Firefly “You look like a fried rat.” I had only started the fourth grade and those were the first words spoken to me—yet, despite being friendless and insulted in less than ten minutes, those were the first words Shawna ever said to me. Now, most would proceed to never talk to her again, fearing the possibility of being harassed again but not me! I went on to disparage her in every possible way; I soon realized my mistake as...

In a galaxy far, far away the Soviet Onion and Britannian States are locked in a Cold War; escalations spike as the Challenger Race begins, the race to the abysmal depths of Challenger Deep. The deepest point in the ocean. Spies are deployed, crises are fabricated, proxy wars rage for dominance over a simple question. Equality or inequality? Britannians believe inequality isn’t inherently evil, strife is what creates true equality while the Soviet’s believe the opposite. Amidst the...

I’m Belizean. A country most people don’t think about; but, my home’s poverty and lack of importance never really bothered me instead I took the opportunity to investigate every nook and cranny around me. From feeding crocodiles in a well to watching ants communicate to watching harpy eagles hunt, there was always something to do around Orange Walk, I just had to be patient, however, my patience was limited to my observations and outside of watching the...