Letter From the Editor
Editor’s Note
By Emma Wood
Fiction
The Mourning Dove
By Meital Fried, Art by Ashley Jun
The narrator and her mothers try to come to terms with some terrible news
Fiction
The Secret Society
By Chloe Leng, Art by Sabrina Lu
Twenty years in the future, an orphan boy tries to find his place in a world permanently altered by COVID-19
Fiction
I Wish . . .
By Michelle Byers, Art by Ashley Jun
A mother and a son, separately regretting the way they’ve treated each other in the past, wish to make things right
Memoir
The Day the Sky was Orange
By Raya Ilieva, Art by Anna Weinberg
When will our world go back to normal?” the narrator wondered, as smoke blanketed the California sky during the pandemic
Memoir
Gentle Hands
By Michelle Wang
It’s Michelle’s first day of school, and all she wants is to be in bed at home, with the familiar sound of Chinese filling the air
Memoir
The Read Aloud
By Sophia Hammond, Art by Ashley Jun
When the writer struggled with reading, it seemed like everyone was willing to help her improve except her teacher
Poem
How to Share an Apricot
By Emma Catherine Hoff
Poem
Dear Friend
By Emma Catherine Hoff
Poem
My Eyes Stretch
By Avery Lakomy
Poem
Name
By Tessa Hsieh Schumacher
Poem
Waterfall
By Jillian Carmel
Poem
Northern Lights
By Raeha Khazanchi
Art
Monochrome
By Ashley Jun
Art
Looking Up
By Anna Weinberg
Art
A Divided World
By Sabrina Lu
Art
The Blue Below
By Sage Millen
Art
Waterdrop
By Ashley Jun
Art
Love Sculpture
By Penny Gottesman
Art
Two Weavers
By Madeline Cleveland
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