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Personal Narrative·Michael Chao, age 13 — A boy rescues two abandoned baby hummingbirds from a tennis court and raises them by hand, learning to feed and care for them until they're ready to return to the...

Poetry·Sonia Teodorescu, age 13 — Light and shadow, seasons and elements carry memories through abandoned spaces—a house no longer lived in, paths no longer walked, games no longer played.

Poetry·Blythe Davis, age 9 — A child observes how her cat's contented tiredness differs from human exhaustion and imagines a world where we could all be tired in that peaceful, satisfied way.

Poetry·Sevi Ann Stahl, age 10 — A dog named Roo races through a yard in ecstatic motion, turning corners, leaping, and becoming pure joy before skidding to a stop.

Story·Ellie Wang, age 9 — A cat named Mayhem creates a magical name-guessing game in a water glass to find a new owner after her beloved human dies, testing each person's true character.

Poetry·Autumn E. Weinreich, age 6 — A young child's rhythmic plea to a new cat, asking it to be their companion and dubbing it 'The Tuna Cat' with playful repetition.

Story·Lily Yagi, age 11 — A dog named Chocolate wakes up abandoned, searches for her owner through city and forest, becomes leader of a wolf pack, then finds her way home after 49 days.

Personal Narrative·Anusha Ranjan, age 7 — A malfunctioning air conditioner drips water into bowls and buckets, inspiring a child to create paper boats, invent ocean adventures, and sing along with the dripping sounds.

Poetry·Woody Szydlik, age 12 — A meditation on escaping into TV shows versus facing the messy reality of life, ending with the speaker choosing to walk into 'fresh, impure air.'

Poetry·Woody Szydlik, age 12 — A student calculates how to spend the six minutes before online math class, watching pedestrians replace morning birds while time takes on new meaning.