These are the stories we tell each other when gathered around the Thanksgiving dinner table, laughter piled on top of the cranberry sauce: The time …
Madness by Ella Hassall
This story is one of the January Writing Challenge entries chosen to be a featured story. A faint orange light filled the tiny room, …
Poetic Tribute to a Badass Lady in History: Estée Lauder
Estée Lauder grew up as the daughter of hard-working immigrant parents. Her birth name was Josephine Esther Mentzer. “Esty” was a childhood nickname she later …
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“The trouble is you can shut your eyes but you can’t shut your mind.” -Terry Pratchett
January Writing Challenge: Honorable Mentions — Carson Cawthon, Noralfareeza Azlan, Vanessa Kiefer, and Louise Johns
These entries from January’s challenge were selected as Honorable Mentions. Those who completed this challenge are now encouraged to share their stories in the comments …
The Great Manifesto of Acceptance by Gianne Inumerable
Quotations in the video: “It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.” –Audre Lorde, …
Australia Day and What It Means to Us
Every January, Australians argue about the same thing: Australia Day. Whether it should be celebrated or not, when it should be, its name, etc. I, …
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“The most important things are the hardest to say because words diminish them.” -Stephen King