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THE ROADRUNNER

THE ROADRUNNER
Butte College's Editorially Independent Student Voice

THE ROADRUNNER
A newspaper by students, for students.
A fish and bird may indeed fall in love but where would they live?

A fish and bird may indeed fall in love but where would they live?

Emily Solorio, Journalism Club Member • March 23, 2025

In a world where two souls Cannot touch nor collide A bird and a fish fell in love, And they yearn to reunite.   Glistening tides call the fish As the breeze of wind calls the bird.     In...

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Photo courtesy of Garrett Fernandez

Sand Castles wash away with the Waves too

Garrett Fernandez, Guest Contributor • March 16, 2025
A reflective poem from a Butte Student
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Rey Quigley in Long Beach Ca, Taken by Justin Stock

Train Wreck

Rey Quigley, Journalism Club Member • March 15, 2025
A guest contributed poem about being the Metro in LA
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Photo from Pexels by Pedro Figueras

Roomies

A poem about having a roommate you hate, relatable for college students?
Justin Stock, Editor-in-Chief • March 2, 2025
A poem about having a roommate you hate, relatable for college students?
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Loss - A sculpture by Jane Mortimer from Unsplash

The Dog That Weeps

A brief examination of guilt, atonement, and the masochism of self-punishment.
Igor Green, Guest Writer • March 1, 2025

“The dog that weeps after it kills is no better than the dog that doesn’t. My guilt will not purify me.” This quote has been floating endlessly through the corridors of the internet for some time...

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Courtesy of Jacksaline Perez

Odette

Rey Quigley, Guest Contributor • February 23, 2025
Detailed and Beautifully written Short Story of forbidden romance.
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Photo by Andrew Neel on Unsplash

“Mistimed Romance”

Here's a short creative writing piece that I've unearthed from the depths.
Juan R. Valencia, Editor-in-Chief • February 22, 2025
Does this remind you of anyone?
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Early 90s in Compton, CA.  Little Karina is smiling big for the camera and is seen wearing a black tee shirt with cuffed blue jeans while standing outside of her childhood home. To her right is her garden. In the background are her now-deceased father, two uncles, and her small cousin.

Karina’s Secret Garden

Inspired be a favorite childhood book, "The Secret Garden," the writer contemplates the difference between a neighborhood and a home.
Karina Itzcoatl, Guest Contributor • February 15, 2025

Karina lived here once, a place that helped shape her understanding of the world. She has never forgotten it, no matter how much it has changed through the decades. The interior of her childhood home was...

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