About
The Weight Journal

“The weight of this sad time we must obey,

Speak what we feel, not what we ought to say."

― William Shakespeare, King Lear

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During the height of the COVID pandemic, it was widely circulated on social media that Shakespeare composed Macbeth, Antony and Cleopatra, and King Lear in the midst of the Black Death.

Taking its title from the ending of Lear, The Weight Journal is a venue for high school students who may similarly find themselves in need of a creative outlet. Everyone has something heavy to get off their chest.

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We welcome all sorts of creative writing: poetry, slam, flash fiction, short fiction, creative non-fiction, hybrid, and whatever else you have. 

Note: The Weight Journal switched websites in June of 2025. If you had a piece published by The Weight Journal before this time and would like it to appear on this site, please contact us here.