A Fantasy Addison “Archerr” Kuykendall

Wood or bone or galdorstone, Fight for the place that you call home, Where you’re from or where you’ll be, Something no one else can see, A warmth near fading, A light barely shaping, A place you call your own.

You fight, You run, You do all you can, A day with you is never bland, Spells, staffs, and palismen too, A lifetime well spent is a lifetime with you,

Running through the woods, Golden light above, Water turns red, Thickened with blood.

This mighty kingdom that once was, Is crumbled and broken, Reduced to dust, Citizens scattered, The royal slain, All Prices of a war which ended in shame, Lifetimes cut short, Dreams shattered, The king’s heart on a silver platter.

Painting by Lea Azua

Ari Buck, Photographer

Freshman Ari Buck began taking photographs during the pandemic in 2020. He has won several awards at the State Fair of Texas and the State Fair of Louisiana. He focuses on the natural world. His stunning photo of a female great blue heron, featured on the first page, won Best of Show at the state fair last fall.

Ari’s photo of a windmill in Del Rio, TX, won second place (below).

His photo of a slot canyon in Upper Antelope Canyon, Page, AZ, won first place (facing page). Another photo on p. 8 won third place at the state fair.