New year, new me, right? If I had to take a guess (or speak from previous experience), I’d say about 3% of people carry through …
Skinny Jokes by Amanda Valdes
In the seventh grade, my friends accused me of being anorexic. It was supposed to be a joke. I didn’t know if I should have taken …
Youth’s Eulogy by Isabella Lewis
These days feel as if they are always. Since that year, I feel I have seen everything As if through the diligent eyes of God, …
Victor Whiskey by Emily Ward
His mother laughed during labor, breathless, hair plastered to her slick forehead, and blessed his father for the cowl. He grew up in hand-me-down boots. …
Laws of Motion by Meghana Mysore
I. Every object in a state of uniform motion tends to remain in that state of motion unless an external force is applied to it. …
A Girl’s Guide to Real Life Happy Endings
If you think happy endings exist only in fairy tales, you are wrong. We non-fictitious people can have happy endings, too. and we don’t need …
PEARLS for Teen Girls, Inc.: A Chain of Inspiration
It was a brutally cold morning when I met with my friend Elizabeth Mueller for a cup of tea at the library. As we chatted, …
2014 Cast Out by Kiernan Norman
I bought mascara and cantered through it — stopping every so often to straighten up, to relevé, to turn exactly 1.8 pirouettes then stumble out …
NOT a New Year’s Resolution: How to Set Goals You Might Actually Keep
Besides one year when I made a New Year’s resolution to floss my teeth everyday (one that I am very proud to say I have …