The Mission
Adrian Reece | Raising Writers Class: Two Sides to Every Story They brief us at 0200.Fluorescent lights. No windows. The kind of room that smells like old coffee and paperthat shouldn’t exist. A map pinned to the wall. A building circled in red. No insignia. Nocountry named out loud.“Quick in. Quick out,” someone says.They always […]
Addison McGurn Short Story
Please Note: No Witches Were Burnt Alive During the Making of This Story by Addison McGurn, 8th Grade Once upon a time, in a dark forest, in a cozy little cottage, there lived an old witch. Of course, her name wasn’t actually “The Witch.” That’s just what everybody called her. We’ll get to that in […]
Beatrice Archer and the French Chase
By Maggie ForsmanGrade 5 Detective Beatrice Archer tightened her golden yellow ascot and quickly grabbed her sunglasses as she stepped out of her apartment onto the busy street of New York City. She was a short-statured, middle-aged woman, who could find clues easily with her partner, William J. She had a stressful career being a […]
A Life of Cooking, Family, and Good Memories
By JJ Brudi | December 2024 | Journalism Class After a few years working for Ford Motor Company designing classic mustangs, Harlan (Pete) Peterson became a cooking aficionado and ended up owning a restaurant for 25 years in Northern Michigan. “I went to college for almost three years and I was hired by Ford, and […]
Zront Williams
By Brooke Reese | Raising Writers 2026 “A Whale of a Tale: Writing a Tall Tale” One summer afternoon, Zront Williams was chilling near the trees in his favorite chair. He was 50 feet tall and he wore a shiny gray jumpsuit with tap shoes. His hair was black, his nose long, and his eyes […]
Riven Excerpt
Ainsley Chellis is a senior at Ellsworth High School. After she graduates, she plans to attend Northwestern Michigan College to study culinary arts. She likes to read, write, and crochet, and values creativity and bringing joy to others through her cooking and crafts.
L’Empire de la Mort
Damon Hoadley is a Junior at Elk Rapids High School and is a 1st year student at Career Tech’s Writers Studio program. He enjoys acting, singing, and helping those who need it. His hobbies include playing video games, drawing, and writing. He dreams of doing special effects in movies and writing for said movies.
From Leelanau to Guatemala City – The power of community, education, and growth
Meridian Parsons is a junior at Leland Public School. She sees writing as a way to bring attention to those most deserving of it, prioritizing the stories and the people that need it the most. After graduation she plans on attending college, and while she is currently undecided and looks forward to exploring her interests in global affairs and astronomy.
We Need to Talk About the Lack of Eating Disorder Treatment Up North
Tess Tarchak-Hiss is a senior at Traverse City West Senior High. She explores the world around her by watching borderline unbearable amounts of Curb Your Enthusiasm and dropping serious bank on clothes at Penny Lane. She plans on pursuing her passion of writing at Scripps College in California’s Claremont Consortium, where she will major in English and being awesome.
The night 6 years ago
Ava Hickman is a senior at Traverse City West High school. She is attending Michigan State University in the fall for a major in early education. She is a varsity rower and loves writing, coaching basketball, and spending time with her family and friends.