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A Trip to Paris?

By Claire Rinterknecht, Art by Alice Guo

Published March 2, 2019

I visited the Shugakuin Imperial Villa on the last day of my trip. The garden is situated in the...
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Figadindi

By Dennis Losett

Published January 30, 2019

I began to notice a collarless brown dog that seemed to be following us as the shadows of stucco...
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Unmasked: A Collection of Short Stories

By Aditya Singh

Published January 30, 2019

Sun Blotches and Angelic Smiles Everybody in my family has different hands. Mine are light brown with weaving veins, like...
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Behind

By Christine Chang, Art by Hannah Parker

Published January 30, 2019

The fluorescent light of the classroom made it even harder to concentrate on the fine, black print that consisted of...
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The Experiment

By Julia Li, Art by Daania Sharifi

Published January 30, 2019

There is an alien among us. She has built a wall across her heart, one made of sheets so...
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Dancing in the Rain (A Novella)

by Harper Miller

Published January 3, 2019

Dear Reader, Hi! My name is Harper Miller, and I want to be an author when I grow up. I...
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The Hummingbird

by <em>4th Place in the Short Short Fiction Contest</em><br/>By Clare McDermott, Art by Daania Sharifi

Published December 6, 2018

As I walked along the trail, the wind rustled the deep-green leaves in the tall trees. I could...
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Hide-And-Seek

By Eva Juette

Published December 6, 2018

For my Opa “Faster, faster, faster!” Carlotta squealed, her eyes shining with excitement. Freja Larsen and Madeline Aaron, best...
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The Sycamore Tree

by <em>2nd Place in the Short Short Fiction Contest</em><br/>By Mira Johnson, Art by Tessa Papastergiou

Published December 5, 2018

Once upon a time, there lived a bright and cheerful sycamore tree named Triffle. Triffle was bewildered by...
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The Power of Nature

By Adam Smith

Published December 5, 2018

The water gushed from the waterfall that I could just about see and it formed a sapphire river feeding life...
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A Trip to Paris?

Story Published March 2, 2019 By Claire Rinterknecht, Art by Alice Guo

I visited the Shugakuin Imperial Villa on the last day of my trip. The garden is situated in the hills of the eastern suburbs of Kyoto. Tangerine, magenta, and gold maple leaves glided down and...
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Figadindi

Story Published January 30, 2019 By Dennis Losett

I began to notice a collarless brown dog that seemed to be following us as the shadows of stucco houses became the shadows of trees and the narrow cobblestone street faded into a packed dirt pa...
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Unmasked: A Collection of Short Stories

Story Published January 30, 2019 By Aditya Singh

Sun Blotches and Angelic Smiles Everybody in my family has different hands. Mine are light brown with weaving veins, like rivers flowing through a desert.
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Behind

Story Published January 30, 2019 By Christine Chang, Art by Hannah Parker

The fluorescent light of the classroom made it even harder to concentrate on the fine, black print that consisted of nothing but endless boredom. My mind tried to make sense of it.
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The Experiment

Story Published January 30, 2019 By Julia Li, Art by Daania Sharifi

There is an alien among us. She has built a wall across her heart, one made of sheets so thick others do not see her. Until they realize— An alien is here, an alien is here—there is the ali...
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Dancing in the Rain (A Novella)

Story Published January 3, 2019 by Harper Miller

Dear Reader, Hi! My name is Harper Miller, and I want to be an author when I grow up. I live with my very old dog, Oscar, my Mom and Dad, and my little brother, Theo (with me in the picture above), w...
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The Hummingbird

Story Published December 6, 2018 by <em>4th Place in the Short Short Fiction Contest</em><br/>By Clare McDermott, Art by Daania Sharifi

As I walked along the trail, the wind rustled the deep-green leaves in the tall trees. I could sense everything in the forest that day; the soft whispers of the tall grass, the chipmunk...
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Hide-And-Seek

Story Published December 6, 2018 By Eva Juette

For my Opa “Faster, faster, faster!” Carlotta squealed, her eyes shining with excitement. Freja Larsen and Madeline Aaron, best friends since birth, laughed at the silliness of Freja’s y...
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The Sycamore Tree

Story Published December 5, 2018 by <em>2nd Place in the Short Short Fiction Contest</em><br/>By Mira Johnson, Art by Tessa Papastergiou

Once upon a time, there lived a bright and cheerful sycamore tree named Triffle. Triffle was bewildered by the rapid riffles at the edge of the clear blue river.
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The Power of Nature

Story Published December 5, 2018 By Adam Smith

The water gushed from the waterfall that I could just about see and it formed a sapphire river feeding life itself. Dark green shrubs poked their beautiful heads out of the ground pleading with the sm...
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