Letter From the Editor
Editor’s Note
By Emma Wood
Fiction
Animals
Yellowstone, a Fresh Start
By Emily Carver, Art by Sage Millen
When Ruby, a wolf, gets separated from her pack, she must find a new one—or survive on her own
Fiction
Animals
The Schnitzelbird
By Elaina Heinitz, Art by Hanna Gustafson
Life in a small town is disrupted when a special bird disappears
Memoir
Locked Out of Kindergarten
By Kateri Escober Doran, Art by Alyssa Wu
A new friendship forms after a harrowing shared experience
Memoir
Swirling Arabesques
By Zoe Kyriakakis, Art by Oskar Cross
A foggy bus ride home invokes a dreamy state of mind
Memoir
Gratitude
By Alicia Xin, Art by Claire Jiang
A summer in rural China teaches the narrator not to take her life for granted
Art
Woodsy Owl
By Paige Smith
Art
Self Portrait
By Alyssa Wu
Art
Rainbow Lake
By Sage Millen
Art
McArthur Lights
By Oskar Cross
Art
A Man’s Friend
By Hanna Gustafson
Art
Wrinkles
By Claire Jiang
Art
Pottery
By Rithvi Bellamkonda
