finding home

Poetry·Satya Villacorta — A rock on a cliff observes the forest through a day, finding richness in stillness as the world below bustles on.

Personal Narrative·Mia Xu — A girl who missed last year's snow savors an early morning walk with her dog through fresh snowfall, reflecting on how scarcity makes things precious.

Story·Nate Varga — A lost British soldier stumbles upon a Bedouin camp in the Arabian desert and is led to witness the rare blooming of the Queen of the Night flower, triggering memories...

Story·Miranda Yesser — A samara seed journeys on the wind through countryside and village, fearful of landing far from home, until it grows into a maple tree that can finally see its origins.

Poetry·Elijah Osmond — A snowman reflects on its first day of existence, finding joy in children's company by day and kinship with falling snow by night.

Poetry·Lucy Watkins — A morning meditation watches rain drizzle down at dawn, moving from gray darkness to pink and yellow sky, finding joy through a window.

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.

Story·Tvisha Chaswal Raj — A lonely house repeatedly modernizes itself to attract families who always leave, until it returns to its original form and finds lasting residents.

Story·Tatum Lovely — In 1826 New Mexico, ten-year-old Narna and her blind sister Lana escape their father's cruelty with their mother, finding refuge and community with relatives in a small adobe village.

Poetry·Disha Hebbar — Night unfolds through sensory details as a speaker lies in bed, transforming darkness into a symphony of moonlight, rain, wind, and the subtle fragrances of sleeping nature.