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• Poetry > Song Lyrics
  Red Song

  

  By AlexAvery, Tecumseh, Canada

  As I stood on the boat, looking back I saw the sun set and the sky turn black The island I left had become my thread To weave into my soul so lost I did not know what my grief had cost And the sun did rise to show its red My home, my friends, I will return again For now I must go, but not...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  The Truth about What Adults Think of Teenagers

  

  By AlexAvery, Tecumseh, Canada

  The adults, they tell us we’re too young They tell us that we’re fools, we don’t know right from wrong We cannot make decisions for ourselves or think on our own We will not have opinions until we are grown We’re never right, we’re not unique They tell us to listen and do not speak ...
• Fiction > Thriller/Mystery
  In Spirits Night

  

  By AlexAvery, Tecumseh, Canada

  Darkness spills in through the large windows of the silent room. What little light the moon has to offer shines dimly over the cherry oak floor. A breeze leisurely takes its time drifting across the vacant space between the open window and the chair I sit in, to softly rustle my dishevelled hair. Th...
• Hot Topics > Bullying
  Bullying: Where do the jokes end and the hate begin?

  

  By AlexAvery, Tecumseh, Canada

  Imagine you’re in the hallway at school. Two students are bullying another student. What should you do? There are only two options: stand by or stand up. This situation happens more often than not, and usually the decision is made to stand by and watch. Whether you know what you should do or not, ...
• Opinion > Current Events / Politics
  This Is Not a Democracy

  

  By AlexAvery, Tecumseh, Canada

  What does democracy mean to you? Most would say it means the right to equality and to be heard when we have something to say. But when our freedom is challenged, and our voices silenced, what is our duty as Canadian citizens—as a people—to keep our rights and our freedom? Anyone will tell you wh...
• Fiction > All Fiction
  Little Red Balloon

  

  By AlexAvery, Tecumseh, Canada

  The girl watched as her little red balloon drifted away towards the sun. She hadn’t meant to let it go but her fingers had failed to grasp the string as it slid from her tiny palm. Her hands clenched and she shut her eyes until she could no longer hold back the tears. When she opened her beautiful...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Take A Sigh

  

  By AlexAvery, Tecumseh, Canada

  We let it go when the sunrise comes around, We let it go when relief is finally found, We let it go at the end of a long day, We let it go when there is nothing to say, Here and there, we let it slip, Past our all but tired lips, At any time, in any place, The motion of sound ma...
• Nonfiction > All Nonfiction
  Hybris

  

  By AlexAvery, Tecumseh, Canada

  I absolutely love to study Greek mythology. It is one of the few subjects I research outside of school. The other day I was browsing through different gods and goddess’ when I came across a goddess called Hybris. Here is a little biography, I guess you could call it, I wrote about her. Hybris, a...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Fear Me Not

  

  By AlexAvery, Ontario, Canada

  Through ominous eyes I stare at the dark And see what no one has before When the time is right I will make my move Through shadows glooming casting off lights of the sky The trees raise their arms cheering me on I know what I must do I know what they have asked Speed is but a number as I mov...
• Fiction > All Fiction
  Pen & Paper

  

  By AlexAvery, Ontario, Canada

  They’d think me a fool but I fail to see the reason. When to me, it means much more than they could ever imagine. I stare at the blank page, the forbidding bleached sheet. To them—to them it is just a piece of paper. Though to me, it is the release for my soul. The ink of my pen touches the sm...
• Fiction > Thriller/Mystery
  Taken Passion

  

  By AlexAvery, Ontario, Canada

  Part One: Taken Passion October 1st, 1995 I was in the park with my older brother. It was a particularly windy day, perfect for flying kites. They sored through the air, brightly coloured streamers following close behind. I watched with glazed eyes, fascinated by the way the kites’ danced. I...
• Fiction > Thriller/Mystery
  No Winners

  

  By AlexAvery, Ontario, Canada

  She sealed the envelope with the tip of her tongue. The last of the invitations was finally done. Vivian Duttry shuffled the cards and slipped them into her handbag. The party would be only three weeks away once she mailed the invitations. What a rush it would be. The most important three weeks of h...
• Art /
  Photo > Photographs
  

  Relax

  

  By AlexAvery, Tecumseh, Canada
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  Paris

  

  By AlexAvery, Tecumseh, Canada