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The Violin Lady

by Eleazar Reiner Age 12

Published December 27, 2022

The woman had always been there, it seemed from the beginning of eternity, or at least as long as my...
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The Discovery

by Nate Varga Age 13

Published November 21, 2022

The evening sky—infused with soft pink and purple hues of twilight from the last dying rays of the sun—was beginning...
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Inside Mr. Vinden’s Library

by Hadley Taylor Age 12

Published November 21, 2022

Mr. Vinden didn’t enjoy houseguests. Mr. Vinden didn’t like people in general—but houseguests were particularly bad. Today was one of...
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Snow Day

by Emily Chang Age 13

Published November 19, 2022

A year after the snow day that changed her life forever, Anna finds a wounded bird On Tuesday morning, a...
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The Little Christmas Tree

by Celia Chen Age 10

Published October 25, 2022

Once upon a peaceful time, there was a little Christmas tree. He wasn’t that much different from the other fir...
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The House

by Tvisha Chaswal Raj Age 9

Published October 15, 2022

Once upon a time there was a lonely house. It had not always been lonely. The house had become very...
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Under the New Mexico Sky

by Tatum Lovely Age 12

Published October 15, 2022

“En las cimas de las montañas al norte . . . on the peaks of the mountains to the north...
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The Note

by Olivia Lee Age 10

Published September 22, 2022

The path that led to the tree went zigzag, but it wasn’t very long. It had slight curves with small...
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Now Is the Time

by Lindsay Gale Age 9

Published September 22, 2022

My hands smoothed out the rose-colored dress I was wearing. The car hummed underneath me. We passed skyscrapers and other...
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Little Writer Boy

by Jonah Christiansen-Barker Age 13

Published June 1, 2022

A young boy spends his days sitting in an alley, writing Long ago, far across the open sea, lived a...
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The Violin Lady

Story Age 12 Published December 27, 2022 by Eleazar Reiner

The woman had always been there, it seemed from the beginning of eternity, or at least as long as my eight years of memory could recall. Though Mama said she remembered her from when she was my age.
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The Discovery

Story Age 13 Published November 21, 2022 by Nate Varga

The evening sky—infused with soft pink and purple hues of twilight from the last dying rays of the sun—was beginning to darken, and a silvery, pale crescent moon was emerging, along with the first...
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Inside Mr. Vinden’s Library

Story Age 12 Published November 21, 2022 by Hadley Taylor

Mr. Vinden didn’t enjoy houseguests. Mr. Vinden didn’t like people in general—but houseguests were particularly bad. Today was one of the dreaded days that he would have a houseguest.
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Snow Day

Story Age 13 Published November 19, 2022 by Emily Chang

A year after the snow day that changed her life forever, Anna finds a wounded bird On Tuesday morning, a sheath of crystalline white over the bedroom window obstructed Anna’s view of anything els...
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The Little Christmas Tree

Story Age 10 Published October 25, 2022 by Celia Chen

Once upon a peaceful time, there was a little Christmas tree. He wasn’t that much different from the other fir trees on the little mountainside. Day by day he stood there soaking in the golden beams...
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The House

Story Age 9 Published October 15, 2022 by Tvisha Chaswal Raj

Once upon a time there was a lonely house. It had not always been lonely. The house had become very unmodern after all the years. On one fine morning the house thought, Why don’t I become modern?
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Under the New Mexico Sky

Story Age 12 Published October 15, 2022 by Tatum Lovely

“En las cimas de las montañas al norte . . . on the peaks of the mountains to the north . . . crecen flores pequeñas . . . small flowers grow . . . bajo el mismo cielo que nosotros conocemos . . .
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The Note

Story Age 10 Published September 22, 2022 by Olivia Lee

The path that led to the tree went zigzag, but it wasn’t very long. It had slight curves with small bumps. It was like a stone platform, with barely any cracks.
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Now Is the Time

Story Age 9 Published September 22, 2022 by Lindsay Gale

My hands smoothed out the rose-colored dress I was wearing. The car hummed underneath me. We passed skyscrapers and other cars. I unfolded the music sheet, which was wrinkled and slightly ripped from ...
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Little Writer Boy

Story Age 13 Published June 1, 2022 by Jonah Christiansen-Barker

A young boy spends his days sitting in an alley, writing Long ago, far across the open sea, lived a little writer boy. Young Little Writer Boy would march through town, his red notebook at his side...
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