A Trip to the Mountains

Photography by Paige Robinson, Staff Photographer

On March 11th, my aunt and I visited Estes Park during her weekend trip here in Denver. As we drove up the mountains, we stopped to take photos of the beauty surrounding us. The mountains are some of my favorite parts of nature to visit.

Limbo Between Worlds

By: Adriana Gonzalez-Ibarra, Staff Writer

This is not my first time being in limbo, I have been in limbo even before my very existence 

I have experienced the very lives of my mother and grandmother had because I was a soul bound to watch their existence 

I experienced the wars they have had with themselves knowing I would experience the same fate 

Then before I knew it I took the breath of life but I knew instinctively that my soul has been here before 

And I have walked more around this world than some have in their entire life 

I was brought in this world by an immigrant mother knowing I would have a different life

But that is not what scared my soul

 what scared it was the very world I was born into 

Mi sangre was Mexican and American but never enough for either 

Yet I could never tell my own mother how I saw myself because I was scared that I would see my mother's heart break right in front of me 

But as a mother she always knew and told me,“ Tu sangre es fuerte todo en tiempo mija” 

I never understood what she meant until now 

Mi sangre es fuerte and time was indeed in my favor

The pain I experienced in this life was meant for a reason 

As a child you don’t understand why things happen the way they do 

But as time continues you come to a understanding that life is a war 

A war in which you face yourself and have to come to a moment of peace for yourself because that is what your heart deserves 

That never came easy to me 

especially being in a world where I feel like I don't belong 

Yet I realized I couldn't keep fighting with myself because it takes a toll 

It takes a toll on your mind, body, and spirit

those thoughts of not feeling enough for either side and to find that middle ground where I am enough no matter the situation 

That all happened because my mother and my grandmother 

They were the strongest women I knew in my life and they saw me for who I was 

That is all I ever wanted in my life was for someone to see me for who I was 

But I was so stuck in my own head that I never looked into the eyes of the women who raised me 

That is where my moment of peace came was from the eyes that only ever wanted peace

Especially feeling stuck between two halves of yourself that are constantly at war with one another 

I know that it's better to come to an acceptance rather than to keep the cycle of denial and deny the existence of those before me 

I know that two halves make a whole 

I know that my blood runs through two different countries 

I know that my existence is tied between two cultures that meet at the la frontera with beauty and poise why be stuck in limbo when I can be embraced by those who understand my existence 

Short Story: Words for War

By: Armando Covarrubias, Cartoonist, Writer

Out of all of the greatest weapons, mankind has ever concocted, the greatest weapon comes from humanity’s biology, specifically his voice. The human word can do so much, bring peace to nations, and create discord and war. As a humble messenger to the dark gods, I know far too well about the power of charisma, how it can be used and twisted for one's self-benefit. For my fight is not on the battlefield, but at the seat of the senate, or that is what I hope will happen. I have been going through this campaign for almost a year, and have developed a large number of supporters. And as I am still currently traveling from village to town, I plant my seeds of chaos in each successful campaign speech I make. For when I am victorious I shall reap the rewards, for my gods.

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