The Life of a Wrestler

Kayla Garcia I have been wrestling with the person in the  mirror. Yes, I’ve been taken down once or twice but it taught me lessons that  will stick to me like a singlet. No matter how many times I compete I’ll always love the moment, those  few minutes before stepping  on the mat. When your… Continue reading The Life of a Wrestler

The World’s Seesaw

Jonathan Tineo The world encompasses only black and white, The seesaw teetering between the wealthy and unprivileged. Under this atrocious system not a single person is born victimless To the blinding hands of society overcasting their eyes. Where the rich lay on their snug mattresses Heavy blankets enveloping them, Sparing the opposite end of the… Continue reading The World’s Seesaw

The Big Hit

Evan Grijalva It was the April of 2015, the day of my birthday! I was looking forward to this day for a while. Every year on my birthday, my parents decided to throw a big birthday party for me. They would invite basically everyone on their contact list. Grown-ups, and children. I wasn’t complaining because… Continue reading The Big Hit

Terminal Friendship

Tyler Shult Kylie Kovak had been my best friend since 2nd grade. I had also had a crush on her since second  grade. Now we were in 5th grade, in Mr. McPhee’s class. We were still best friends and I still had  a crush on her. It was about a month before school was out… Continue reading Terminal Friendship

February 5, 2019

Paulina Salazar I hadn’t seen him all day. Not in the morning or after school. Not at all, well almost at all. I didn’t think much about it, because it was a regular thing that he’d just be gone for a day or two.  After school I got on the bus home, and I sat… Continue reading February 5, 2019

Mi Cambio

Jabdiel Rivera I am not staying with my mom anymore. I do not see my brothers, I wonder why? I miss them, miss the chaos of children screaming and playing. I do not hear or feel in my skin the footsteps big and little of kids running and my mom running after them. I remember… Continue reading Mi Cambio

Alcohol

Cristofer Trevizo Martinez I’m not usually the type of person to hold grudges, or to hate, I used to, but I don’t really do that, I don’t hold grudges, nor do I focus on the negative sides of my life. But sometimes looking back to your lowest point… technically not your lowest, that sounds to… Continue reading Alcohol