Fiction

An anthology by the participants of the Friday morning writer's workshop at Chicago Public Library's Budlong Woods Branch. Each poem, essay, and story carry with it the mantra, "every person is a poet and philosopher."

' “The Living Wills” is a story about a split-second decision made 30 years ago and the ripple effects it caused. Can the man who made that decision and the people he affected maneuver their way through a world of baristas and Army veterans, bowling teams and exploding port-a-potties, cartoon pirates and young love, to find the strength to heal before it’s too late?' *

Fiction anthology including poetry, essays and short fiction from the 826CHI Youth Advisory Board (YAB), a group of Chicago area high school students.

A science fiction horror story about the buying and selling of race in America, the simultaneous worship and degradation of African Americans in popular culture, and the bloody terror of boundaries being torn down.

Laura Creeve's anthology of 31 short stories came out of a desire to prove to herself that all that is required to claim the title "writer" is to write. Each story is 310 words or less.

In this short fiction piece, Marcel is affectionate, has blue eyes, can play music using a blade of grass, and was created in a lab by Jack Spent. As Marcel grows up from a cell specimen to a five-inch tall figure, Spent learns that, regardless of how a life is made, its beauty nonetheless can be observed.

"Stories and observations by 8th graders at Whittier Elementary"