activity would take with a set time in between to travel to and...

Pink dogwood tree.

Nana, A Poem

Caroline Duckworth, Short Story Editor May 2, 2014

Faeries dance in her voice Wildflowers bloom in her soul Her eyes are sunny skies Her arms, an everlasting home Grace shines through her skin Her heart holds peace Her smile is gentle She is soft...

“When love is not madness, it is not love.” –Pedro Calderon de la Barca

Together Through the Rain

Maddie Highland, Staff Writer April 30, 2014

A slight breeze shakes strands of my hair loose from the tight grips of the hair bow and my ruffled bikini top dances with them. A small dribble of ice cream leaks down the flaky cone. The air is alive...

When people come to visit, many of the volunteers bring some of the kids to the tienda (the store) for some treats. We brought some of the girls for charamuscas while we enjoyed the beautiful day.

The Mission Diaries: Returning to Orphanage Emmanuel

Tara Bailey, Features Editor February 26, 2014

I could tell you so many things. I could tell you that I was the one who changed the lives of all the children in the orphanage in one week, but that would be a lie. I could tell you that I was like Superman:...

With a little effort you can go from this to THIS.

Teen Girl Magazine Parody

Emma Franklin, News Editor February 25, 2014

Hey ladies, Even though you are perfect just the way you are, you are doing everything wrong, and your life is a mess. Here are some helpful tips from our assembly of non-experts on everything from...

She didn’t want to die next to him. She didn’t want to die at all.

Till Death Do Us Part

Rayanne Griffith, Staff Writer February 7, 2014

Watching the blossoming trees pass, her mind trailed off to the old days. The day where her husband romantically proposed to her. The days where even just being around him made butterflies tumble around...

“Your hair was always messy, twisted and tangled in your face…”

You Had Me At Hello

Jessica Prouty, Staff Writer December 16, 2013

The moment is still clear Embedded in my mind From the smile that graced your face To the simple glisten in your eyes.   I knew it was the beginning Of our forever more And even...

“And in that moment, my world went dark.”

Forever and Always

Jackie Busche, Staff Writer December 12, 2013

I sat staring out of the fogged glass window of our shared house waiting for him to come home. I had been there for hours; I was desperately trying to think of various reasons for why he could have been...

Swayed by multiple factors in our lives, we high school students focus on our flaws instead of our complete selves. This negative body image and consequential low self-esteem damages our mindsets and bodies, but many solutions exist to aid us in our transformation to self-confident teenagers who can recognize our internal and external beauty.

No Body Stands Without Beauty

Caitlin Shelby, Staff Writer November 18, 2013

Sitting before the television, coloring book spread before my crossed twig legs and juice box propped by my side, I admired, from a disappointing distance, the lives of teenagers as Disney Channel conveyed...

He is the thorns and I am a rose. Love is dead, so it goes.

Twelve Petals

Beattie Hoyle, Staff Writer November 15, 2013

Twelve petals on a rose Each one representing my undying love for the boy Love is dead, so it goes My broken heart, away it goes He will never know for he is too coy Twelve petals on a rose Sniff....

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