Ziva Ye, 9Overland Park, KS The Goal Ziva Ye, 9 I lived a happy life. I loved to roll around in the grass and laughing with the other kids at recess. I didn’t even care that my leather black-and-white pentagon patterned clothes got smothered with grass stains! My favorite subject in school was gym. Every […]
Short Stories
Quarantine Robbery, a story by Jackson Schwaeble, 10
Jackson Schwaeble, 10Magnolia, TX Quarantine Robbery Jackson Schwaeble, 10 It was a beautiful night on 347612 Crescent Street. Alex was having a nice fajita dinner when his mom spit out the news. “Honey, I’m working a double shift tomorrow at the hospital so you’ll be staying home alone.” Alex was awestruck. “Really mom? You’ve never […]
Mama’s Mask, a COVID-19 story inspired by Renoir’s Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette, by Michela You, 11
Michela You, 11Lexington, MA Mama’s Mask Michela You, 11 I was only five years old when the coronavirus started. I am now 18 and thinking back about it, thinking about Mama and the day I had tested positive. I look at my bulletin board to see the mask she made for me. Piece by piece my story […]
