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The Student News Site of Fluvanna County High School

The Fluco Beat

The Student News Site of Fluvanna County High School

The Fluco Beat

2023 “Undefined” Literary Magazine

FCHS Journalism May 26, 2023

The 2023 "Undefined" Literary Magazine has been published. This is Volume 20 of the annual magazine which showcases the creative writing and artwork of Fluvanna County High School students. The publication...

Photo Courtesy of Aniko Kish

A Challenge Gone Wrong

Maya Blackburn, Creative Writing Student May 11, 2023

I’m sitting in my living room, my husband’s arm wrapped around my shoulder and my hand on my dog’s head when the first call comes.  I answer my phone with my signature “Fire department. You...

Photo Courtesy of Jocelyn Beaulieu

The Origami Incident

Kendall Forrest, Creative Writing Student April 28, 2023

The sun had just set behind the distant hills, casting an orange-pink hue across the sky as two police officers, Smith and Brown, drove into a quiet neighborhood. The streets...

Photo Courtesy of Evan-Amos under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication

Sour Patch Kid

Lila Mathews, Creative Writing Student April 18, 2023

Why is it that your words tasted so sweet? Pulling me in with sugary promises Dipped in chocolate and delivered with a kiss Drunk on them like a whiskey neat Accepting your praises But in the end...

Watercolor by Brooke Napier

The Edge of Beauty

Kendall Forrest and Tomas Vega-Cruz, Creative Writing Students April 4, 2023

"The Edge of Beauty" is the result of a group project "Paint Chip Poetry" assignment in Elizabeth Pellicane's 4th Block Creative Writing class.   On the cliff’s edge once bloomed Lush flowers...

The Porcelain

The Porcelain

Grace Harris, Creative Writing Student March 28, 2023

I stand outside the house, gawking at it. It has always reminded me of a dollhouse. Every detail is designed carefully. Every shingle and every window pane is placed with care.  As a little girl, I...

Watercolor by Lydia Siebert 26

A Challenge Gone Wrong

Maya Blackburn, Creative Writing Student March 20, 2023

I’m sitting in my living room, my husband’s arm wrapped around my shoulder and my hand on my dog’s head when the first call comes.  I answer my phone with my signature “Fire department. You...

Midnight Thoughts

Midnight Thoughts

Cadence Goodnight, Creative Writing Student March 16, 2023

Wandering through your mind like a crow in a wheat field Not a single worry of what thoughts come up in that empty void Trudging through the dark abyss, that is your perception of reality The incandescent...

My Suitcase

My Suitcase

Isabella Murray, Creative Writing Student March 8, 2023

Waiting patiently in the corner  ready to accompany me, The vast expanse of space waiting to be free To bundle up my necessities  keeping them safe and ready,  the click-click of the...

Drawing by Breelyn Boucher

Wrong Choice

Emily Graves and Maddy Hamel, Creative Writing Students March 1, 2023

It started off as a normal cool summer night, but now as I rounded the corner of the subway station, running for my life, it seemed like this night was as far from normal as it could get. Anxiously,...

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