(This story is based off of the movie “Zootopia” by Disney. Related characters, images, and ideas belong to them.) Mr. And Mrs. Wilde were expecting a baby any day now. They lived in a Den near the edge of the rainforest district. The family already had five pups, and this would be number six. Mr. Wilde was a slick old fox. He stole money, food, … Continue reading Zootopia by Sarah Williams

(This story is based off of the show “Steven Universe” on Cartoon Network. Related characters, images, and ideas belong to them.) “What do you need, Steven? Just tell us something, please. We want to help you.”  “I don’t know what I need,” he replied, an ironic chuckle making its way through his tears, because wow, how the tables had turned. He plopped down onto the … Continue reading Flexibility, Love, and Trust by Virginia Burns

Until March 20th, the first day of spring, Jake had been a normal guy. He was fifteen, in his first year of high school. He was fairly well off– middle-class family, large friend group, and into any and all sports. He lived in a four bedroom house with his parents, Marty and Lucille. They had enough, and they were happy. Jake on the other hand, … Continue reading Isabella, by Virginia Burns

My car pulled into a parking lot. It was the one where the grocery store used to be, which had closed down a few months ago. It was, expectedly, empty– void of cars and any other signs of life except for the few straggling plants and the traffic down on the street. The sky was cloudy, a dull grey that put a second level of … Continue reading Would You Like to Enable Aurora? by Virginia Burns

I can’t wait to kill my boyfriend for the 13th time. I hum while walking up to his house, trying to decide how I’ll do it. I mentally go down the list of all the ways I’ve already done it and try to brainstorm a new way to feed my angry soul.  “Hey babe.” he says as he opens the door.  “Hello dear.” I say … Continue reading All This Time, by Glory Stoll

Dear Pap, Remember all the times you took me to the Chinese restaurant right before the sale on Saturdays? All the laughs we shared and how every time me and Brooke tagged along with you, we continued to get the same things? The chicken on a stick, sesame chicken and sometimes we would steal the food off your plate because we didn’t want to try … Continue reading To My Pap, From Savannah Fox

Dear Aunt Lori, Remember when you took me to a football game at WVU? It was the first football game I’d ever been to, aside from one at the high school. (And to be fair, I didn’t watch much of that game, I just messed around with my friend.) We saw some people renting out bleacher seats, and you got one for me, even though … Continue reading To My Aunt, From Virginia Burns

“Stop it! Keep her away!” I yelled to my mom, hand extended to keep the frenzied cat at arms length. The small creature in the net was running from side to side, trying to get out. Holding a ball of netting, I quickly stood up and looked at him. – This whole ordeal had started the previous day. I walked into the bathroom when I … Continue reading A Game of Cat and Mouse

“1… 2… 3… ahhhhhhh!” I exclaimed while attempting to do a backflip on my trampoline. As I sporadically jump around, my bare feet hit the hot, black, stretchy material on the trampoline. Coming down from my last jump I lost my footing and landed on my bottom, I turn my head to see what is producing the movement traveling across the canvas, oh shit, of … Continue reading A Crappy Situation