Young Writers Society

Carys jumped when the boy lifted his head and screamed. She'd gotten so used to the monotonous buzzing already that the sudden change of sound made her brain rattle. Her ...

Carys gingerly pressed the ice pack to a particularly nasty bruise under her left eye. It had only been a few minutes since her last match, but the thing was ...

"Gotcha," Evan took Winifred by the shoulder, steering her down into an emptier hallway. "We can take a quieter route, okay? That way you won't have to deal with all ...

"I haven't been mean to her," Evan protested. "At least, not since the whole Sam incident. She's the one who keeps seeking me out! But maybe I've been stuck on ...

Ari plucked a sprig of pine needles off a branch in his front yard, fixing it carefully in his hair. It smelled like Christmas trees, the perfect scent to start ...

Sage plucked a bit of Semavry out of her hair. It was still creeping up her back, and she wasn't entirely sure why, but it didn't seem to be posing ...

"I ruined one of her shirts," Evan answered simply. "Everything just kind of...escalated from there. But I...I don't hate her. And I hope that--" he paused to collect his words. ...

Petr rubbed his hands together in agitation. There were red marks in his skin, shaped like the chain he'd taken the last week to craft so lovingly. It had been ...

Avery nodded, her cheeks turning red where Dawn had kissed her. She pulled herself to her feet, brushing a few stray bits of grass from her sweater. "Alright then," she ...

Avery smiled in a sorrowful sort of way. “Life has a funny way of balancing out like that. Lose a mom, gain a girlfriend. Lose a dad, gain a brother.” ...

"Well, she was really supportive of Evan," Avery rested her cheek on top of Dawn's head. "Got him everything he needed to feel more like himself. Although I always wondered ...

Evan opened his mouth. "I--" "I know I started this heart-to-heart, but can you guys speed it up?" Sage cut in suddenly. She bounced nervously from foot to foot, vines ...

"Yeah," Avery's expression grew wistful, and her eyes became unfocused as she stared at a point somewhere over the walls. "She's one of the kindest people I've ever met. Artistic...she ...

Avery could do nothing as Dawn broke down in tears. Every little cry pulled at her heart in a way she knew she couldn't help. No matter how soothing her ...

“Okay,” Avery nodded shakily. “Come on, it’s not far.” As the two of them turned out of sight, Sage looked at Izzy. “I’m sorry, it’s just that I have no ...