EDDA Art & Literary Magazine

Homewood-Flossmoor High School

EDDA Art & Literary Magazine

EDDA Art & Literary Magazine

Esmeralda,Giselle Paramore, 24

Almost Home

November 5, 2023

The night was relatively crisp despite it being spring. Even though it was chilly, people still populated the skinny roads. The street vendors are most profitable the minute the moon rises. For it was...

Jaden Wright, 24

Habit Part 1: Genesis (novel excerpt)

October 18, 2023

Introduction “So, Ross, was it?” Said the Interrogation Officer. He was reading off of a piece of paper; it was full of statistics and information which he held in his paw, “Tell me, what business...

“Sweet Dreams” by W.A. Jakobs, ’27

October 9, 2023

On a stormy night, a boy named Evan sat on his bed. He was fidgeting with his plushies, clenching them every time lightning struck. His room was a dark void with rapid strikes of light cutting through...

Jazmine Coleman, 26

Distorted Highway

Nicholas Butcher, '23 May 3, 2023

Aaron sits in the third to last row of his "Anatomy of Multinational Corporations Involvement in Neocolonialism 405" class at the University of British Columbia and scribbles at his laptop display once...

3-Object Story Winner!

Nathan Ford, '25 April 12, 2022

Writers were asked to include the following objects in a story of 100-300 words: onion, magnifying glass, flower “What’re you two doing in here?” The voice heard was gravely and deep. Slowly, I...

Picrew Link used for making character shots: https://picrew.me/image_maker/1249827

Infinity (novel excerpt)

Cross Gordon, '24 April 6, 2022

Prologue  My eyes opened and instantly squinted against the sun. “Why did we have to put the bed right in front of the window where the sun rises every morning ?” I quietly grumbled. I threw my...

3-Object Story Contest

3-Object Story Contest

March 5, 2022

RULES & GUIDELINES This must be an original piece of writing between 100-300 words. It must include all 3 words: onion, flower, magnifying glass (you are permitted to change singular to plural). ...

Rainbow Stars, 
Zimuzo Ugwuanyi, 22

Immortal, novel excerpt

Samantha Sextonson, '22 February 21, 2022

Jane’s not so pleased with her village life in a town just outside what would nowadays be London. She finds every opportunity to escape into the woods. The one place where she doesn’t have to worry...

広がり, Evan Washington, 25

The Villain (novel excerpt)

Asia Bing, '23 February 10, 2022

The Villain - 11:24 p.m Trigger Warning: Blood, Mentions of death There is something there in the dark.  There always has been, whether I acknowledge it or not. Watching my every move, criticizing...

When the Sun Stopped Rising

Bianca Esparza, '22 January 20, 2022

As I leave the town’s news studio, after eight hours of being the videographer, I am harassed by a middle-aged, stressed man. His eyes were deeply rounded by the bags that had tucked his eye sockets...

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