November 2022

Artwork·Tatum Lovely

Poetry·Svitra Rajkumar — A poem observes how a duck's serenity triggers envy, then flips perspective to reveal the observer as the ugly duckling and the duck as the swan.

Artwork·Laura Hu

Personal Narrative·Mengxin Sun — Seven-year-old stuck on a water slide at Great Wolf Lodge faces her fear of darkness and devises a solution to get the raft moving again.

Poetry·Nova Macknik-Conde — During a car ride to a new home, a child imagines creating an elaborate roof garden filled with flowers, vegetables, and herbs.

Poetry·Nova Macknik-Conde — A cascade of philosophical questions triggered by Turner's painting 'The Banks of the Loire' spirals from consciousness to existence itself, returning to the painting's contemplative figure.

Artwork·Oliver DeFrancesco

Story·Lila Mackenzie — A girl discovers that a strange hotel transforms based on whether you wear special glasses, revealing hidden realities including her trapped mother.

Artwork·Sage Millen

Artwork·Selene Wong