“Dear Poison Ivy” by Lillian Johndreau
Dear Esteemed Representative of the Poison Ivy Species for the National Interspecies Defense and Equality Team, It has recently come to my attention that your […]
Fall, 2022 Issue
“And I Made It All” by Lily
I suffer from having a vivid imagination. It started with a death of a family member, and my imagination froze any grieving process. I can […]
Sparks of work from WriteNOW webinars!
Along with our classroom forum for students’ stories and poems, an exciting part of WriteNOW Workshop is creating and sharing fresh new work each week […]
“Oberon and his owners” by Celestine
Opal glowered as Sapphire, furious and aghast at her twin sister’s complete shamelessness. Their brother, Ash-Lee, held the leash of the family cat, Oberon, in […]
“Cold rusted things” by Celestine
Cold rusted things As cold rusted things turn inside my brain, As ancient cogs, soaked beneath the rain Cold and clear snowflakes drifting through the […]
From “Hunter’s Guild” by Juli A.
Chapter I The Woods Somewhere in the woods, a teenage girl hopped from fallen log to fallen log. She had long, messy blonde hair with […]
“Fallen and Found” by Zoe P.
Chapter two: Fallen I sat down on my bed as Emirah left the room. My shoulders felt heavy. Why…? Why did this keep happening? I […]
Art Show: Fall, 2022
Not only does Athena’s Quill showcase our writers—we love to showcase art, too! Here is some wonderful artwork created by Athena’s students. Xan is a […]
“Death by Disco” by Kieran
(Content warnings: Nondescript implied mentions of violence) I’ve had my fair share (and several more) of paranormal encounters before, but none quite like this. I […]
“Darkness” by McKenzie
Darkness. It is not scary. It’s what is in it that is. You can never see, but that doesn’t mean you can’t hear. If you […]