Letter From the Editor
Editor’s Note
By Emma Wood
Fiction
Strings and a Purple Pick
By Riley Killen, Art by Eva Chen
A new friend inspires Alani to face her stage fright
Fiction
The Bush Girl
By Kana Shackelford, Art by Sage Millen
Daisy discovers a dryad in a clump of lilac bushes in her backyard
Fiction
Gooby’s Coins
By Jaxton Goertzen, Art by Nate Varga
Gooby, the first alien to attend a human school, finds a valuable coin
Fiction
Freedom
By Natalie Yue, Art by Shaivi Moparthi
A daddy longlegs braces himself for his fate after two girls find him in the shower
Memoir
Coins
By Talia Tarason, Art by Shaivi Moparthi
Viewing her great-grandpa’s coin collection, the narrator realizes the power of keepsakes
Memoir
Fond Memories
By Gabrielle McCaskill, Art by Tatum Lovely
Before moving to New York, the narrator recalls some of her favorite moments and places in Bellevue
Memoir
Who Would Win?
By Sophie Li, Art by Shaivi Moparthi
The narrator wonders what to do when a competitor lies about the outcome of a race
Poem
Spring Wakes
By Ruby Glenn
Poem
April Thoughts
By Xi Huang
Poem
In the Woods
By Evans Yaffee
Poem
The World Above
By Evans Yaffee
Poem
Spring Flowers
By Evans Yaffee
Art
Drifting Flower
By Leticia Cheng
Art
The Light of Magic
By Leticia Cheng
Art
Leading Bridge
By Hannah Francis
Art
Carnival
By Savarna Yang
Art
Fairy Home
By Sage Millen
Art
Chicken Clatter
By Ivory Vanover
Art
Alone in a Field
By Tatum Lovely
Art
Anadromous
By Sophia Zhang
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By Pearl Coogan, Art by Shaivi Moparthi
