Emily Collins, 12 (Morgantown, WV) Music to the Ears Emily Collins, 12 One year, two months, and eight days. Is that really how long it’s been? Amber wondered, slipping her slender right foot into the early morning grass. Wet with dew and blowing in the wind, the grass felt like the ocean. She glided her […]
Stories
Spring Will Not Die: a short play
Characters The King: A dictator, angry, cold, insensitive Thaer: The revolutionary, a young driven, impatient dreamer of freedom. Passionate with his people, tough with his enemies. Khaled: a young man, hesitant but quietly driven. Maria: A very strong young woman, who impacts the people around her in a powerful way. Lara: Hesitant, always afraid. Rama: […]
Climate Change stories from our 2019 Podcast Contest: “No Longer Blue,” by Olivia Park, 12
https://soundcloud.com/user-28081890/no-longer-blue/s-3Ks0r I walked back and forth in my room, looking out at skies that were no longer blue. The television droned on. “Oxygen levels are steadily decreasing, and oxygen costs are higher than ever. On to today’s weather, in New Delhi, 679 micrograms of PM 2.5 and high temperatures of . . .” I laughed, […]
