wonder

Poetry·Sage Surra — Fish rise from waters across the world to sing cosmic songs of life, death, and connection, pausing Earth's rotation and revealing the universe's vastness.

Poetry·Xi Huang — Fragmented observations from a desk window capture April's blooming world through colors, birds, and flowers in stream-of-consciousness style.

Poetry·Holly Jane Doyle — A walk through winter woods reveals tiny mushrooms listening to every sound — from robins hopping to rooks cawing to human footsteps.

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.

Story·Abigail Sun — Two girls building a snowman discover that many light snowflakes together become surprisingly heavy, then their creation magically waves at them.

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.

Poetry·Eily A. Chiu, age 9 — A child greets morning in a garden filled with roosters, geese, flowers, and a brook, experiencing each element as a gift from the natural world.

Poetry·Eva Denne, age 9 — A young poet imagines a circus where clowns juggle cookies, lions jump through donuts, and magic makes everything disappear.

Personal Narrative·Noa McCarter, age 8 — After hitting his first double, a boy finds a rare goldfinch feather, loses it, then recovers it days later for his collection.

Story·Eileen Yoo, age 12 — A girl follows a mysterious fox with blue eyes through the forest at midnight to discover a magical meadow where animals can communicate.