Isabella Caston

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“Travel Through Italy With Me” by Isabella Caston

Submitted to Contest #261

Italy. Birthplace of the Renaissance. Motherland of Da Vinci and Galileo and Julius Caesar. Home to fashion, history, and art. Center of the great Roman Empire. The eternal circulation of culture and food like blood in our arteries. Neptune, Venus, and many more reside here, and we just hope to get a glimpse. We hope to glimpse at the churches that tickle the sky and the cobblestone forever worn by generations of people. We hope to smell garlic floating through the air and cigarettes that stick to your clothing, similar to velcro.  The ...

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“The Kingdom of Orange” by Isabella Caston

Day 360: Year of the Elk Today Madre and I tended the fields vigorously. The frost from the other night came by surprise to both us and the crops. Many other local farmers said the same. We were lucky to keep at least half of our yield. Her old, crooked hands shook from the cold. The days continue to grow colder and colder, the Elders say we should pray more. “Kilth is angry, she weeps in her frustration and her tears land on the earth as frost.” They say. I don’t know if I believe them. Last week I snuck out of the village and sat on the ri...

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University of Oregon student. Self-published author of "Human Currency".