Category Archives: Wonderland | 22-23

“Imagination is the only weapon in the war against reality.” -Cheshire Cat

by Sophia, Grade 10 The streets were grey and dreary, fog billowing as people crept along. A never-ending line of gaunt faces flashed in the periphery if one looked close enough. Up ahead, the tinny sound of music rose and fell, and flashes of red and yellow flew by in blurs of garish color. AContinueContinue reading “Wonderland”

by Emma, Grade 10 Red, orange, and brown leaves crunch under my feet as I make my way through the forest. Sunlight is streaming through the branches above my head, creating little spots of light on the ground around me. I lift my face, letting the warmth of the light caress it. Sounds of natureContinueContinue reading “Fall”

by Sam, Grade 12 Lightning tore into the inky sky. The clouds’ glittering hues resembled flowing silver that spun while emanating ripples. A young woman named Sarah opened the wooden door to the house; her skin was almost transparent in the light, and green and blue veins surrounded her neck like candy ropes. The greenContinueContinue reading “The Garden of Earthly Delights”

by Sharmila, Grade 11 I love stories.  The dragons. The magic. The princesses in ball gowns. The white knights on horses. The simple, Oreo-like division between good and evil.  For all the time I spend in these storylands, I haven’t been able to bring any part of them over to my significantly less interesting world.ContinueContinue reading “Stories”

by Anonymous Her long hair beat across her face as she fell, the violent wind stinging her cheeks rosy. Her body pierced through the air like a cannon, sinking deeper into the blackness. She opened her eyes again to the fall. She could see the prickly weeds and crumbling dirt of the ground surrounding herContinueContinue reading “Alice’s Fall”

by Sondre, Grade 10 When he lifted up the dusty sail, the room was filled with a strange light, I did not see it directly but he did. The red and green light, like a strange aurora, filled his eyes and took over its brown colour. As if he was hypnotised, he slowly let goContinueContinue reading “The Beautiful Chandelier”