Author name: sharlene codner

Green Ventures The university’s annual sustainability conference was a battlefield of ideas, and at the heart of it all stood two figures: Emma, the Environmental Studies major, and Ethan, a Business. Their rivalry was well-known, sparked by heated debates over the university’s green initiatives. Emma saw Ethan as a symbol of corporate greed, blind to […]

Stargazers and Skeptics In the quiet corners of the university’s astronomy observatory, Evelyn, an Astronomy major guided by her gentle and curious nature, gazed through the telescope at the vast, star-filled sky. Her mind, always wandering among the stars, sought answers to questions that stretched beyond the cosmos. In another part of the campus, immersed

Pixelated Performances In the digital labyrinths of the Computer Science department, Adrian found solace in the worlds he created within code. His life was a symphony of keystrokes, each line of code a verse in a grander narrative of virtual realities. Meanwhile, across campus, the theatre hummed with the vibrant energy of Julia, whose spirit

Canvas and Catalyst In the heart of the bustling university campus, where vibrant creativity mingled with the stark precision of logic, an unusual collaboration took root. Lila, the Art major, painted her world with the broad strokes of compassion and creativity. Her canvas was her voice, and each color told a story of empathy and

Verses and Victory In the corridors of the university, where dreams and aspirations echoed off the walls, there moved two souls on seemingly parallel paths never meant to intersect. Ivy, the shy poet, carried the essence of Yin. She found solace in the quiet corners of the library, her thoughts a tapestry woven from the

Intentional Mahmoud Darwish — they asked ‘do you love her to death?’ I said, speak of her over my grave and watch how she brings me back to life. “Let’s make memories,” she told him. He nodded.  “Let’s make memories,” he agreed. He hugged her close as they stood looking out across the lakefront.  It

Encounter on the Evening Express The scene opens in a dimly lit train carriage. Two strangers, James, a weary businessman in his late thirties, and Marie, a woman in her late twenties with an air of enigmatic confidence, are seated across from each other. James is fiddling with his phone, while Marie is intently solving

The Timeless Boutique In the whimsical lanes of a forgotten neighborhood stood “The Timeless Boutique,” a quaint shop that had seen better days. Sam, a struggling fashion designer with dreams larger than life, inherited this boutique from a distant aunt he barely remembered. At first glance, the boutique seemed like a relic, out of place

The Wandering Library Morgan, a librarian with a penchant for solitude, inherited a peculiar legacy from a beloved mentor: a mobile library, housed within an old, whimsically renovated bus. Initially overwhelmed by the responsibility, Morgan quickly discovered the library’s unique charm. The books within seemed to possess an uncanny ability to match readers with the