Day: 29 October 2026

Laughter filled the car, mixing with the hauntingly hilarious sound of the mechanical skeleton that sat in the backseat. Indeed, buckled next to dear little Gerald Fitzgibben sat a life-size decorative skeleton (though Mrs. Fitzgibben thought his head was rather small). The toy had a little button that could make it talk and move its jaw, which amused the child seated next to it, and pleased her parents who sat in front.  It was October, and outside, stunning hues of orange, yellow, red, and green zipped by in a picturesque blur. The Fitzgibbens were returning from a shopping spree. A…

What will the bugs taste when I die?Will regret be the first bitter flavor to bloom in their mouths As they writhe through the pallid flesh of my guts Following that same twisting dance of bitter, cloying longing? Or will joy burst and burn their insides,As they crawl through the space that once held my lungs,With the brief, beautiful life of bonfire or candle flame Leaving nothing but ashes, burnt wicks and embers in its wake? What secrets will they hear buried in my bones Echoing through every porous inch of my femur and my vertebrae?Will their antennae quiver with the sound of tragedies and…

Finding good aroace representation in cinema is hard. In honor of Asexual Awareness Week, here is a short analysis of why Project Hail Mary holds one of the best aroace characterizations of recent years. Aromanticism, asexuality, and aromantic-asexuality (or aroace) are three of the most underrepresented and misrepresented queer identities in cinema. Adding to that thought, people love to see themselves in characters, so it’s no wonder that when the aroace community found kinship in some of Ryland Grace’s experiences in the movie Project Hail Mary (2026), they have collectively decided to adopt him as one of them. The movie…

Stanley woke up to an almost dreamlike scenery. The sun was setting, the sky was pink and he could hear the sound of calm waves as if he were walking by the beach. He got out of bed and walked out the bedroom door, his house greeting him with an almost blinding light reflecting through his windows.  Something was wrong but he wasn’t quite sure what it was yet, so he bid his house farewell and walked out into the road. The town was eerily quiet that day. Stanley walked for several minutes but didn’t see so much as a…

“The Earth is littered with the ruins of empires that believed they were eternal.” Camille Pagila Rome wasn’t built in a day,But it burnt in one, so they say.Yet echoes of life and death surround us. The hubris of every human is to think we are eternal,But billions of years have passed before our birthAnd billions more will pass once our EarthIs swallowed by the sun.Do not weep for our brevity,Rejoice in the freedom it gives us. This freedom injected in our veins the sins we carried, Maybe the fallen birds from the sky, the heaven are us and this…

Congratulations to Arielle Guay for winning our short story contest! Trom watched as the hot water made the tea dissolve in his mug. Picking it up, he headed over to the sofa. Before he could sit down, he heard his doorbell ring. Curious; he hadn't invited anyone over. Trom headed over to the front door of his new house. He'd moved in only a month ago, and, being an introvert, hadn’t cared to meet any of his neighbors yet.  He opened the door to a woman holding a shovel and a handful of thick rope. She was smiling sweetly, but…

This semester, we’ve done a quiz and a writing contest. Now, be ready for a photography contest! The Lions’ Log is organizing its third and last contest of the semester: Jolly Tricks Be Upon Thee! It is never too early for some holiday magic! For this contest, we want to see your best elf on a shelf tricks as they were caught in the act by your camera. We want to see funny, original, and creative pictures of your elves. For this contest, we will be choosing 5 winners, as well as two honorable mentions to feature in our winners’…