Lay Your Head to the Comfort of the Rain   I like to sit in the center of a storm's unrest Where pines engage in savage banter, silver wit, against the blossoms, And the shadows offer what...

I Really Hope This Doesn't Ruin Easter   I can't help but notice my heart is a stallion behind a picket fence of ribs, Kicking at marrow, made wild with the scent of smoke from near and far...

Staccato Stitch   I am the rhythm she cannot escape, A sharp mechanical silver pulse stitching through the restless sounds of her intents. She hunches low to reach me, a curve of bone that...

A Crow Gazing at the Sun You'll find my soul in every jagged edge,  in every blue-green shard of a glass fallen from a ledge, I am the insect, wingless, crawling in your garden,  overcome by heavy-footed...

The journalism class proudly announces their first podcast, Cardinal Characters, celebrating the various accomplishments and dynamic personalities of individual students who make Mentor High School extra...

The first snow of December came early that year, drifting down in soft white whispers that blanketed the little town of Maple Hollow. Roads disappeared under powder. Windows glowed gold behind frosted...

Sand is imperfect so it’s  beaten pushed around smashed stretched thin.  On its own,  it’s useless annoying it gets everywhere it’s too much.  But when it’s turned into  glass it’s...

Snow days, days filled with excitement for many, offer a perfect time to enjoy frosty activities with your family. These days are perfect to enjoy a "natural laboratory" for hands-on science fun. Below,...

The sudden cold breeze hit her face as soon as she stepped through the door. It had felt as if the color in the room was slowly draining into a monochrome image. The first blink of her eyes and she...

Rise Again When the world feels heavy,And the night seems endlessly L O N G. Remember the sun still rises,And so can you as well.Step by step,Breath by breath,You carry more strength Then you...

Cotton Threads  In a castle ornamented with dazzling splendors lives a prince. Feasting beneath dozens of chandeliers dripping with wax, At a table once polished to a mirror's shine.  Its surface...