• Poetry

    Apologies from a Procrastinator

    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 I wanted to get that assignment in on time, I even fantasized about getting it done early! If I close my eyes I can picture myself handing it over to the professor, face bright with pure joy. I’m not sure how it went from Monday to Tuesday, then Wednesday, Thursday, Friday… If you excuse me just a second I’ll go ask Time why he’s moving so fast. … I’m sorry, but it seems I’ve lost track of him. It’s not only school I procrastinate, The…

  • Poetry

    Can’t You Wait For the Weather to Warm

    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 before they exit the house? It will be exciting to see massive storms, longer droughts, and gargantuan floods! If you’ve always wanted to live by the beach, You need not worry, with accelerating sea levels, you may find yourself closer to one in no time. And if spring is your favorite season, you’re in luck Spring is coming sooner, Though don’t worry about the changes of earth’s ecosystems, This will cause pollinators like those pesky little bees to die out (along with many of the…

  • Nonfiction

    Beware the Ramen

    by Sarah Edwards I was the innocent age of seven, and my life was still a simple one, but I was headed towards a traumatizing night that would leave its mark on me forever. It started with dinner. I had a T.V. stand right in front of the couch, waiting for food to be set upon it. I was fixated on the screen displaying colorful shows before my sisters and me when the soup came – it was ramen. I was fond of it then, and somehow I still am today. My mother held it out to me, warning me that it was hot, but I was a foolish child.…