By Claire Rinterknecht, Art by Alice Guo
Published March 2, 2019
I visited the Shugakuin Imperial Villa on the last day of my trip. The garden is situated in the hills of the eastern suburbs of Kyoto. Tangerine, magenta, and gold maple leaves glided down...
By Christine Chang, Art by Hannah Parker
Published January 30, 2019
The fluorescent light of the classroom made it even harder to concentrate on the fine, black print that consisted of nothing but endless boredom. My mind tried to make sense of it. The book was...
By Aditya Singh
Published January 30, 2019
Sun Blotches and Angelic Smiles Everybody in my family has different hands. Mine are light brown with weaving veins, like rivers flowing through a desert. Curvy lines streak across the surface of my palm, bards...
By Julia Li, Art by Daania Sharifi
Published January 30, 2019
There is an alien among us. She has built a wall across her heart, one made of sheets so thick others do not see her. Until they realize— An alien is here, an alien...
By Dennis Losett
Published January 30, 2019
I began to notice a collarless brown dog that seemed to be following us as the shadows of stucco houses became the shadows of trees and the narrow cobblestone street faded into a packed...
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Harper Miller
Published January 3, 2019
Dear Reader, Hi! My name is Harper Miller, and I want to be an author when I grow up. I live with my very old dog, Oscar, my Mom and Dad, and my little brother,...
By Eva Juette
Published December 6, 2018
For my Opa “Faster, faster, faster!” Carlotta squealed, her eyes shining with excitement. Freja Larsen and Madeline Aaron, best friends since birth, laughed at the silliness of Freja’s younger sister. Giggling and talking, they...
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<em>4th Place in the Short Short Fiction Contest</em><br/>By Clare McDermott, Art by Daania Sharifi
Published December 6, 2018
As I walked along the trail, the wind rustled the deep-green leaves in the tall trees. I could sense everything in the forest that day; the soft whispers of the tall grass, the...
By Madesyn Fogg, Art by Delaney Slote
Published December 5, 2018
“It’s so dark tonight,” said Elizabeth to her mother. Elizabeth is an only child. She’s 12 years old. Her dad died from a heart attack when she was only four years old. They were on the...
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<em>2nd Place in the Short Short Fiction Contest</em><br/>By Mira Johnson, Art by Tessa Papastergiou
Published December 5, 2018
Once upon a time, there lived a bright and cheerful sycamore tree named Triffle. Triffle was bewildered by the rapid riffles at the edge of the clear blue river. She was very astonished...
