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Swirling Arabesques

by Zoe Kyriakakis, Art by Oskar Cross

Published August 22, 2020

Second place in the Fall 2019 Personal Narrative Contest with the Society of Young Inklings. A foggy bus ride home...
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Locked Out of Kindergarten

by Kateri Escober Doran, Art by Alyssa Wu

Published August 21, 2020

Winner of the Fall 2019 Personal Narrative Contest with the Society of Young Inklings. A new friendship forms after a...
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One Hop at a Time

by Sara Heller, Art by Sage Millen

Published March 20, 2020

After a bad fall shakes her confidence as a ballerina, Sara resolves to get stronger The thin black straps from...
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Alone

by Ugochinyere Agbaeze

Published February 1, 2020

“What if I’m alone forever?” the narrator wonders when her mother isn’t waiting at the bus stop Boom! Crackle! It...
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The Eclipse

By Kyle Wu

Published August 15, 2018

I walked out onto the balcony. I was barefoot and the balcony was hot, so I was jumping around. We...
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Swirling Arabesques

Memoir Published August 22, 2020 by Zoe Kyriakakis, Art by Oskar Cross

Second place in the Fall 2019 Personal Narrative Contest with the Society of Young Inklings. A foggy bus ride home invokes a dreamy state of mind The long, yellow school bus is full of noise—l...
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Locked Out of Kindergarten

Memoir Published August 21, 2020 by Kateri Escober Doran, Art by Alyssa Wu

Winner of the Fall 2019 Personal Narrative Contest with the Society of Young Inklings. A new friendship forms after a harrowing shared experience “If you’re happy and you know it, clap your ...
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One Hop at a Time

Memoir Published March 20, 2020 by Sara Heller, Art by Sage Millen

After a bad fall shakes her confidence as a ballerina, Sara resolves to get stronger The thin black straps from my leotard dug into my skin. My feet stung and ached inside my dirty, pink pointe sho...
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Alone

Memoir Published February 1, 2020 by Ugochinyere Agbaeze

“What if I’m alone forever?” the narrator wonders when her mother isn’t waiting at the bus stop Boom! Crackle! It was dark and rainy, and as the clouds cried, lightning flashed through the sk...
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The Eclipse

Memoir Published August 15, 2018 By Kyle Wu

I walked out onto the balcony. I was barefoot and the balcony was hot, so I was jumping around. We were in South Carolina to see the eclipse. My dad put a blanket on the floor so I didn’t burn my fe...
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