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The empty, lonesome feeling one wakes up to as they attempt to hit the snooze button, wanting any escape from the true reality.
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An Escape

Tori Harrill, Staff Writer September 30, 2021

After losing everything, she gained it back. The victory was triumphant. Wrongs were made right. She turned to face her friends standing in a group; smiling faces applauded her for her success. After...

“…everyone knows the story of the evil stepmother that locks the pure and innocent girl in the house and forces her to act to her every whim and wish, but no one knows the real story of ‘dear’ Cinderella.”

The Real Story of Cinderella

Noelle Walker, Arts and Entertainment Editor October 12, 2015

“CINDERELLA!” I shreiked, crumbling the newspaper into a tight ball. Yet another false article was written about what tortures ‘precious’ Cinderella were put through while she was in my care....

A bird lives life in a witty excitement. It never has worried about the hectic ways of life that we humans live.  
Picture used with permission by Austin Gray

Being a Bird

Kristin Iler, Staff Writer March 12, 2015

I observe dawn break into a vivid sky of the deepest watercolor blues you can imagine, To think that I am gazing at wonders of Earth, And asking how it happened. I admire the perching birds singing...

The wind howls, and the sun peers through the clouds. Haylie Shea Hatch studies the world around her because she knows some will never gaze upon the colors that the sun paints into the sky. Hatch breathes in the world, so she can show others how to breathe it out.

From Behind the Glass

Julie Day, Staff Writer March 9, 2015

The smell of fresh bread wafts down the suburban boulevard while the limitless atmosphere hoists cotton-like clouds in place overhead. Perhaps there are fluorescent street lights and late city nights....

We all love the popular dystopian, post-apocalyptic books, but let’s be honest: none of us would last a minute in those worlds.

Dreams of Dystopia

Danielle Stone, Staff Writer December 16, 2014

Post-apocalyptic, dystopian series such as Divergent, Matched, the Hunger Games, and the Maze Runner have recently become very popular. Many people believe they would prefer to live in those worlds instead...

There are many different types of love in this world, but never the same love twice.

What Women Don’t Know About Love

Lyndsay Hampton, Staff Writer December 16, 2013

In a world where romantic movies dominate box offices and Valentine’s Day yields revenue of millions for candy companies and Hallmark, false expectations have been formed in the minds of the average...

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