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Give Me Back My Nesting Doll -- creative nonfiction by Andjela Starcevic
From the day we are born, we will slur crumbs of a language through our stubby teeth, a language of six feet of snow and ushankas we...
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- Sep 16
- 5 min
Lessons from Loneliness and a Laptop Screen -- creative nonfiction from Ella Mask
At school, I thought I had friends. We bent our heads together and checked to make sure no one could hear, swapped gossip and first kiss...
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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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- Feb 13
- 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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- 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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- 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...