Sun Tzu

Carson whimpers, tightening his small fists around his navy comforter. His fear of the dark, and what might be hiding in it, saddens me. Don't be afraid, little one, I want to whisper to him. I cannot speak, so instead I will him to be calm. Not all of us that live in the dark are so bad. There are some that I tend to avoid, especially if I was a young human. The dark ones, the creatures that don't hide in the closet, the ones that are standing in the darkness and are a part of it. They…

A soft glisten of pale, blue moonlight graced the dark navy sky of Happy Harbour's winding bays as midnight dawned over the city. Twinkling white stars gleamed throughout the dark sky; reflecting in the soft waves below. Cicadas chirping accompanied by the occasional splash of the rising tide, which rose over the rocky shores- frothing and hissing with white foam. The chilly night smelt of salt, accompanied by the skittering of water caught in the breeze. The perfect ocean side night for…

residents of Venus consider rain normal. However, Margot's family moved there just moved there five years ago from Earth. Margot has to deal with the torture of remembering her sunny life on Earth while experiencing endless rain. Every seven years, the sun shines on Venus. For just two hours the rain stops pouring and the sky turns blue. Margot has been waiting for this day ever since she moved to Venus. Unfortunately,…

Dorianne Laux’s Facts about the Moon is a confessional read driven by original everyday images or topics that act as igniters to a specific memory or theme she is implying. The poetry is consistent with being smart, fierce, lyrical, and gorgeous. Layered figurative imagery, music, a narrative impulse that engages human and animal worlds, family, faith, the lack of and is powerful in its restrained and strategic balance between image and utterance. These poems interconnect as episodic or vignette…

Vigorously, the ferocious prevailing wind hit my face like a train plowing through my body. Fear - Overwhelming Fear - swirling around me, the mist was disorientating. The repetitive gusts of wind rapidly obliterating everything that lies between the marsh and I. The frequent gusts torn and ripped my skin like a spine chilling; blood curdling; demonic creature taking a bite into it's next victim... Cautiously pushing the heavy gates open, the touch of iron bars - as cold as ice - seized up my…

We all have been outside on the hot summer day. Where you open the door to the house and it feels like you just opened the refrigerator. You walk into the kitchen and you are parched. All you want is to drink some water. Just not your ordinary water out of a bottle. No, it has to be the perfect cup of water to quench your thirst. The first thing you do is go to the sink and wash your hands with soap and water. You have been outside playing in the sand, and mom doesn’t like it when you leave…

The sun is an amazing force of energy that allows us to survive on earth, however it is also very harmful to humans if not protected. One of its main side effects is that it causes our eyes to develop cataracts, which can lead to blindness. More than 50% of people over the age of 60 have cataracts, showing that it is a major issue(1). If over exposed to the sun, it causes the lens of our eyes to become cloudy, leaving the image that it sends to the brain blurred and unfocused (a cataract). The…

time might make an eventual difference in the orbit of Mars. Due to forces such as these, the orbit of Mars has changed and will continue to change over billions of years.. Additionally, while this model implies that Mars has been orbiting around our Sun forever and will continue to do so for and equally infinite amount of time, this is not true. Mars is a planet that is billions of years old, but it has not existed forever and will not continue to exist forever. Ultimately, this model is not…

due to the rotation path, the degree of the tilt, and the distance from the Sun. Mars is not that fortunate. Mars, on the other hand, has distinct seasons that last longer due to the rotation around the Sun and the tilt and are on the extreme side. This is caused by Mar’s longer rotation pattern since it is located farther from the Sun at one hundred forty- two miles away. When Mars reaches its furthest distance from the Sun, “the lowest surface temperature [it reaches] on Mars is negative one…

I left my house early, and heavy smog was in the air, so dense you could taste it. I started my car and waited to warm it up. I checked my phone. “I meet you there at 9” I drove to the garage door and was outside of the building. There wasn’t a soul. I drove to the pitch black streets dodging holes on the asphalt, I wasn’t in a hurry but I didn’t want to be late. The highway was desolated besides being Friday and payday, and I could feel driving into the smog, blurring my vision. The night…