By Yannis Ng
“The event I’m about to share with you traumatized me for over ten years and stalked me like a shadow to the light. I don’t want to believe that it ever happened, but I can assure you that it did.”
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By Cherry Kao
Sherry stared at her new school. Dressed in a loose polo shirt and long socks, she wondered if her new life at Renaissance Academy would be a disaster.
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By Amirah Datwani
there’s a ghost in the attic / i won’t give in / to the haunting chill of the wind / i’m caught in a panic / creatures intergalactic
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By Alton Lo
Why can’t skeletons get angry?
What happens to eggs when they laugh?
Why are pirates called pirates?
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By Anonymous
I would never forget that night. You were beautiful, dressed in your viridescent royal blue gown. My fingers curled in your hair and played with your pearl necklace as we partied and laughed, dancing the night away under the serene full moon.
By Amirah Datwani
my favourite song is the one i heard / when our romance slowly unfurled / it was just like a movie / my hands in your hair, how unruly / even when the rain came / with pain / i held on / to our bond
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By Amirah Datwani
Lightning cracks against the wily, dark blue skyline. A second later, thunder booms and crashes, sending ripples and waves all throughout the ocean.
It’s a storm.
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By Felice Chan
It was a humid summer afternoon, and we were about to begin our Map Reading Hike. Already, the 8 of us felt spiritless as the morning lecture had drained all the energy out from our tired souls.
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By Bernice Cheng
Reckless, stupid and heedless. That was how I would describe myself as a young child. I was a nightmare child to raise. Always in my own head and living in my own world.
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By Ella Wong
Have you ever wondered why the sun rises in the morning and sets during the evening?
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By Ella Wong
She narrowed her eyes. Every inch of the man seemed polite and proper, but the most dangerous wolves were the ones who hid their teeth.
Still…she was terribly lost, and maybe she could use him to get home.
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By Amirah Datwani
IN A FOREST OF BEAUTIFUL GREEN TREES, GEORGIA WAS THE only person for miles around; or so she thought. Copper hair cascaded over her blue-clothed shoulders. Her face was a minefield of freckles.
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By Audrey Yip
When I think of Ms. Bogsmirch, I see her lanky, long silhouette dragging along the school halls, shoulders and forearms swinging wildly, her neck extending beyond the rest of her body like a vulture in search of prey. Your body locks in place the moment she makes eye contact with you, fear crawling up your spine and on your skin, pulse racing to its limits regardless of how innocent you are.
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By Melanie Yeung
“Instead of waking up to the peeling paint of my drywall, I awoke to the sound of stomping coming from the neighbour above as the wooden ceiling rained sawdust on me…”
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By Cheryl Wong
The hostile change in Jace became prominent the day he quit theatre. It was his passion, the singular thing that brought out the vehement light in his eyes and out of the fragmentary remains of a person he had become.
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By Athan Wong
“Food. Intrinsically, it is something necessary for one’s survival. However, I realise that food has a greater meaning to it too. Food has allowed me to learn about my own culture.”
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By Celeste Lau
“The day wasn’t anything special. No going out with a bang. It was just a normal day. They were walking home from lunch at the local cafe, crossing the road. It hadn’t even been a red light- the light had already turned green. But still, that didn’t stop a car from rushing out towards them, almost barreling into her. That didn’t stop her mother from jumping in the way and pushing her away. That didn’t stop her mother from collapsing on the ground.”
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