YA Author Shamim Sarif Partners with Headwaters Relief Organization to Combat Human Trafficking

Human trafficking is prevalent worldwide, even in more developed countries such as the United States. Around 4 million people are trafficked each year—with 50% of trafficking victims being children—taken for forced labor or sexual exploitation. Areas that have recently suffered a natural disaster are especially vulnerable to human traffickers, and this hidden aftermath caught the […]

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December Writing Challenge: Honorable Mentions — Winona Chan, Carlie Campol, Jessica Colella-Shake, and Clara

These 100-word stories from December’s challenge were selected as Honorable Mentions. Those who completed this challenge are now encouraged to share their stories in the comments section of the “December Writing Challenge.”   Winona Chan 18 Philippines Stepping Out of Your Snow Globe Speri loved living in her snow globe. She loved the eternal winter […]

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Our Beautiful Stories

Stories are all around us. Television series, movies, plays, fables, and books are only a few examples of how stories collide with our lives every day. I’ve noticed that many of my older-souled relatives get a kick out of talking about their younger years, and most of those aged stories sound like they could be fictional. […]

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October Writing Challenge: Honorable Mentions — Grace Dearing, Tara Brown, Alyssa Jett Chaney, and Alicia Arellano

These entries from October’s challenge were selected as Honorable Mentions. Those who completed this challenge are now encouraged to share their stories in the comments section of the “October Writing Challenge.”     Grace Dearing 16 USA The Door of False Hope For as long as Emilee could remember, the door at the top of […]

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I Am by Priya Rinkus

I am the girl who draws stories from thin air I ponder the line between fantasy and reality I hear the whisper of the air and the soft voices contorted between two realities I see the golden mist, nonexistent but in the eyes of youth I wish to emerge from the cold darkness of reality […]

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