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Decay

Decay was drawn by Gabrielle Shakir, a non-binary artist who mainly uses color pencil and acrylic to create surrealism. Gabrielle focuses on taking real world issues and symbolizing them through different compositions to invoke a sense of feeling for the viewers. This piece describes the feeling of despair in beauty, where even the most beautifulContinue reading “Decay”

Boyscout Camping Trip on the Eve of the Apocalypse

The sun went missing today. There were no rivers of blood or plagues of locusts, first-born children did not fall ill, nor did frogs descend on the cities. It was quiet. The black hole stood stagnant. We could only watch and wait. My friend Joseph says the aliens are coming. That they will treat youContinue reading “Boyscout Camping Trip on the Eve of the Apocalypse”

SPRING 2021 ~ Inaugural Issue

This issue of the atala was designed, curated, and edited by Editor in Chief Samantha Lowe, Editors Samantha Villafane and Logan Saenz, and NEHS Advisor Ms. Sarah Phelps Please click on thumbnails below to view each featured work:

Petals Rain from the Sky

“If I were a flower I would be a dandelion.” I turn my head and feel the sharp blades of grass scratch at my cheek. She is there beside me, blonde hair twisted against the green foliage, a dandelion dangling from her grasp. The spring wind ruffles through the trees and blows a stray seedContinue reading “Petals Rain from the Sky”