Part III: Noel Meets Her
And yet despite having it all, it wasn’t enough. Everything became routine, his cabinet (advisor) meetings about the state of Argunstun, his sexual escapades with the women...
Part I: Noel Becomes a King
There was a land, born out of one man who solidified it a millennia ago. Alexander, the man who untied the Gord Knot, was the one who is considered the founder of his kingdom,...
I awakened from my slumber, my vision blurry, my body in sudden disarray. It's as if I was run over by a truck going 60 miles-per-hour, courtesy of a lousy driver who probably had too much to drink. The...
The human stumbles in the morning light as it wakes from its large cocoon of sheets and warmth. I follow along as the tall creature begins its morning routine...
This dark dystopian short story was written by Landmark student, JJ Davis. JJ said he was inspired by two novels: The Lord of the Flies by William Golding and The Maze Runner by James Dashner. As you read, you will find themes from both novels, such as isolated communities, the tension between normalcy and survival, and the contrast between life and death. Enjoy.
When the sun rises,
Don’t despise us.
Yesterday will always be in our hearts,
So don’t regret what we had at the start.
You meant the world to me,
So why can’t you just let...
As I looked into the mirror I repeated “hair holds memories”. I could see in my reflection in the glass. My cold shaky, trembling hands holding my once long auburn dead hair that I cut off from my...
A frame is closed
Locked out of a place he’d want to know
But the fruition of all, is to throw it away
A safe, isolated, place to stay
But when he hears her voice
He thinks he’s finally...
Part 1: Creating A New Garden Of Eden
The Dictator looked at his country with beaming eyes,
“Finally, a Garden Of Eden, real on Earth.”
It was all he wanted since birth,
A world full of peace,...
Every day is consistently the same thing repeated. You wake up, eat, shit, and do all the work necessary to live a life that is cyclical, with the clock timing your movements; watching your life from beginning...