Fear That Doesn’t Quit

Standing on a razor-sharp flake, Toes dangling off the edge into void, The only audible sound his breathing, He pauses to assess his next move. I contemplate what he must've seen as he was falling. The end of his rope, frayed and desperate? Life with his lover, gone in an instant? The view of his adventure, gigantic before him? So many have died with their boots on that it makes me question...

Voiceless

When I was in the sixth grade, my middle school welcomed a new student. He had moved from mainland China to our small town in New Jersey. His English was so broken that he preferred to remain silent rather than speak to anyone. Fear and awkwardness kept him from approaching us. It hurt to watch. One day, I noticed him walking home from school towards a house down the road. I had passed it almost...