I had a dream that all my teeth fell out.   I hadn’t just awoken from it, being that I could never sleep on trains, nor did I dream it last night. It’s some odd thing that made its way to...

My heartbeat quickened as I stood at the edge of the field, my magenta soccer boot studs digging into the damp earth. The crowd hummed with anticipation, but my focus was locked on the opposing team.   My...

Deep beneath luscious rainforests, in a virus containment lab nestled gently amongst the darkness and natural enclosure purposefully kept separate from the outside world, Eve gently lifted a vial. A...

Jeremy’s fish store was visited mainly by children, often with parents in tow who promised them a pet but didn’t want to commit to a dog. They swarmed the store at Christmas, bought the odd bottle...

Every morning, 6 o’clock sharp, the citizens of The Greatest Town In The World – the best town you will ever live in - awake to the chirping that rings around their home, by the wooden bird that leaps...

Bunzo was a rabbit of four months with a stout body and poor hind limb. Bored of his days laying with the bark and clovers, he trudged to the edge of the woods until he found the Light. *** The Light...

This article was originally published by Cape Fear Voices/The Teen Scene . It has been republished with permission as part of We Are's international student voice partnership.  As I stand on...

"Watch out, world! Evil Robot Root is up to no good!" shouted the robotic villain with a menacing tone. Our group of twelve froze in shock, not knowing what to do. Some of us dashed towards the van, while...

The forest was a peaceful place. In the mornings it was cool, and a thick mist hung over the trees like a spiderweb. A low hum of life pulsated in the swelling dawn; crickets jingled, birds fussed, four-legged...

“Zeus planted a killing doom within us both, / so even for generations still unborn / we will live in song" (Helen, The Iliad, 6.423-426). The world is gold with afternoon. You unfold from the leaf...

This article was originally published by Cape Fear Voices/Teen Scene. It has been republished with permission as part of We Are’s international student voice partnership.   I grab a pencil...