Letter From the Editor
Editor’s Note
By Emma Wood
Fiction
The Serenity of the Simple Inquiry
By Ella Yamamura, Art by Sage Millen
Ms. Lavender asked a simple question—why can’t Dawn answer it?
Fiction
Meet Through News
By Olivia Rhee, Art by Jena Kim
Inspired by an unexpected discovery, Rosin decides to create her own newspaper
Fiction
Cinka Times Two
By Rose Fischer, Art by Paige Bean
Cinka’s birthday wish is granted—in a very peculiar way
Fiction
Tales of Regret
By Analise Braddock
A collection of enigmatic fables
Fiction
Death by Kickball
By Lucy Laird
Time slows to a crawl as Elenora wonders if she will make it out of a game of kickball alive
Memoir
The Pages I Feared
By Norah Grigoresco, Art by Jeremy Nohrnberg
After moving back to New York from Chile, where she spoke Spanish in school, the narrator struggles to adjust
Memoir
Story
By Asher Jenvey, Art by Anya Geist
Asher writes about his difficulty finding a supportive, safe school environment
Poems
Poetry-Sense-of-Place
Simple
By Adele Stamenov, Art by Adele Stamenov
Poems
Poetry-Nature
The Dew Drop
By Esther Hay, Art by Grace Williams
Art
My Life
By Yincheng Qian
Art
Underwater
By Claire Lu
Art
Climbing Bark
By Jeremy Nohrnberg
Art
Happy Place
By Adele Stamenov
Art
Tree and Sky
By Djin Thornton
Art
Flower
By Grace Williams
