Josie Lenwell’s poem My Wake Up Call reflects on a Junior High assembly focused on the Holocaust. The speaker considers the disturbing blind loyalty of the German people to their leader, flag, and their hate, providing a sobering examination of historical atrocities and the consequences of unchecked allegiance.
My Wake Up Call
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Garbage Kids
In Dion Enis Nikci’s short fiction “Garbage Kids,” a young boy emerges from a garbage bin, grappling with the stench and discomfort of his environment. ...
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Drum roll, please! The Challenge Results are In.
In this latest literary challenge, the task was to craft a 149-word poem incorporating four specific words: pottery, vindictive, backfill, and sheriff. The results were ...
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