This is the 2022-23 edition of the Literary Nexus' yearly compilation of its members' stories. Every month, its members write a short story to a specific theme.Our motto, Scriptum Est Vita, or "Life is written," reflects our to depict the complexity of our lives in our writing. As high-schoolers, we have a view on life often under-represented in Literature, a view strife with passion, creativity, and surprising wisdom. That's where we come in. What started as the brainchild of ten friends became a thriving community, dedicated to leaving their own mark on the game. The tl;dr of our mission, then, is to revolutionize the short story game and give back to the community while we're at it.Authors featured in the Ryan Cheung, Tyus Hossain, Ariz Imran, Aaron Jaison, Ashrith Joijoide, Vayun Krishna, Ian Na, Roy Chen, Samskrith Raghav, Calvin Park, Trinh Nguyen, Beckett Herbert, Lucas Huang, Ethan Truong, and Ronin Silva.Special thanks to Drew Farley, Jeff Vallyath, Ansel Al-Mehdi, Dylan Chau, Ronin Silva, and Aaron Ross for their contributions into making this book a reality.Photo Seena George Kollanur