Fiction — Guests of all ages, dressed in their finest silk, glided across the dance floor gracefully as the melody of orchestral music flooded the room. The younger ones ran through, knocking over some unsuspecting grandparent every now and then and little giggles could be heard from underneath the pink tables, which…

Fiction — Emma waited by the window for an hour. But none came. Her hair was not in its usual braid and in its place was a ponytail, held together by a single ribbon, while several strands of hair that had come loose gently framed her round face. She did not bother…

Fiction — I stared out the window of the bedroom I grew up in. It was the same space my mother grew up in as well as my grandmother. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath as I let the familiar smell tickle my nose and fill my lungs. I…

The street lay hollow that November afternoon as a chill wrapped itself around the city like a blanket of cold. …

Do you ever ask yourself, what truly makes you happy? Or perhaps, when did you feel happy and content? On any other day, my mind would go to far fetched dreams and ideas of how I would be happy when I reach a certain goal or imagine myself living a…

A large stone building lay in front of him, surrounded by thorny fences and the only entrance flanked by guards. He could never make it past them with all his might. However, he was not without wits. Smiling mischievously, the boy glanced around him quickly before disappearing into a thicket…

A cool breeze blew past as the sound of rushing water slowly got louder. The lush green grass spread out under our feet like an ocean of green as tall conifers stood in the distance, like watchful soldiers standing guard. “Here,” said a girl with auburn hair and green eyes…

Coming up with creative storylines sometimes seems extremely daunting. If you’ve ever felt like you had no creativity to come up with a great idea, you’re not alone. I’ve been there too. …

Fiction series — Before I even opened my eyes, I heard the sound of crashing waves. Water, I thought to myself. I opened my eyes to see us standing on a cliff that overlooked the ocean, and I inched closer to the edge and realized it was at least fifty feet high. The…