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Zoic: a plea into the night

Maya Lynn
October 8, 2019

alone, she trekked, thoughts weighing down on her mind she demanded into the night “would you please be kind enough to tell me my purpose?” the night said nothing as it often does, so she...

Zoic: A Glance in the Mirror

Zoic: A Glance in the Mirror

Miguel Alves
September 30, 2019

Mirror, Mirror, In my room: Who's this eerie Face of gloom? With empty eyes so sunken And a cruel, deceiving grin, He's the face of anarchy When my weaker side gives in. He whispers...

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Zoic: a murmured whisper

Maya Lynn
September 30, 2019

whisper to me how you love me, my dear. won’t you tell me how you care? tell me that you really want this, my love, that’s the only way that this is fair.   i ask only for a small...

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Zoic: Raccoon: A Series of Prose Poems

Miguel Alves
September 24, 2019

1: The First Night We Met The first night I met you, the cold winds were unforgiving. The trees danced, rapidly swaying back and forth to a violent beat outside my window. You approached me, cold and...

Zoic: mon être, cest pas le mien

Zoic: mon être, c’est pas le mien

Maya Lynn
September 16, 2019

french mon être, maintenant, c’est pas le mien. dis-moi la raison pour laquelle tu viens. et dis-moi la raison pour laquelle je suis si conciliante avec les mots que tu dis. dis-moi la...

Zoic: The Ceramic Pot

Zoic: The Ceramic Pot

Alex Skelley
April 8, 2019

Just for a moment, imagine a ceramic pot. This pot is yours. It doesn’t matter how you acquired it, it’s yours, and it’s a gorgeous pot. Now, imagine inside of that pot is love, and wonder, and happiness,...

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Zoic: Semicolon to Life

Deepika Joshi
March 22, 2019

Highway We will grow old together and laugh at our crazy memories, you once said.. Your lips on my lips I feel the warmth pressed against our lips A love that sailed in between When my lips...

Zoic: To Forgive or Not to Forgive

Zoic: To Forgive or Not to Forgive

Sydney Brobbey
March 12, 2019

To forgive or not to forgive Must I bear this cup of suffering any longer? Might I carry my pride upon my shoulders so as not to forgive? Or might I swallow my ego Or my hurt instead And...

Zoic: Horror Stories

Zoic: Horror Stories

Bianka Brianna Balcazar
February 28, 2019

Midnight All Alone Chapter 1 (My brother’s P.O.V)     I went to my home country Bolivia when I was 16 years old. I stayed at my aunt’s house where my uncle had a shooting range behind his...

Zoic: Opportunity Cost

Zoic: Opportunity Cost

Alex Skelley
February 28, 2019

Robert Frost taught us about The Road Not Taken He taught us about choosing a path About the roads we go down in life About how ‘what could have been’ will impose its rath   The...

Zoic: My Time in a Mental Hospital

Zoic: My Time in a Mental Hospital

Andi Burroughs
February 15, 2019

I am very open with who I am and how my mental disorder affects me, but I haven’t told anyone about everything that has happened to me. I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder when I was fifteen-years-old....

Zoic: The Roller Coaster and The Chance Card

Zoic: The Roller Coaster and The Chance Card

Alex Skelley
January 24, 2019

It’s funny. I never thought I’d write something like this, until I met my inspiration for it, who will remain nameless. I’ve known her for a good while, not too long though, and I still get shy,...

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