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Flames consume a page of her journal. She has kept a journal for all four years of high school to help her cope with her fathers alcoholism and her brothers drug addiction.

Burn it

Story by Colton Johnson, feature editor November 16, 2016

She tears the ink stained page from her journal and holds it to her face. Look at the words. See that they are real. Understand that this happened. Burn it. She holds the flame under the corner...

Photo Illustration: For the sake of appearances, parents often force their children to participate in activities they arent interested in, such as cheerleading.

A light in the dark

Story by Colton Johnson, feature editor November 2, 2016

She smiles, and through her smile, she glows. She is vibrant. She radiates a presence that has the power to ignite a room. She is a light, and that’s all anyone sees. What they don’t see is a confused,...

Bruises and broken bottles

Bruises and broken bottles

Story by Colton Johnson, feature editor October 18, 2016

“We never told anybody. We just said she slipped on the floor. That’s what my mom told us happened. She said she just slipped on the floor.” She remembered the slamming of the door as her dad...

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