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The Elements of Friendship

by Samira Trivedi Age 8

Published March 13, 2024

A trusting lion and a cautious tigress have an adventure with a sneaky snake In a deep, dark, and dense forest there lived two friends—a lion and a tigress. They had been friends since they...

Zinnia Elegans

by Marlene Dukes Age 10

Published March 13, 2024

Aster embarks on an unexpected road trip in a self-driving car San Francisco, CA Thursday, 11 a.m. Aster had been up since 6 a.m. It was summer vacation, and her mom had forgotten to book...

War and Pieces (Part II)

by Alice Pak Age 13

Published March 12, 2024

Allison’s Garden

by Allison Hansford Age 9

Published March 11, 2024

Alex and the Magical Harp

by Amrita Iyer Age 9

Published March 11, 2024

In Madagascar, a poor boy seeks music and magic for his village A long time ago, a poor boy named Alex lived in a village in Madagascar. His days were filled with boredom, as there...

You Remember

by Beatrix Mackil Age 13

Published January 3, 2024

Astrophe

by Giles Trim Age 9

Published January 3, 2024

A cat tries to avoid a trip to a fearful place I was having a lovely nap on the Flat-Bit-Where-The-Warm-Stuff-Shines when I smelled the dreaded cage of Strange Moving Enclosures and Sharp-Things- With-Wet-Stuff-in-Them-Handled-by-Tall-Tail-lesses-in-White. No. Don’t...

Valerie Li & the Library of Alexandria

by Jubilee Sung Age 12

Published January 2, 2024

A clever, determined girl builds a time machine and visits the Great Library of Alexandria Prologue Some people think I’m brave, but I think everyone is amazing by accident sometimes. Hi! I’m Valerie Li. I’m...

Growth

by Evangeline Gustavson Age 10

Published January 2, 2024

A woman gives love and life to a special plant Day 1 Dirt shoved its way into the cracks in her hands, and she watched herself bury the little mound of dirt which supposedly had...

War and Pieces (Part I)

by Alice Pak Age 13

Published January 2, 2024

Misha experiences the first signs of unrest in the Donetsk region of Ukraine Prologue Misha was the one who showed me a dove for the first time. It was early spring, that magical time of...

The Elements of Friendship

Story Age 8 Published March 13, 2024 by Samira Trivedi

A trusting lion and a cautious tigress have an adventure with a sneaky snake In a deep, dark, and dense forest there lived two friends—a lion and a tigress. They had been friends since they were cubs. They went on many adventures together. This story is about one such adventure. Lion was very trusting, but kind. Tigress, on the other hand, didn’t trust people so easily.

Zinnia Elegans

Story Age 10 Published March 13, 2024 by Marlene Dukes

Aster embarks on an unexpected road trip in a self-driving car San Francisco, CA Thursday, 11 a.m. Aster had been up since 6 a.m. It was summer vacation, and her mom had forgotten to book her in any summer camps this year. Due to this, the better parts of her days were now spent sitting alone at home and watching videos about cats on her tablet.

War and Pieces (Part II)

Story Age 13 Published March 12, 2024 by Alice Pak

This is the second installment of Alice Pak’s novella, which we will be publishing over the course of three issues. You can read the beginning of Alice’s story in our January/February issue. Chapter Two Unlike Misha, I was always a little on the more reckless side. I was two years younger than him, though sometimes it felt like six.

Allison’s Garden

Story Age 9 Published March 11, 2024 by Allison Hansford

A tribute to a young girl’s garden Leaves everywhere, big, small, short, tall. Trees that lead you to unknown places in their towering branches. Bushes that you have never seen before. Flowers so beautiful you can’t see them. The sound of birds. Bugs, small bugs with wings, old and young bugs, everywhere.

Alex and the Magical Harp

Story Age 9 Published March 11, 2024 by Amrita Iyer

In Madagascar, a poor boy seeks music and magic for his village A long time ago, a poor boy named Alex lived in a village in Madagascar. His days were filled with boredom, as there was no music where he lived. His life was limited within the boundaries of the village. Only the local storyteller, Mr. Loan, would occupy Alex and the other children with his continuous legends.

You Remember

Story Age 13 Published January 3, 2024 by Beatrix Mackil

The second-person protagonist pieces together memories of a life You know that you’re falling before you open your eyes. You are plummeting rapidly through the darkness. Nothing is around you but pure blackness, uninterrupted by color or light. You try to scream in a panic, but you can’t tell if any sound came out. The silence is too loud.

Astrophe

Story Age 9 Published January 3, 2024 by Giles Trim

Valerie Li & the Library of Alexandria

Story Age 12 Published January 2, 2024 by Jubilee Sung

Growth

Story Age 10 Published January 2, 2024 by Evangeline Gustavson

A woman gives love and life to a special plant Day 1 Dirt shoved its way into the cracks in her hands, and she watched herself bury the little mound of dirt which supposedly had life. A simple trip to her neighbor’s house and here she was. She didn’t even bother to ask what type of plant it was, whether she needed to water the seedling constantly or not.

War and Pieces (Part I)

Story Age 13 Published January 2, 2024 by Alice Pak

Misha experiences the first signs of unrest in the Donetsk region of Ukraine Prologue Misha was the one who showed me a dove for the first time. It was early spring, that magical time of year when coats and sunshine go hand in hand. Puddles of rainwater were splotched on every street, reflecting every cloud in the bluest blue sky ever like a thousand mirror shards.

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