Letter From the Editor
Editor’s Note
By Emma Wood
Fiction
Under the New Mexico Sky
By Tatum Lovely, Art by Leticia Cheng
It is the year 1826, and Narna dreams of a better life away from her demanding father
Fiction
The House
By Tvisha Chaswal Raj, Art by Selene Wong
A lonely, empty house does everything it can to attract new occupants
Fiction
The Escalofriante Hotel
By Lila Mackenzie, Art by Sage Millen
Winnie and her mom check into a hotel where all is not as it seems
Fiction
Thunder
By Sophie Daniel, Art by Tatum Lovely
A violent thunderstorm shakes Leanne to her core
Memoir
Trapped
By Mengxin Sun, Art by Tutu Lin
Stuck on a ride at an indoor water park, the narrator panics
Memoir
Love Language
By Marti Wong, Art by Brook Taintor
The writer recalls two different moments when she and her grandparents connected, despite a large cultural and linguistic gap
Poem
Arrival
By Mia Ella Antonio, Art by Brook Taintor
Poem
Questions about The Banks of the Loire
By Nova Macknik-Conde, Art by Oliver DeFrancesco
Poem
Rainy Night
By Lucy Watkins
Poem
Rainy Dawn
By Lucy Watkins, Art by Tatum Lovely
Poem
Perspective
By Svitra Rajkumar, Art by Laura Hu
Poem
Hairs
By Zaid Nazif, Art by Tutu Lin
Poem
Silver Swirl
By Alice Robinson-McVety, Art by Ethan Zhang
Art
Sitting in Nature
By Leticia Cheng
Art
Meadow
By Brook Taintor
Art
Rustic Cottage
By Selene Wong
Art
The Sunset
By Oliver DeFrancesco
Art
Rainbow Duck
By Laura Hu
Art
Light from Behind
By Tatum Lovely
Art
Pears and Wine
By Brook Taintor
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