Short Story
Icicles
Is it inattention from others that makes us vague and distant? A scene from a restaurant.
Creative Essay
Letter from Argentina
A letter by an Alaskan high school student studying abroad in Argentina, sent to his family and friends.
Poetry
Invisible
An unnoticed person’s reflection on what kind of a moment is “enough.”
Creative Essay
Washington Square
A description of a space and time that takes advantage of words to capture what film and audio equipment never could.
Poetry
Glass
Organized in three thematic sections, this poem dwells on the distinctive beauty of glass through metaphor, personification, and narrative.
Poetry
Juniper Tree
The speaker sees the tree, like herself, “Waiting for the stars to answer back | Waiting for deliverance and absolution.”
Creative Essay
The Viola Lesson
Recipient of the 2003 Frodo’s Notebook Essay Award, this piece details one of those events that sneak up from time to time to recenter our lives.
Poetry
Sidewalks
When your suburban life is plotted out for you, the future is so predictable that even future moments of sentimentality and regret can be imagined.
Short Story
Mother Tongue
Jinku stays by her dying mother’s side nine weeks, then finds a stack of journals written in her mother’ native tongue, a language in which she only ever heard her mother speak two words.
Creative Essay
Ride
An anecdote the author calls to mind any time she’s “feeling too scared to try something new.â€
Poetry
Trying Again… After Breakfast
In sensual style, this poem moans for a chance to make breakfast before giving her another try.
Poetry
Making Movies
What insight do we gain seeing life “translated to vision“?