Stretching to Infinity
There is this idea that children have a fear of storms. The distant rumble of thunder a warning to run to their parents' bedroom, throw back the covers, and burrow deep into the familiar warmth.
Nonfiction
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Me
I have always been quiet. And yet when I was younger, I would wear loud outfits, sing and dance no matter who was around. I played with dolls longer then most girls my age.
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No More Ed
Ed. He was always with me. Ed was like my boyfriend. He lived in my head rent free but he constantly controlled me. He almost took over my life. He distorted my self image. Ed judged me, told me what to do all the time.
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Burning
I step outside and see the scarlet hue of the sky.
I smell the faintest sent of burning wood and sap.
Yesturday, smoking half a pack of cigarettes was healthier than breathing the air.
My eyes are burning.
Our world is burning. -
Walking to the Sunset
"Kev and I walked to the sunset. We went to see where the sun goes at night, in what spot it meets the earth, and where it rises in the morning." At least that's how Lucille explains it. -
Canada
Canada is one of my favorite places to be. Why? Because it’s where I am from. There are not a lot of people in Canada. In fact, there are more people in the state of California than in all of Canada! -
Notes in my yearbook
You know what I love about the end of the year?
This is the time when the yearbooks are being signed and you say goodbye to your teachers, that you realize that you truly are a human being that is recognized as existing. -
My Cat Life
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Where You Belong
A long, flexible feeding tube lays at the entrance of the left nostril. Moistened with lube, it slowly starts the journey.
It reached the nasal cavity who says, “what are you doing here? You don’t belong.” -
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Dreamer
The setting sun glistened off the ocean and the white sand. The sky clear, only birds soared above. The sky was a pink color, the day was ending. I stood up and walked down to the water's edge. -
The ELM Staff
The ELM Staff
By The ELM, Burlington, VT
Editor-in-Chief
Neima Nour
Associate Editors
Clio Barr-Brandt, Miranda Brown, Fiona Case, Isa Cramer,