Mangoes

Mangoes By Martha “Cati” Pudner, 2nd Year ETA Wrinkled fingers shakily slicing, Flies swarming the samples, Blotches of angled sun streaming between the leaves. There was a sign but no soul around to read it. My hands came up empty But it was already sliced, and handing it over He swatted me away, And him […]

the goldfish and a great lake

the goldfish and a great lake By Kat Ray, 1st Year ETA goldfish must not be kept in bowls; folks often do not know that. they need a tank of at least twenty gallons, regularly tested for ammonia and other things. they must eat more than just fish flakes to thrive; you should give them […]

A Finger Trap

Photo of a school with a sunset

A Finger Trap By Martha “Cati” Pudner, 2nd Year ETA There are not enough chairs in our cafeteria, but two are always left empty. They sit loyally to either side of a certain student, leaving a thick, telling slice of space in a sea of crammed bodies. I tap her while passing to wave, and […]