course.”
What could they possibly have left to write about her? Alex wondered, thinking about Sephi’s love letters coincidentally twenty feet away from them. The temperamental box containing those letters hibernated in Alex’s room, stubbornly refusing to share any more of its stories.
“Am I mentioned?”
“Do you even have to ask?”
Alex grimaced at the projections but wondered how genuine it seemed because it took all her effort to turn away. She didn’t know why she tried so hard. She would end up scratching the itch until she bled.
She could recite yesterday’s article easily with her Wikipedia brain.
What is the Big Deal?
Sigorny L.
The Voice of the Newburies
Last spring, a photo went viral and our campus flooded with questions about prophets, crime, and violence. When it comes to the potential return of the infamous Josephine Anovark, many of you have been posing this question:
What’s the big deal?
I’ve found myself wondering the same thing. If we have another prophet on our hands in the form of Alex Ash, so what? Isn’t it a good thing to know where our future might lead?
What’s all the hype about? Well, let me tell you a little bit about Sephi Anovark. Her gift. She was the Joan of Arc of the 1800s, using her visions to aid the Union Army during the American Civil War. When she was living, she was a myth, already a ghost in a sense, but her tall tale was no fairy tale. Her ending was far from happy.
She was a celebrity, a “Marilyn.” They call her captivating, a vixen who rolled with the likes of General Ulysses S. Grant and Walt Whitman in life, and in death, the politically dynamic DeLyre brothers; the fallen genius, Syrus Raive; and our very own hero, Ardor Westfall. People were infatuated with her then, as they remain now.
What would the human masses do if a dead ringer (pun intended) for Marilyn Monroe waltzed into a coffee shop in Los Angeles? I’m willing to bet the reactions would be the same if Sephi Anovark strolled into Broderick Square. Pandemonium occurred the first time Alex Ash innocently tiptoed along the endless knot at the stoop of the tower. With the release of one portrait photo, Alex Ash became larger than (after) life.
This is not necessarily a good thing. I, for one, would not choose to switch places with her if given the opportunity. For as many people who loved Sephi, an equal number despised her. During her short stint as an Ardor aide, she helped to imprison forty-seven spirits, half of who never sat before a jury. The world simply accepted Sephi’s accusations as the truth; the accused were indicted on her word alone. Scary. As a result, Sephi could not leave the city without an army of Patrollers flanking her side, led by Commander-turned-Professor Henry Van Hanlin.
Note: No Van Hanlin updates to report. He is actively listed as missing.
So what’s to fear? Well, let’s say Alex Ash claims you’re planning to blow up a frequency wave. Will you automatically be arrested? By nature, we feel the need to protect ourselves, and does a Sephi sequel stand in the way of our freedoms or our comforts?
After all, Sephi part one sparked a change in our world to ignite a full-on restructuring in our way of living. Do we want another Restructuring? Is that what will happen? Will Alex be used to generate political fear? Societal fear? And if that’s the case, should she be dealt with now? These questions seem to be at the center of our issue. Are we happy with the way the afterlife is run now? Or worse, are we not?
People fear the unknown.
And that’s the big deal.
Alex couldn’t fault Sigorny for bringing to light some important facts, but the girl enjoyed shining light in the darkest of places.
“Is today’s article worse than yesterday’s?”
Skye shook her head. “I don’t think so.”
“Is the article about watching my back?”
“You’re getting closer. She didn’t come right out and directly say that, but it’s sort of
What could they possibly have left to write about her? Alex wondered, thinking about Sephi’s love letters coincidentally twenty feet away from them. The temperamental box containing those letters hibernated in Alex’s room, stubbornly refusing to share any more of its stories.
“Am I mentioned?”
“Do you even have to ask?”
Alex grimaced at the projections but wondered how genuine it seemed because it took all her effort to turn away. She didn’t know why she tried so hard. She would end up scratching the itch until she bled.
She could recite yesterday’s article easily with her Wikipedia brain.
What is the Big Deal?
Sigorny L.
The Voice of the Newburies
Last spring, a photo went viral and our campus flooded with questions about prophets, crime, and violence. When it comes to the potential return of the infamous Josephine Anovark, many of you have been posing this question:
What’s the big deal?
I’ve found myself wondering the same thing. If we have another prophet on our hands in the form of Alex Ash, so what? Isn’t it a good thing to know where our future might lead?
What’s all the hype about? Well, let me tell you a little bit about Sephi Anovark. Her gift. She was the Joan of Arc of the 1800s, using her visions to aid the Union Army during the American Civil War. When she was living, she was a myth, already a ghost in a sense, but her tall tale was no fairy tale. Her ending was far from happy.
She was a celebrity, a “Marilyn.” They call her captivating, a vixen who rolled with the likes of General Ulysses S. Grant and Walt Whitman in life, and in death, the politically dynamic DeLyre brothers; the fallen genius, Syrus Raive; and our very own hero, Ardor Westfall. People were infatuated with her then, as they remain now.
What would the human masses do if a dead ringer (pun intended) for Marilyn Monroe waltzed into a coffee shop in Los Angeles? I’m willing to bet the reactions would be the same if Sephi Anovark strolled into Broderick Square. Pandemonium occurred the first time Alex Ash innocently tiptoed along the endless knot at the stoop of the tower. With the release of one portrait photo, Alex Ash became larger than (after) life.
This is not necessarily a good thing. I, for one, would not choose to switch places with her if given the opportunity. For as many people who loved Sephi, an equal number despised her. During her short stint as an Ardor aide, she helped to imprison forty-seven spirits, half of who never sat before a jury. The world simply accepted Sephi’s accusations as the truth; the accused were indicted on her word alone. Scary. As a result, Sephi could not leave the city without an army of Patrollers flanking her side, led by Commander-turned-Professor Henry Van Hanlin.
Note: No Van Hanlin updates to report. He is actively listed as missing.
So what’s to fear? Well, let’s say Alex Ash claims you’re planning to blow up a frequency wave. Will you automatically be arrested? By nature, we feel the need to protect ourselves, and does a Sephi sequel stand in the way of our freedoms or our comforts?
After all, Sephi part one sparked a change in our world to ignite a full-on restructuring in our way of living. Do we want another Restructuring? Is that what will happen? Will Alex be used to generate political fear? Societal fear? And if that’s the case, should she be dealt with now? These questions seem to be at the center of our issue. Are we happy with the way the afterlife is run now? Or worse, are we not?
People fear the unknown.
And that’s the big deal.
Alex couldn’t fault Sigorny for bringing to light some important facts, but the girl enjoyed shining light in the darkest of places.
“Is today’s article worse than yesterday’s?”
Skye shook her head. “I don’t think so.”
“Is the article about watching my back?”
“You’re getting closer. She didn’t come right out and directly say that, but it’s sort of
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