Creative Writing

Hunter

before First and foremost, I am a hunter. I always have been, and I always will be. My training began when I was four. But even before this, my parents had me take an oath: “I, Brielle, am a hunter. I willingly submit my life, purpose, and loyalty to the sacred pursuit. I will rid […]

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Where did all the time go?

I remember getting ready for our Sunday brunches, where we’d look at ourselves in the mirror and you’d compliment my hat.  I remember walking to the frozen yogurt shop, your long legs striding further away from me with every step.  I remember your tiny hyperactive dog, Tanner, that for some reason I was terrified of.  […]

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a housefly

It doesn’t talk.  That’s not its fault. It hasn’t really got the internal organ structures to talk. Sure, it can make sounds, but those sounds don’t come from anything that resembles a throat. A few barely audible vibrations from translucent wings as thin as Kleenex tissues, maybe even thinner. It doesn’t think either. Well, not […]

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You Are My Spring – Elaine GU

By Elaine Gu, Winner of “The Roar”‘s Middle School Spring Writing Contest! Sunlight showered down in warm, comforting rays. Wispy clouds drifted lazily overhead. Gentle zephyrs whispered in my ears. Melodious birdsong rang out, echoing through the gently carved canyons surrounding me. Flashes of vibrant hues appeared in the cerulean sky as butterflies adorned in multitudes […]

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