August 5, 2026

Memorial High School’s Lost And Found Contains Several Parallel Universes

Memorial High School’s Lost And Found Contains Several Parallel Universes

Investigators have confirmed that Memorial High’s overflowing lost and found bin is actually a spacetime anomaly containing at least four alternate dimensions. “We sent in a probe jacket and got back three left shoes from different decades,” reported physics teacher Dr. Chen, holding up a Converse sneaker that appears to be from both 1997 and 2043 simultaneously. The black hole-like vortex was discovered when seven identical “World’s Okayest Student” hoodies materialized despite the school only selling six.

Custodian Maria Gutierrez reports strange phenomena when organizing the bin: “I’ll fold a sweater, turn around, and suddenly it’s a bicycle tire from the 1980s.” The yearbook staff has started documenting items that shouldn’t exist, including a flip phone playing a TikTok from 2025 and what appears to be a partially digested cafeteria burrito that’s somehow still warm after three years.

The school board has declared the bin off-limits until further study, though students continue using it to dispose of unfinished homework with the hopeful theory it might get lost in another reality where it was actually completed. Quantum physicists estimate there’s a 73% chance the other universes are also trying to return our missing items.

Annabelle Bransford

Hi, I’m Annabelle Bransford, Memorial High School’s unofficial satirist-in-residence and proud founder of The Daily Detention—a publication so edgy it’s been banned twice and resurrected three times, like a sassy phoenix with a flair for detention slips. I write satire because someone has to hold the line between cafeteria chaos and gym class tyranny. Whether I’m exposing the secret emotional feud between our Algebra teacher and Euclid, or investigating why the pep rally feels like an ancient ritual sacrifice, I try to speak truth to hallway power. Sure, I’ve been called “disruptive,” but mostly by people who wear lanyards unironically. My work has been read by at least two janitors, my entire AP English class, and one substitute teacher who thought it was a cry for help. I consider that range. When I’m not sharpening my wit, I’m dodging group projects, winning banned book club trivia, or mentoring the school's AI Isn’t Funny Club (membership: just me and 17 bots I’ve emotionally manipulated). I’m also a National Merit Semi-Finalist, certified eye-roller at Student Government meetings, and the only girl in school who’s been accused of “weaponizing irony.” My goals? Keep writing, keep laughing, and one day publish a satirical exposé called Yearbook Superlatives and Other Lies. If you want something sugarcoated, try the bake sale. If you want the truth with a punchline, I’m your girl. I've landed a sweet job at Bohiney Magazine, so don't bother me. EMAIL: annabelle@bohiney.com

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