Holli Gibbs Elizabeth lay in her bed, tucked between layers of soft cotton. Her eyes were closed, but her mind was wide awake, brainstorming. After about twenty minutes, her eyes popped open. “Amelia,” she said. “Are you awake yet? Amelia?” Elizabeth threw back her covers and swung her feet around, bringing them down on the […]

Ethan Talbert Shadows drifted over the table, flickering on and off with the fire. The spiced cider warmed Alston down to his toes. It was cold outside. Alston looked across the table at his friend. “You don’t know what it’s like,” Alston said. “I may be brand new here too, but I’ve learned about it […]

holli gibbs When I have nothing, The treasures of my heart all gone, Crumbled into dust and blown away, The silence screams while endless space Crowds in from every far off place. I grieve the dying light of yesterday, Alone in a world I used to call my own. When I have nothing, The treasures […]

by Holli Gibbs I didn’t love You from the very start When what I loved the most was my own way, But now I live to give You all my heart. You made a promise—that we would never part, That You would love me always, come what may, But I didn’t love You from the […]

Holli Gibbs Take down your flag. The rain is falling. The gentle drops that wash away the past Are falling all around us, falling fast, Eroding all the paths that led before. Take down your flag. The seams are wearing. The weakened threads of a forgotten age Have failed to stop time’s turning page. They […]

I scrutinize the face of the future, But find no trace of knowledge in his eyes, Nothing but a blank look that stirs my thoughts. My mind winds forward: People spring to life, Places appear, scenes immerge—my story Evolves into a perfect narrative In a beautiful world where hope glistens like dew on the grass, […]