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Lost Land

by Mason Li

Published August 5, 2022

Unseen, seen, unseen.Blink and it will disappear.In cover it waitsfor no one knows what.Lost in the mid-Pacific,traps protect the jewel,never...
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Chinese Test

by Mason Li Age 8

Published June 1, 2022

For Mason, a Chinese test feels like an odyssey It is time for the Chinese test to begin. I pick...
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Apples, a poem by Mason, 9

by Mason Li

Published February 16, 2022

Apples A sweet fruit, round like a ball. Pieces split with a slice of a knife. Pushing and shoving, hands...
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Peace, a Poem for our Veterans, by Mason Li

by Mason Li Age 8

Published November 11, 2021

We see the words on veterans’ graves - all powerful, all dark, nothing left, no heart, winners or losers -...
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The Thrilling Race, by Mason Li

by Mason Li Age 8

Published July 26, 2021

I woke up on a hot sunny day, looking up at the ceiling. ”It’s time," I said to myself, “triathlon...
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Lost Land

Post Published August 5, 2022 by Mason Li

Unseen, seen, unseen.Blink and it will disappear.In cover it waitsfor no one knows what.Lost in the mid-Pacific,traps protect the jewel,never to be found.Only the past may revealSecrets of the lost.
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Chinese Test

Memoir Age 8 Published June 1, 2022 by Mason Li

For Mason, a Chinese test feels like an odyssey It is time for the Chinese test to begin. I pick up my pencil, and focusedness is on my face as I write.
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Apples, a poem by Mason, 9

Post Published February 16, 2022 by Mason Li

Apples A sweet fruit, round like a ball. Pieces split with a slice of a knife. Pushing and shoving, hands start to reach for the slices. Long after the apples are finished, a slice lies forgotten ...
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Peace, a Poem for our Veterans, by Mason Li

Post Age 8 Published November 11, 2021 by Mason Li

We see the words on veterans’ graves - all powerful, all dark, nothing left, no heart, winners or losers - don’t care - both in the dark. Only left behind are their bodies, filled with p...
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The Thrilling Race, by Mason Li

Post Age 8 Published July 26, 2021 by Mason Li

I woke up on a hot sunny day, looking up at the ceiling. ”It’s time," I said to myself, “triathlon time.” I got out of my bed thinking, "triathlon.
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