by Sarah Edwards   If you’re anything like me, I’m sorry. I am a procrastinator. And it’s not because I want to be… I swear ... Read More »

by Elbert Joseph In the Caribbean, Carnival can simply be described as the ultimate expression of pure joy. This expression of joy is reached while ... Read More »

by Justin Rojeski The air is filled with lovely aromas of turkey, yams, and cornbread as I walk into my parents’ house for Thanksgiving dinner. ... Read More »

by Sarah Edwards Can’t you wait for the weather to warm! Won’t it be grand when almost everyone is smearing SPF 65 over their bodies ... Read More »

by Elin Johnson As my time at Turnagain Currents comes to a close, I think back to everything that made my experience special. The musty ... Read More »

  by Elin Johnson Jolene Perry is our amazing writer-in-residence. She grew up in Alaska and still resides in the final frontier with her husband ... Read More »

by Beth Pipkin It is the rarest kind of awakening from sleep that allows you to gently glide from dreamland back to the physical world ... Read More »

by Elin Johnson When my parents separated my mom got a house full of  whatnot and my dad got our chubby little black lab. At ... Read More »

by Elbert Joseph While growing up on this mystical island there was never a shortage of things to do and places to go. From one ... Read More »

by Aaron Tooyak His countenance is like the side of a mountain. His thoughts are like the thickets of trees. He rules over the bears ... Read More »

by Annie Thorndike When I was growing up, I would go to the beach every summer on the coast of Tillamook County, Oregon. No matter ... Read More »

by Aaron Tooyak My soul deeply wrenches in anguish. My head sinks low. My neck breaks between my shoulders, And lies limp near my knees. ... Read More »

by Annie Thorndike Almost all of us know someone who has or currently cuts themselves. It’s become so common these days that some people even ... Read More »

by Elin Johnson I sat in the back seat of the The Bug strapped into a booster seat contraption that rivaled the set up of ... Read More »

by Crystal Dalison I recently received a clipping from the Sydney Morning Herald in the mail. It reported on a study of the Australian brushtail ... Read More »

by Sean McPherson Twin OPEN signs mark the entrance To Olympia Lighting. One works harder than the other. A lone Honda Element Sits in the parking lot ... Read More »

by Crystal Dalison They found his body hanging in a storage shed behind the general store. He had been there for six months. One day, ... Read More »

by Ryan Terry Talking to Rob is always an experience. Whether he be telling one of his crazy life stories, or explaining one of his ... Read More »

by L. J. P. T. Krallek “Where were you today?” he asked, looking up from his book as she came into their bedroom, her jacket ... Read More »

by L. J. P. T. Krallek They had called it a house of hope when they first came. There were young still, and after the ... Read More »

by Ryan Terry With the rise of new technology, fresh rules and ethical dilemmas are also appearing. One of the biggest moral problems that has ... Read More »

by Shadow Silvers Feet shuffle and glasses clink to a steady, silent rhythm. Swish, clink, swish swish, clink. After a while the beat stops and ... Read More »

by Noah Zimmer Throughout the years one of the most beloved animals has been living symbiotically with its human counterpart. Dogs receive food and housing ... Read More »

by Crystal Dalison I write the words to stories, and I throw them away. I do this all day. I write them in my head ... Read More »

by Johanna Kumpula Violence in video games has been a controversial subject for years and many are claiming that this uncensored exposure to violence is ... Read More »