By Marlena Rohde, Illustrated by Nicole Qian <br/><br/><strong>3rd Place in the 2018 Science Fiction Contest</strong>
Published August 15, 2018
Viola, clad in her tight scuba mask and with the weight of her oxygen tank pulling her towards the water, leaned over the edge of her small boat, and fell through the soft, smooth surface...
By Benjamin Mitchell, Illustrated by Evelyn Yao<br/><br/><strong>4th Place in the 2018 Science Fiction Contest</strong>
Published August 15, 2018
Oswald awoke, as he did every day, to the grating sounds of his alarm clock buzzing insistently, until he swatted the off button with his hand. He really would have rather slept in, and, as...
By Allie Aguila, Illustrated by Lingfei Li<br/><br/><strong>2nd Place in the 2018 Science Fiction Contest</strong>
Published August 15, 2018
Douglas Wamboldt stared at the scrap of paper in his hand, careful not to crumple it. The words “Noodle Palace” were inked onto the paper in his associate’s flowing handwriting. The cool night wind blew...
By Thomas Faulhaber, Illustrated by Avery Multer<br/><br/><strong>Winner of the 2018 Science Fiction Contest</strong>
Published August 14, 2018
In his book Meaning, Galer wrote, “God created the human race as an experiment; He wanted to see if life was capable of creating for Him. Ultimately, He wanted us to produce beauty.” I felt...
By Sabrina Feldberg, Illustrated by Reed Skelton
Published June 30, 2018
The beach was gorgeous. The glittering blue waves lapped onto the shore; it kindly slapped away small children who got too close to the foamy current. Up where I was watching the scene, the sand,...
By Lucy Zanker
Published June 30, 2018
“Wake up, Tommy,” I said. Tommy, my thirteen-year-old robotic brother (he really is a robot—no kidding) needs to wake up! He always walks with me to school. He likes to sleep though. And eat....
By Sydney Burr, Illustrated by Delaney Slote
Published June 30, 2018
The river was my refuge. It was more of a stream, really, a tiny but powerful stream tucked into a corner of the Cascade Mountains. While my dad argued with my mom and my mom...
By Elisabeth Baer, Illustrated by Chloe Goodman
Published June 30, 2018
“Blast you, too, clock!” Aunt Stephanie screamed, hurling the beautiful clock of emotion into a ditch behind her home. Her emotion rapidly changed to misery and loneliness. “I am ruined!” The clock seemed to tremble...
By Rhianna Searle, Illustrated by Abhi Sukhdial
Published May 10, 2018
Stella Addle pushed through the school building door, a wave of sound hitting her. Kids yelling and laughing, smiling and scowling. The air felt weighty; the anger, the confusion, pushing down on her shoulders, feeling...
By Sonja ten Grotenhuis
Published May 9, 2018
Ding!! The school bell rings as loud as a lion would roar. I sprint out of the old crusty building, rushing along the sidewalk, leaving the chipped blue schoolhouse behind me. I only slow down...
