From the Editor: From the January Writing Prompt, we present a selected chapter from a larger work, inspired from the cards of “Magic the Gathering.” Chapter 1 – Gather Good men, The last wave by, Crying how bright Their frail deeds might have danced in the green bay, Rage, Rage against the dying of the light… Continue reading Pyre – Samuel Fieldson
Author: oRIDGEinal
Remy Garguilo is the Sponsor of the oRIDGEinal literary magazine at Fossil Ridge High School.
Sawyer Peña – To Grovel for Gravel
Words as they are in my language have never felt correct. I shift my voice, pitch it higher, pitch it lower.Forming letters that stumble across my tongue, Slowly counting to one hundred in my mind,But losing track of where I am by the time I reach twenty.I know it is not correct.But sometimes,I will hear… Continue reading Sawyer Peña – To Grovel for Gravel
Sawyer Peña – The Unending (Happiness)
Fact number one: To imagine death is a natural thing. It is a milestone of brainpower. A proof of concept, that we may think so far as to think of our ends. It is not a bad thing to wonder. Fact number two: Everything is made of atoms. Fact number three: If energy can neither… Continue reading Sawyer Peña – The Unending (Happiness)
Caroline Menten – Seaweed
The green seaweed Strangles me, Its suffocatingGrasp just out of reach And the funny thing is, I welcomed itsPresence at first. Its slimy skin felt like Pearls As it wrapped around My neckAnd there it sat, My own set of jewels. So of course I was okay When it slowly pulled me down Deeper, Closer,… Continue reading Caroline Menten – Seaweed
Adelaide Kick – She, Sirenic
A sanctuary, sculptedOf sea-swept, salt-Sanctified sails Her wood whispering onWind-wild waves,Wailing warbled wishes Seizing scallops of surf on Her hull rasp—Salve to siren-infected soul,Of a sailor scared to seraph-seeing Find warmth in wondering,Waltzes on wistful waters under friendly guides—untilWarped wanderlust turns inexorably wicked Still: salvage sainthood in Her sighsAnd signs, showStar searched steps Quickly! Weave… Continue reading Adelaide Kick – She, Sirenic
Fiona Carpenter – Lone Wolves
The night before my wedding, I am restless and awakeThe fields yield ‘neath my form, wind wails over blades of greyBefore the feast and bedding and such liberties to takeBefore the village swarms, cries “Rejoice! Rejoice, we say!”It is not my betrothed I dread, he’s hardly hawk or snakeI’ve taken watch while he sleeps deep,… Continue reading Fiona Carpenter – Lone Wolves
Samuel Fieldson -This is the Road
This is the road, I call, I say it so, The road not built, not toiled, the greens verdant, The greens brambled with spite, venom, and trial, Greens so thick, the light cannot be seen, Greens so deep, the air cannot be breathed, But I smile so, I take the axe and hoe, the rock… Continue reading Samuel Fieldson -This is the Road
Caiden Lane – Confess
Olivia Wang – There once was a bird
There once was a birdWho sat, straight and tallTelling stories she’d heardTo no one at all. She’d sing and she’d shoutFor her friends from afarBut none were aboutSo she shouted no more She’d heard tales of fair maidensAnd stories of godsThere were whispers on the windsOf men who beat the odds She longed to be… Continue reading Olivia Wang – There once was a bird
Quinn Voronin – Untitled
Bio: This passage is interpreted text from the classic Russian novel, Doctor Zhivago, I decided viewing this text from a different and more modern lens would provide a new outlook on how we live our lives. The party began with the steaks on the grill and the Bud Light in the cooler, as planned, he… Continue reading Quinn Voronin – Untitled