Let me tell you a story about birth: A girl came home one day after school and the walls bent around her, wrapped her all …
February Writing Challenge: Honorable Mentions — Karolyn, Madeleine Christensen, Natalie Kovach, and Isabella Sward
These entries from February’s challenge were selected as Honorable Mentions. Those who completed this challenge are now encouraged to share their stories in the comments …
Lessons Learned from 24 Hours Without Complaining
Not too long ago, I came across this post (via SwissMiss) in which the author challenges her readers to stop complaining for just one day. I don’t …
Zoe by Kayla Cohen
Zoe did not look like water colors or speak like a brush, but she was a painting. I remember her house: Right off of …
Dear Science Textbook, I Disagree by Ridhima Singh
My science textbook tells me that stars are flaming balls of gas, all but the sun light years away from us, probably dead by the …
World Map by Noor Dhingra
Last night, I ran my Hands over the pages of my Old, musty atlas, over ridges And oceans, and trenches of Deep blue and indigo, …
Crying Stardust by Sydney Tatum
Sometimes when I lie awake at night, when I grow weary of the electronic hum from my household devices and the symphony of snoring from …
social by Geena Kloeppel
whale whale whale ;means I miss you means I’m thinking about the last time we stared at each other for eleven long seconds and then …
Learning to Fly: The Year I Spent Chasing My Dreams, Making an Album, and Healing My Own Heart
In 2015, I chased a dream down and caught it. I crowdfunded a full-length studio album and recorded it from start to finish. The album, …