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SerenityDakessian, Alliearchives.northwestu.edu/handle/nu/680892025-06-26T20:54:26Z2025-01-01T00:00:00ZSerenity
Dakessian, Allie
This short story, Serenity, was first written in January 2025. It was inspired by a character in Tears of the Bleeding Sun, a novel I am currently working on, whose name is Serenity. She’s a complex character, and I was trying to figure out her backstory to explain why she acted so different from the rest of the characters. I wanted the piece to show that sometimes things happen to people who did nothing to deserve it. Additionally, I wanted to show that the way you choose to handle the hard things changes the way you view life and that circumstance. I also wanted to show that sometimes strangers can be kind, taking pity on and care of others. I think we should care for others more. The Bible says in Mark 12:31, “And the second is this, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these.” I wanted this idea to be exemplified in my piece. I hope you enjoy Serenity’s story as much as I enjoyed writing it.
Short story published in the 2025 Harvest Journal.
2025-01-01T00:00:00ZMay it Never Have an AsteriskJohnson, Carolinearchives.northwestu.edu/handle/nu/680842025-06-26T20:54:18Z2025-01-01T00:00:00ZMay it Never Have an Asterisk
Johnson, Caroline
For my 8th grade WA state history project, I learned that an asterisk on a Costco sign means that the item will leave soon. A few months after my project, I was eating the salsa and said to my mom, “May it never have an asterisk.” I jokingly said it could be a poem. I wrote multiple stanzas; it was the first poem I ever wrote and the only one I've written for fun. The next year, the asterisk actually arrived, and I wrote the last two stanzas. Here we are four years later, and it has not returned since.
Poem published in the 2025 Harvest Journal.
2025-01-01T00:00:00ZLighthouseAlbriktsen, Kendallarchives.northwestu.edu/handle/nu/680822025-06-26T20:54:16Z2025-01-01T00:00:00ZLighthouse
Albriktsen, Kendall
Hello, my name is Kendall, and this is my piece, “Lighthouse.” I had a hard time choosing between the poems I’ve written in the last couple years, but I really felt this one was a good example of the imagery I try to portray in my poems. This poem is a representation of something I was experiencing during my freshman year of college. Poetry is a way of journaling for me, since it is a way I process my feelings in a more visual way. I hope you enjoy reading “Lighthouse,” and I will leave the interpretation of it up to you, the reader! Thanks!
Poem published in the 2025 Harvest Journal.
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