Vision & Verse: Short Story
The 2025 Vision & Verse writing contest features original writing in poetry, short story, creative nonfiction, and persuasive essay from high schoolers across the Northeast Metro. Scroll on to read this year's short stories.
Emily Alexander, “A Leap”
Jessica Aufderhar, “The Thorny Rose”
Levi Berry, “Professor and Priest”
Zawa Carney, “Forest of Shadows”
April Hoffoss, “(S)he’s Jazz”
Ben McMillen, “Revelations”
Chloe Meisinger, “Toads”
Okkoto, “you never really tire of it”
Alexis Surface, “Volunteers of Escapism”
Mia Storelee, “Ghost Town”
Alexandria Hoekman, “Insanity”
Ian Telsrow, “No Life, Yet It Hates”
Melanie Zhang, “The Past is Haunting, But Not Forever”