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    Bull  -- creative nonfiction by Zach Pelzar
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    • Jun 18
    • 9 min

    Bull -- creative nonfiction by Zach Pelzar

    One would probably assess my fourteen year old sister’s sleep schedule and my sleep schedule as starkly contrasting. I’m an early riser...
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    Muse  --  creative nonfiction by Sophie Bourne
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    • Jun 18
    • 5 min

    Muse -- creative nonfiction by Sophie Bourne

    I never believed that I could fall in love so young, much less in love with her. I would scoff at Romeo and Juliet’s yearning for unity...
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    Becoming Carmen  --  creative nonfiction by Erin Huang
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    • Jun 18
    • 9 min

    Becoming Carmen -- creative nonfiction by Erin Huang

    I stand on the stage of Symphony Hall, my shoulders tense, like they always are. A panel of five judges, faces covered in plain blue and...
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    The Boy Who Kept His Name  -- creative nonfiction by Noah Niknejad Gilligan
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    • Jun 18
    • 6 min

    The Boy Who Kept His Name -- creative nonfiction by Noah Niknejad Gilligan

    A young boy, 9 or so years old, followed close behind as his father walked through the lobby of San Diego City Hall with a folder of...
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    Another Day  --  creative nonfiction by Keila Jalinous
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    • Jun 18
    • 4 min

    Another Day -- creative nonfiction by Keila Jalinous

    An old, stubby, glitter-shedding, sandpaper textured, bright pale-yolk colored pencil. Clumps of glitter wedged in between the cloth of...
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    Star Wars Daydreams  --  creative nonfiction by Aidan Mozayeni
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    • Jun 18
    • 3 min

    Star Wars Daydreams -- creative nonfiction by Aidan Mozayeni

    I wanted to be Anakin. I wanted Obi-Wan Kenobi to find me, just barely surviving in my desert hut. I wanted him to know I wanted to be a...
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    A Timeless Lie: You Will Be Okay  --  creative nonfiction by Claire Hubbard
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    • Jun 18
    • 4 min

    A Timeless Lie: You Will Be Okay -- creative nonfiction by Claire Hubbard

    I I rest in a plush chair, waiting for my second ultrasound of the year, and my third breast examination. The hospital has become an...
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    Fat and Other Words  --  creative nonfiction by Phoebe Thomas
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    • Jun 18
    • 5 min

    Fat and Other Words -- creative nonfiction by Phoebe Thomas

    Lunch was always a scary part of my day. Even though it was elementary school and there were assigned tables, picking the seat that I...
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    Rebellious Teenager + Writing Prompt = Angst-Filled Memoir  --  creative nonfiction by J
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    • Jun 18
    • 7 min

    Rebellious Teenager + Writing Prompt = Angst-Filled Memoir -- creative nonfiction by J

    Since birth, I’ve carried the weight of my mother’s love. It’s like a tangible object in that I experience its manifestations with my...
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    Why Must Simple Things Be So Difficult  --  creative nonfiction by Jessica Shen
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    • Jun 18
    • 6 min

    Why Must Simple Things Be So Difficult -- creative nonfiction by Jessica Shen

    How does one talk to, or even just interact with someone they barely knew? That was the question I found myself asking the first time I...
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    Rejection Letters  -- creative nonfiction by Arushi Katyal
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    • Jun 18
    • 7 min

    Rejection Letters -- creative nonfiction by Arushi Katyal

    I had just taken a shower when I got rejected by Amherst College. I was on a trip to Italy with my Latin class and the weather outside...
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    A Simple Breath  --  creative nonfiction by DAP
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    • Jun 18
    • 5 min

    A Simple Breath -- creative nonfiction by DAP

    Happening truth: I sat on my bed, grabbed my phone and scrolled through its contents for a minute or so. Moving on, I began the new book...
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    Am I not Indian Enough?  --  creative nonfiction by Shreya Prabhu
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    • Apr 30
    • 3 min

    Am I not Indian Enough? -- creative nonfiction by Shreya Prabhu

    You’re not Indian enough. The uncalled for remark jolts me out of placid daydreaming and into harsh reality, bringing back a whirlwind of...
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    Spirit Rally  -- creative nonfiction by Jerry Xia
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    • Apr 15
    • 3 min

    Spirit Rally -- creative nonfiction by Jerry Xia

    The bell announcing the end of the school day would ring in exactly 120 seconds, but by then, hopefully, I’d be zooming down Oregon Lane....
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    freshman bus stop  --  creative nonficiton by Arianna Gandhi
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    • Mar 19
    • 3 min

    freshman bus stop -- creative nonficiton by Arianna Gandhi

    At this moment, you are only sure of three things. You are fourteen, your bus is late, and your hands are numb. You think the clouds will...
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    Sunflower Skin  -- creative nonfiction by Catherine Tang
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    • Feb 14
    • 8 min

    Sunflower Skin -- creative nonfiction by Catherine Tang

    “A good heart is the sun and the moon; or, rather, the sun and not the moon, for it shines bright and never changes.” ~ William...
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    This Time, My Turn  --  creative nonfiction by Christine Shin
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    • Jan 29
    • 5 min

    This Time, My Turn -- creative nonfiction by Christine Shin

    “Does she even speak?” the kids nearby whisper to each other thinking that I can’t hear them. Or maybe they want me to hear. To respond...
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    The Pallu   --  creative nonfiction by Madhalasa Iyer
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    • Jan 15
    • 4 min

    The Pallu -- creative nonfiction by Madhalasa Iyer

    precontemplation My mom runs down the decrepit sidewalk, her bare feet tickled by the crabgrass emerging from the pavement cracks. Her...
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    Mei Guo  --  creative non-fiction by Lynn Chen
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    • Dec 18, 2021
    • 3 min

    Mei Guo -- creative non-fiction by Lynn Chen

    Sometimes, for a moment, you didn’t feel like you came from there. It’s not that you hated the place. The psychedelic Chinese...
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    Vertigo  --  creative nonfiction by Gabrielle Beck
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    • Nov 20, 2021
    • 3 min

    Vertigo -- creative nonfiction by Gabrielle Beck

    Donna Summer’s ethereal voice melted on the record player’s rusting needle while she rolled each body of flour and sugar, water and...
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