A group of quirky kids fine a body in the woods and seem pretty chill about it.
2025 Short Story Winner: A Dead Body and a Cherry Limeade by Sam Neef
The Old Folks Home by Chyanne Hodges
The year was 1895, and Suzanne had just settled into the nursing home nestled right in the middle of the city. She had been having trouble living on her own since John, her husband of 52 years, had passed last October. It was May now, but despite the spring temperatures that were beginning to show... Continue Reading →
Grandma Jo by Chyanne Hodges
It had been a tradition for many years in the Kelce family. Every year, exactly one week fromChristmas day, we gathered at Grandma Jo and Grandpa Kelly’s house for dinner and the whiteelephant gift exchange. It was usually a great time for Cousins to see each other, the parentsreconnected, and Grandpa and Grandma got to... Continue Reading →
Ai by Kirsten Smart
Brooke had just finished studying in the library and was ready to hit the hay. It had been a long day. First, her roommate’s alarm had rudely jolted her awake at 6 AM for a morning run, making it hard to drift back to sleep. The day was packed with two morning classes, followed by... Continue Reading →
The Kevin Conspiracy by Kirston Smart
It was a chilly December afternoon and the family of Home Alone was getting ready to go ice skating. People were running up and down the hall, shoes and bags scattered all over the place. The excitement and chaos was too much for poor Uncle Frank. Sitting on the couch, he groaned in annoyance, grumbling... Continue Reading →
Saving Sara
by Heather Chamberlain The hour of doom is drawing near. Soon the bell will toll, and the heathens that patiently wait above will descend to tear his battered soul from its body. They’ll toss it about like a plaything, mocking him, and further bruising and mangling his soul than it already is. He could already... Continue Reading →
The Birchwood Files
Lilly Busatti | she/her/hers I graduated at the top of my class from a police academy down in Alabama. My family was from down there, and we moved up to the Appalachian Mountains when I was around thirteen years old. My father was a police detective, and he had been called to investigate the death... Continue Reading →
Dancing in a Crowded Room
Lilly Busatti | she/her/hers DANCING IN A CROWDED ROOM | SHORT PLAY A SCENE OF DIALOGUE FROM THE ORIGINAL YA NOVEL CHARACTERS William Greenwood 6’2. Blonde hair, striking green eyes that shine at least three different colors when the light hits them just right. A basic black turtleneck that hugs his waist, jeans, Doc... Continue Reading →
The Birchwood Files Interactive Game
This is an interactive choose your own adventure game created by students in the Mews during the fall 2023 semester: Logan Earnst, Chrysalis Gilmer, Lilly Busatti, and Grahm Edmisten. Each authored a different characters' journey within the haunted cabin. Follow this link to the game: https://thebirchwoodfiles.carrd.co/
Freedom
Written by Alaina Madden/ Inspired by the art of Rachel Masterson She set off on her daily walk to school. The neighborhood was quiet as usual. The walk was only a few blocks away, but she hated those few short minutes her mom made her walk to school. The other high schoolers in the neighborhood... Continue Reading →
The Mews 