The Thumping Sound

I can’t remember when it started, but I know that it wasn’t always there. At first, I thought it was the neighbours with their loud music, but every time I placed my ear against the walls, I could only hear their soft voices. No thumping. No music. I began to wonder if the sounds were […]

The People Who Go Missing

The autumn sun shone brightly while the pavement was decorated with warm yellow and brown leaves. The trees were bare apart from the small amount of leaves that still clung on to the skinny branches. The trees lined the edge of the pavement, separating the tree from the road. The road was quiet and isolated […]

The Wrath of Spiders

Some say that spider revenge is real. My aunt killed a spider that hung above her head on the wall, killed it in cold blood. The next day, a spider bigger and harrier than the one before stood beside her on the sofa, watching and waiting for the right moment. I have killed many spiders […]

Why I Did It*

Oh God, I feel so alive! I’ve had these thoughts circling my head for the longest time, but I never thought today would be the day I would go through with them and gain justice. I guess I simply couldn’t handle it anymore. I just couldn’t handle knowing what they did to the people I […]

“Heidi Parker” the Fighter*

The fledgling scholar Heidi Parker was a rare child. A firefly that desired to spread her wings out. “Steady as a little preacher, free as weed,” said the mama. Grasping for air, she scaled above the lofty, sycamore trees, looking at her divided homeland. Smelling the leaves again, and again, then bearing it again; the […]