In the Stomach of a Damselfly
Visual art and creative writing from New Harmony High School and the paper boat project's spring arts retreat to Turtle Cove. Published April 2019.
Visual art and creative writing from New Harmony High School and the paper boat project's spring arts retreat to Turtle Cove. Published April 2019.
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THE LADY IN WHITE<br />
An exquisite corpse story<br />
written by everyone<br />
She was as s<strong>of</strong>t as a baby nutria, that’s because her<br />
mom brushed her hair 100 strokes before she went to<br />
bed. It made her feel like a princess.<br />
I am groot. I am groot. I am groot. I am groot. I am<br />
groot.<br />
She’s different. She helps me, makes my life easier.<br />
She takes <strong>the</strong> stress <strong>of</strong>f my mind, that fair complected<br />
girl with <strong>the</strong> hazel eyes and her lips taste like<br />
honeydewmelon.<br />
They walked for hours along <strong>the</strong> railroad tracks, until<br />
<strong>the</strong>y came to a stop <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> biggest castle.<br />
Why is <strong>the</strong>re love? Love for food, travel, people?<br />
People why?<br />
The sky opened up and came into <strong>the</strong> sky where<br />
this haunted house in <strong>the</strong> middle <strong>of</strong> nowhere, only<br />
accessible by boat, where <strong>the</strong> counselors hid a dark<br />
dark secret.<br />
And <strong>the</strong>n an Alaskan Bullworm appeared and she<br />
dropped her Venti frappe.<br />
“HALT!” she shouted, but <strong>the</strong> animal continued on<br />
its way, its hind quarters swinging back and forth and<br />
its tail swishing <strong>the</strong> ground behind. The guard could<br />
have pursued <strong>the</strong> andimal. It wasn’t moving very fast.<br />
But her pay level wasn’t high enough for that, she<br />
didn’t think, so she never told a soul about <strong>the</strong> nutria,<br />
or what he stole from her boss, who was too busy to<br />
notice anyway.<br />
As bullwinkle floated in space, he wondered if he<br />
would ever get home.<br />
The death <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir Fa<strong>the</strong>r scared <strong>the</strong>m, <strong>of</strong> course. It<br />
was only natural, killing a fa<strong>the</strong>r isn’t easy, but nei<strong>the</strong>r<br />
was getting caught.<br />
Look at her beak! And <strong>the</strong> sounds she makes with it.<br />
I’ve never seen such a large beak or such crazy sounds.<br />
What should I name this wild bird? I’ll call her Miss<br />
Kitty.
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