2022-2023 WRITING

My Ten Spoons

Style: N/A Statement: N/A “Now spend this money wisely.” I hear my mother say As she hands me 60 dollars in preparation for the day Where...

Kyle Olson

1 min read

Across the Desert Expanse

Style: villanelle Statement: I wanted to explore a different style of poetry than I would normally write, something more constrained - so...

Layla Proffitt

1 min read

be my sun

Style: Free verse Statement: "be my sun" was inspired after reading several love poems expressing one's love in a personified way. The...

Jane Lee

1 min read

Rainy Days

Style: Fiction Statement: N/A You’re sitting on a cold bench, slightly shivering in a skin tight jacket, which, unfortunately, was soaked...

Aneri Shah

3 min read

knock knock

Style: N/A Statement: This short story is one of three vignettes which explore brief moments in my life, capturing an overarching theme...

Anthony Luo

4 min read

Stay

Style: n/a Statement: n/a People frequently come and go. We were little kids joyfully playing monkey bars, foursquare, and hopscotch. And...

Christina Chang

1 min read

One Dance

Style: n/a Statement: n/a His eyes are open wide Now he shuts them tight He bows his head down And listens to the feet shuffling across...

Dhilon Prasad

1 min read

white light

Style: n/a Statement: n/a there’s a monster in my body who wears my face, but it’s not mine. it can’t be mine. there’s something...

Joanne Zhang

1 min read

Ace

Style: n/a Statement: n/a The dealer deftly spreads her cards out wide and flicks them into a pile. Is that an ace I see? She deals the...

Dyne Lee

1 min read

Permanence

Style: n/a Statement: n/a “You who read me, are you sure of understanding my language?” — Jorge Luis Borges, “The Library of Babel” They...

Dyne Lee

1 min read

Brianna

Style: n/a Statement: n/a I did not go gently— Even when their blades fell like lightning strikes into my chest, searing wind rushing...

Adam Xu

1 min read

Rain Blocker

For this I messed with dual meanings and imagery for potential things that could be a rain blocker.

Aiden Ye

1 min read

Hear Nature Calling

This is a poem about my own experiences with hiking and being in nature in general, something I find super calming and peaceful.

Jonny Luo

2 min read

How Are You

I depict the pressure of feeling like you always need to be okay.

Christina Chang

2 min read

Curiosity Killed the Cat

My curiosity and ambition to try new things have been both my greatest strength and greatest weakness.

Christina Chang

1 min read

The Adventures of One Unnamed Gent and His Associated Investigations

This short story satirizes philosophical texts and horror stories to the end of an amusing effect.

Parav Manney

7 min read

ophelia, drowning

"ophelia, drowning" is a poem first inspired by the realization that the name Ophelia, from Shakespeare's Hamlet, sounds like "O, filia."

Dyne Lee

1 min read

When the Drifts Take the Dandelions

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Arnav Swamy

2 min read

My Playground

"My Playground" is a poem that introduces the idea that my backyard is my home.

Vivian Lei

1 min read

Red Winter

I experimented with sensory images, repetition, and symbolism to evoke the building itch of anticipation that is used to grip me.

Anais Sobrier

11 min read

Phoenix

I am now a completely different person, rising from the ashes of my past self, like a phoenix.

Simarya Ahuja

1 min read

A Composition of Haikus

I wanted to capture the essence of nature through its destructive elements, its different forms, and its beauty.

Dhilon Prasad

1 min read

Rat King

This piece is inspired by the phenomenon of a collection of rats whose tails are bound or tied together by entangled material.

Anais Sobrier

4 min read

They Sold Her Arms And Legs

This short story was originally written for a collection of vignettes, inspired by a common theme of muffled disappointment.

Florence Hu

3 min read

Sedatephobia

This poem is centered on the ways in which we submerge ourselves in distractions to avoid our spiraling thoughts, from music to television.

Vivian Wang

2 min read

an ode to the miscellaneous stuffed animals stowed in my cheetah-print hamper

Stuffed animals are reminders of fond memories, tokens of the past. This is an appreciation for childhood and a reflection on growing older.

Eva Ruemmler

1 min read

self portrait as the present inside the amazon box that says fragile

I originally wrote “Self Portrait” as a way for me to express the idea of a younger adult becoming independent and in awe of growing up.

Jane Lee

1 min read

Green-Blue Unified

I wanted to comment on the feeling of being watched, of brief and impersonal connections only preserved by a split-second photograph.

Layla Proffitt

2 min read

His Last Song

I believe that music, especially from the piano, is an alluring, unbreakable treasure that tells stories without words.

Emma Fung

2 min read

First Day of School

This piece was additionally authored by Dhilon Prasad and William Cao.

Nikhil Mathihalli

1 min read

The Boy With Many Faces

When you're neurodivergent it feels like nobody is able to understand you, that everyone is forming relationships and you're left to watch.

Jex Popov

2 min read

Curiosity

I wrote this after a fight with my little sister when I felt slightly jealous of her. I still and would always hold a great love for her.

Florence Wei

2 min read

All I Want For Christmas

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Adam Xu

2 min read

After The Father

No statement available.

Anamika Anand

4 min read

Intoxicated

If something feels wrong, hesitating will do more harm than reaching out. Depression does not discriminate.

Leyna Chan

2 min read

Quarter-Life Crisis

No statement available.

Sarah Thomas

5 min read

Pressure

I wanted to express how hard it can be when you are struggling with school and compare yourself to the people around you.

Kylee O'Brien

1 min read

Something Waiting

It's best to focus on the memories one can make now. Some memories remain forgotten, but days of sunshine are always something to wait for.

Florence Wei

3 min read