oRIDGEinal – Page 4 – Fossil Ridge High School Literature and Arts Magazine

Greta Tucker – Prelude

Andrianna was nearly breaking the curfew, but it wasn’t her fault. She tried to start her car over and over again, but the engine refused to turn over. Now she was stranded in the bitter cold. She refused to call her mother for help. But she had called her boyfriend Luke. He said he would… Continue reading Greta Tucker – Prelude

Greta Tucker – Again

You know that feeling, when you step out of the elevator and you feel like you’re floating in space before you regain the sensation of the floor beneath you. That’s what it’s like to wake up on the same day as the night you fell asleep. You wake up in the same position, with the… Continue reading Greta Tucker – Again

Rylan Tasa – Saxophone

L. Brown – Ballad of a Badass

The best and worst thing that ever happened to me began when I was ten. We met in fourth grade. Her hair was brown, tangled, and always in a ponytail. Our enforced uniform didn’t prevent her from wearing a forbidden hoodie everyday. She disregarded authority, even then. The teachers could sense that, they marked her… Continue reading L. Brown – Ballad of a Badass

Leah Walrath – I Am From Family

I am from skies and clouds out the window Early mornings with groggy faces Flying endless hours over deep blue waters Going from home to unfamiliar places. I am from confusion and bewilderment, A dialect not of my own Crowds of people With no rhyme or reason. I am from a little boy… Continue reading Leah Walrath – I Am From Family

Julia Petrino – I am from

I am from the smell of chlorine, permanently stamped on my skin From the almost unbearable tightness of the racing suit From the blasting music From the bone chilling water that we always swear isn’t heated. I am from Coach Mike’s crazy conspiracy theories From “don’t give me your problems, give me your solutions” From… Continue reading Julia Petrino – I am from

Sophia Marshall – Oak

There once was an oak And she stood, Right in the center of the wood. Her trunk was the thickest. Her roots were the deepest Her branches pointed high, Up to the pale blue sky. She thought she would never die. Storms would come and go, But she loved the sky so She just stayed… Continue reading Sophia Marshall – Oak

Daniel McMurray – The Story You Already Know The End To

Mr. Finley lived the kind of story you already know how would end. The book you’ve read before that, though you try and hide it from yourself, still will end exactly like it did the last time you went through it. Mr. Finley was brought up in a middle-class family along with a few other… Continue reading Daniel McMurray – The Story You Already Know The End To

Luke Rasmussen – Lost Legacies

“It’s time to begin……it’s time…..” He woke up with a bang, slamming his skull into the roof above him. “Ow!” He rubbed his head as he surveyed his surroundings. He was in a face down position in a small cage, the cool metal pressed against his cheek. The roof was only about a foot above… Continue reading Luke Rasmussen – Lost Legacies

Curtis Chun – The Perfect and Unique Creature

I have too many enemies Magical tricks cause jealousy I belong from the past decade My nature rejects any aid Perfection defines my good soul The shape of my head is a bowl Fire escapes my angry nostrils It is hard to find my fossil When I outrage, I eat good food Great taste buds… Continue reading Curtis Chun – The Perfect and Unique Creature