Bright Places – MAGAZINE

Perfect

Posted on Mar 24, 2023Mar 27, 2023 by Lana Day

Sometimes life just simply feels perfect. Flawless and divine like fresh fruit or the beating of a bird’s wings…

10 Things I’d Take With Me When I Go

Posted on Aug 31, 2021Aug 30, 2021 by Kenzie Vanacore

I’m picturing a moment where the wind is in my hair and the sun is on my face, and I’m driving further than I ever imagined. In this moment, I’m thinking of the things I decided to bring with me. My dog Comfy but stylish shoes My water bottle (hydrate, hydrate, hydrate!) A plant My […]

You Are Anything But Average

Posted on Mar 10, 2020Mar 9, 2020 by Germ Magazine guest author

Dear present me, I know it feels like the walls are caving in on you. You have bad day after bad day after bad day. You’re exhausted all the time and you feel like your friends are getting bored of you. You’ve been on dates with boys and girls alike, but nothing ever happens because […]

Great Ocean Road Trip

Posted on Feb 25, 2020Feb 24, 2020 by Germ Magazine guest author

“You cheeky little monkeh,” my free-spirited British cousin would always say. She has only been here, in Melbourne, Australia, for three days to attend a family wedding, and every member of our family has somewhere to take her. We took her to one of Melbourne’s greatest tourist attractions, the Great Ocean Road. The car was […]

Dear Future Me: Times Will Change

Posted on Aug 14, 2019Sep 22, 2019 by Germ Magazine guest author

February 28, 2018 Dear Future Me, Times will change. Right now, I am in the calm before the storm. Along with times changing, relationships (with friends, parents, and siblings), the structure of my life, and the way I view things will change too. Somethings, though, must stay the same. Stay optimistic. Life is not going […]

Dear Present Me: Your Imagination Is Power!

Posted on Jul 9, 2019Jul 9, 2019 by Germ Magazine guest author

Hi Margaret, the insecure version of my present. I can feel what is seeping through your bones right now. I know how hard you try to seize your tears when the worst thing hits you like a bullet shot your heart. I even saw how your face reddened while clutching your jaws tight to keep […]

What Wandering Taught Me About Change

Posted on Jun 20, 2019Jun 19, 2019 by Germ Magazine guest author

The Friday before my 17th birthday, my grandparents came to visit. They only stayed a few hours, most of which I was at school, but they wished me happy birthday and gave me a check for $25. That evening, with cash to burn, I headed downtown. Little did I know when I parked my yellow […]

Girl Mogul: Reinventing the Business World with Tiffany Pham

Posted on Jun 13, 2019Jun 18, 2019 by Joshua Flores

Tiffany Pham, the creator of Mogul, brings girls a book that shares about Pham’s story and success but also includes productive ways that they too can succeed in the business world. Suited to female readers, Girl Mogul guides women as they enter the difficult world; it gives tangible methods of how to bring their own […]

Sugarloaf Mountain

Posted on Jun 7, 2019Jun 7, 2019 by Germ Magazine guest author

I took this on top of Mount Sugarloaf, Newcastle, Australia. I climbed this mountain (when I say climb, I mean we drove and walked up some steps. It was not a very aggressive climb) with my sister and her boyfriend, so it wasn’t exactly a place I made my own kind of special. There was, […]