Stories

Stories·Anna Zhao — “What’s happening?” I looked out of my bedroom window down the road outside of our apartment. Cars were driving around, in perfect rhythm, it seemed. Not a car was driving...

Stories·Lily Wu, age 12 — A Woman’s Strength and Journey Her journey begins in the violet haze of dawn enveloped in a dark cloak of mist, she breathes into her scarf looking up into the...

Stories·Naomi Ng, age 13 — A pile of smooth pebbles lies on Delia’s desk next to a crumpled velvet bag. She strokes the surface of one of the stones with her thumb. This one is...

Stories·Victoria Xu, age 10 — When the Silver Tip Dances Again Dust settled into my spine like winter into old bones. I remember when your silver tip danced across my pages, creating stories of legends...

Stories·Katherine Liu, age 6 — A Very Unhappy Valentine’s Day Flowers wilt in the winter air, Cupid shoots hate arrows making people glare Teddy bears without heads fly through the sky bouncing off the kids...

Stories·Arshia, age 15 — When The Warmth Forgot Me The snow struck my face— violent, playful— as though it hadn’t meant to sting the way it did. I longed for my blanket, for cocoa...

Stories·Ethan Chen, age 13 — Shades of meaning!She walked with wisdom, town to town,Reading colors like a turning page.Purple for justice, steady and bright,Green for hope, chasing the light.White for the strong who rise and...

Stories·Keziah Khoo, age 11 — !”#$%&'(“)*”#+(“,%&&-“.*/0″12#3+)*'”4+(“#$((.5″62$(“2*&”6$/0*”2*&”7)8(7(..”9(2:(.”2*&”7)8(“#/$*”/%#”6-“1)*#($;.”3/7&”8$/.#”

Stories·Shixi Wu, age 8 — COVER LETTER Submission Title: Home of Nature Author: Shixi Wu Age: 8 years School: Grade 2, Class 1, Future School of Chongwen, Shangcheng District, Hangzhou, China Guiding Teacher (Parent): Jianjun...

Stories·Jiya Parekh, age 10 — Resolution My name is Chenoa Arrow, meaning White Dove in my language. It has been three years since my mother contracted measles. It was only days after she got sick...