Part I Opening your eyes as a blue glow illuminates the inside of your tent, a shrill noise like tearing paper, the door flies open, and the hair on your neck stands as the frigid air fills the tent. The warm glow of the morning sun contrasts with the snow-covered ground. Glancing around the tent, you notice that your partner has already left. Stepping out of the tent, you feel yourself sinking into the powered snow from the night before. Donning your goggles, the world shift

I thought hydrangeas were meant to bloom in October, but they’re no longer growing. The flowers by your empty room wilted, their stems bowing as if mourning with me - or maybe it’s me mourning them, mourning you. I remember when you arranged them, humming a tune I can’t remember the name of, but can still feel deep in my chest: a melody that lingered even after the final petals fell, a love that remains, even when you can’t hold someone’s hand anymore. The hydrangeas outside

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? - Phillip K. Dick, but from the perspective of the sheep I wish my coat were real. Not the pretty-looking cotton stuff that stays looking good in the smoky-gray of a San Francisco morning post World War Terminus, not the factory-lathed fibers that were made to never catch dust, but real wool. Warm and comforting, sometimes stinky and tangled, but real. I want to feel the warmth and chill of normal weather patterns, eat grass and clover tha

The members of Parker Press are very proud to announce the September member of the month: Fiona Hamilton (CO '28) Fiona's creative writing spans over thirty chapters and is a testament to the dedication and consistency she brings to the publication. This year, Fiona began exploring other genres, but fear not, because she has done this in addition to developing her creative writing story. Regularly submitting two articles to each posting, Fiona's involvement in Parker Press m

Invasive plants here in Hawai’i suck. Because Hawai’i’s unique ecosystem evolved without grazing mammals, native plants evolved to grow less quickly and less aggressively. Thus, native Hawaiian plants are already at a disadvantage to plants from other environments, which have evolved to be much more aggressive. This is not the fault of the plants themselves, yet the detrimental effect of invasive plant species on native ones is undeniable. Plants like Strawberry Guava and Mic

Overview of Meteor Showers Three meteor showers peak during November, and five are active in total. Meteors, or shooting stars, are often rocky debris from space that have entered our atmosphere at high speeds and burned up in a spectacular show of light. While we can usually only see meteors at night, they happen throughout the day and year. Contrary to what you may think, the space between planets in our solar system really isn’t that empty; it’s extraordinarily spacious, b

This is the first piece in what is hopefully a series of articles, in which over the course of the year I am going to try and teach you how to take your creative writing to the next level. This article will go over the foundation of your story, the world, and the people in it.  World building is the stone that builds the bridge. If done properly you can take your story to critical acclaim solely on your world and how it engrosses people into your vision. If done improperly yo