W.o.o.t.s.

On the Bus
by Nick O’Donnell from Wilson High School
Published in the 2007-2008 WITS Anthology I Once Was Young and Strong (Available for purchase)
The kids in the back yell, waving their fists.
Green trees become blurry as we pass.
The bus driver glances back in frustration.
The distinct smell of sweaty kids floats.
I think, what would make these [...]

Power Outage
by Frankie Forrester from Wilson High School
Published in the 2007-2008 WITS Anthology I Once Was Young and Strong (Available for purchase)
You know the feeling. When you’re sitting at your computer downloading, oh I don’t know, that Gorillaz album that took you FORTY-FIVE minutes to find because Isohunt was being stupid and your dogs wouldn’t [...]

The Last Time I Rode a Bus
by Brandon Cassel from Metropolitan Learning Center
Published in the 2007-2008 WITS Anthology I Once Was Young and Strong (Available for purchase)
The last time I rode the bus I was on my way home from spending the night out at a friend’s. I got on the bus; I was [...]

Mr. Superhero
by Vanessa Hancock from Madison High School
Published in the 2007-2008 WITS Anthology I Once Was Young and Strong (Available for purchase)
Hello Mr. Superhero.
You must be the most jealous person
with your hidden desire to be like us normal folks
but you have to wear a cape and mask.
You have to go out there and save the [...]

Grammy
by Jennie Cha from the ACT Roosevelt campus
Published in the 2007-2008 WITS Anthology I Once Was Young and Strong (Available for purchase)
The day is blurry in my mind, playing like an old videotape in black and white. Stuck in a hot red van, full of clothes and food. Right outside the red, burning sun shined [...]

Natalie Serber’s work has appeared in The Bellingham Review, Fourth Genre, Gulf Coast, Inkwell, among others, the collections, Knowing Pains: Women on Love, Sex, and Work in our 40s and Airfare: Stories, Poems and Essays on Flight. She has been short-listed for Best American Stories. Awards include Tobias Wolff Award, H.E. Francis Award, [...]