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The international magazine of stories, poems, and art by young writers and artists. Published continuously since 1973.

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Ethnographic Interview, by Alex

by Laura Moran

Published February 12, 2024

51 years ago, my father, an ambitious software engineer, was born. From this day on, he continues to work hard and develop new algorithms for software. Countless days go on rapidly, with new technology enhancing...

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Deep Observation, by Aedan

by Laura Moran

Published February 12, 2024

I walked down stairs to see my dad pacing in the kitchen while on a phone call with the vet. His eyebrows were furrowed as he talked about rabies. Finally, when he got off the...

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Memory as Character, by Aedan

by Laura Moran

Published February 12, 2024

At a very young age, my life changed. When I was 3, I moved to Florence, Italy because my parents wanted me to be bilingual, and that wasn’t the only benefit I gained from living...

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Ethnographic Interview, Aedan

by Laura Moran

Published February 12, 2024

Everyone has a different experience with their family. Sometimes it’s a positive experience that leaves you with good memories, sometimes it's a bad experience that leaves you with irreversible scars, or maybe it's a mix...

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Deep Observation, by Abigael

by Laura Moran

Published February 12, 2024

I woke up earlier that morning, preparing myself to go to school. Into the school compound, I started marching to my classroom and while standing at the classroom's door, I discovered that there was new...

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Ethnographic Interview, by Abigael

by Laura Moran

Published February 12, 2024

It was a cloudy afternoon at around 2:30pm at school when I decided to call up one of my classmates for a short interview. We sat opposite to each other and she was so excited...

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Deep Observation

by Laura Moran

Published February 12, 2024

For this piece of writing, students practiced their observational skills. Students were instructed to to do the following: Choose a place in your home, neighborhood or surrounding area where you can station yourself for a...

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Isaya

by Laura Moran

Published February 12, 2024

I just took my small moment to observe how beautiful our world is and to be grateful to the creator who did all this. I took my backpack, my yoga mat, my silver bottle filled...

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Memory as Character, Joel

by Laura Moran

Published February 11, 2024

When I was in my country which is DRC. One day my parents, my brothers and sisters and me went for a holiday. We went in a village called Rethy. The village was calm and...

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Memory as Character, by Abigael

by Laura Moran

Published February 11, 2024

I was in boarding school by then, and as a boarding students we had times for personal revision and they were called preps and winters. Preps started from 7:30pm to 9:30pm and winters from 4:00am...

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Ethnographic Interview, by Alex

Post Published February 12, 2024 by Laura Moran

51 years ago, my father, an ambitious software engineer, was born. From this day on, he continues to work hard and develop new algorithms for software. Countless days go on rapidly, with new technology enhancing our world to perfection. When I asked my father about when and why he became interested in software engineering, he began, “When I was a college graduate, I grew interested in software e...

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Deep Observation, by Aedan

Post Published February 12, 2024 by Laura Moran

I walked down stairs to see my dad pacing in the kitchen while on a phone call with the vet. His eyebrows were furrowed as he talked about rabies. Finally, when he got off the phone, he said that nothing serious had happened, we just needed to bring our dog to the vet to get her shots. I felt a wave or relief run though my body as the thought of our dog being sick left my mind.

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Memory as Character, by Aedan

Post Published February 12, 2024 by Laura Moran

At a very young age, my life changed. When I was 3, I moved to Florence, Italy because my parents wanted me to be bilingual, and that wasn’t the only benefit I gained from living in Italy. For 6 years I thrived there. I made friends, I loved my school and my house, I learned a new language, and most of all, I loved the environment. But when I turned nine, the only life I knew disappeared.

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Ethnographic Interview, Aedan

Post Published February 12, 2024 by Laura Moran

Everyone has a different experience with their family. Sometimes it’s a positive experience that leaves you with good memories, sometimes it's a bad experience that leaves you with irreversible scars, or maybe it's a mix of both. Assia shared with me the experience she had with her family, and how it was like growing up in her family dynamic.

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Deep Observation, by Abigael

Post Published February 12, 2024 by Laura Moran

I woke up earlier that morning, preparing myself to go to school. Into the school compound, I started marching to my classroom and while standing at the classroom's door, I discovered that there was new arrangement of desks in the class. It was now two desks facing each other with one side almost forming a circle of most of my classmates. Each group member was busy in their own way.

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Ethnographic Interview, by Abigael

Post Published February 12, 2024 by Laura Moran

It was a cloudy afternoon at around 2:30pm at school when I decided to call up one of my classmates for a short interview. We sat opposite to each other and she was so excited to know which kind of conversation I was going to engage with her. She just kept on looking at me while posing with her hand on her cheeks with a funny smile, lifting her eyebrows up and down.

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Deep Observation

Post Published February 12, 2024 by Laura Moran

For this piece of writing, students practiced their observational skills. Students were instructed to to do the following: Choose a place in your home, neighborhood or surrounding area where you can station yourself for a half hour in order to conduct a deep observation. This should be somewhere that is familiar to you and where you spent time regularly in your everyday life.

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Isaya

Post Published February 12, 2024 by Laura Moran

I just took my small moment to observe how beautiful our world is and to be grateful to the creator who did all this. I took my backpack, my yoga mat, my silver bottle filled with water, a rope and my can. I dressed in black boots, a training trouser and t-shirt with the hoody on top. I was ready to go and start my beautiful adventure.

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Memory as Character, Joel

Post Published February 11, 2024 by Laura Moran

When I was in my country which is DRC. One day my parents, my brothers and sisters and me went for a holiday. We went in a village called Rethy. The village was calm and nice looking. There was not too much noise but only the beautiful sound from nature. There were many trees, rivers and beautiful crop gardens. I really loved that place; everyone there was calm, happy and friendly.

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Memory as Character, by Abigael

Post Published February 11, 2024 by Laura Moran

I was in boarding school by then, and as a boarding students we had times for personal revision and they were called preps and winters. Preps started from 7:30pm to 9:30pm and winters from 4:00am to 6:00 am. That night I was done with my prep revision and I was going to sleep just like others. Reaching the dormitory, I tried to find my sleep but couldn't.

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