2023-2024 WRITING

Anais Sobrier

6 min

Rat Queen

Style: Narrative Statement: A sequel to Rat King. “They want us back.” “There? Where—” “What? You scared?” Vernier spit his gum...

Willis Chung

3 min

Resolution For Daddy

Style: Letter Statement: As I penned this letter to my dad, I aimed to capture our unique bond, mixing memories with hopes for the...

Misha Khairom

11 min

an excerpt

Style: Narrative Statement: The passage above is from a work in progress about a person who is extremely lazy when it comes to his...

Kiana Saadieh

13 min

The Art of Growth

Style: Narrative Statement: The more I wrote, the more I learned about myself. Every single thing I went through is what shapes me to...

Parnika N. Kamath

3 min

IIT Bombay

Style: Narrative Statement: On realizations and being grateful for the way things turn out. My hands scratch at the notebook in...

Parnika N. Kamath

1 min

strawberry altoids

Style: Narrative Statement: On persisting despite challenges and learning to brave changes to plans. 2:00 W̶a̶k̶e̶ ̶u̶p̶ Wipe drool...

Saratoga Soundings

1 min

survival

Style: Poetry Statement: Through "survival," I aim to exemplify the idea of how death is a concept that becomes more and more common as...

Navya Chawla

1 min

inadequate words, painted memories

Style: Poetry Statement: I wrote this poem to exemplify how we can't truly define ourselves. No matter how many labels exist, we cannot...

Navya Chawla

1 min

me being me

Style: Poetry Statement: I wanted to write this piece to illustrate how we can compare ourselves to one another without an end....

Evangelina Stepanchenko

1 min

Girlhood

Style: Poetry Statement: A big trend on the internet currently is "girlhood" and for me it's about growing up, maturing and finding...

Fiona Wang

1 min

How to Admit to a Crime, With Grace

Style: Poetry/humor Statement: Can we have our music stands returned to m206? Thanks. The piece is based off of Diane Burns's "Yes, You...

Parnika N. Kamath

1 min

gentle

Style: Poetry Statement: Learning to accept change, but still bring parts with you. Hide away with me In our little pocket of time...

Parnika N. Kamath

1 min

what you left for me

Style: Poetry Statement: On friends graduating. On the first week of June On a clear blue-sky day When you wake up with eagerness And...

Brad Ward

8 min

Dedicated to Nex Benedict, 2008-2024, Owasso, Oklahoma

Nex Benedict and I weren’t supposed to intersect. Not like this. As a college counselor, I visit colleges every chance I get: summers,...

Beni Mercurio

4 min

Fuori Con Un Piagnucolio

Style: Speculative Fiction Writer's Statement: "Fuori Con Piagnucolio" is a short story dedicated to the victims of war, specifically...

Florence Wei

3 min

The Best Doctor in the World

Style: Fiction Writer's Statement: N/A Under the pale light, dust particles drifted like fireflies following their tails, twisting and...

Amelia Chang

7 min

The Storyteller

Style: Speculative Fiction Writer's Statement: I wanted to write a story that really sends a message to people about the dangers of...

Andrew Wu

2 min

McAfee Theater

Style: Allegorical Narrative Writer's Statement: Whenever I did my homework, I would often stare at my walls and feel unfulfilled by my...

Maya Tian

3 min

In Between

Style: Prose Fiction Writer's Statement: I just really like writing about trains...and boats... and planes. I also really like writing...

Willis Chung

3 min

A Personification of Depression

Style: Speculative Fiction Writer's Statement: In "A Personification of Depression," I hope to shed light on the internal struggles and...

Anthony Luo

4 min

TIME and Again

Style: Fiction Writer's Statement: I explore the ways in which the menial routines of our daily lives impact us by imagining a society...

Aiden Chen

2 min

Mom

Style: Letter Writer's Statement: For my mother For My Mother To the person who has impacted my life more than any other, thank you. You...

Helen Yuan

1 min

geese on chrysanthemums

Style: Poetry Writer's Statement: For that person, who sat with me and the geese when the chrysanthemums bloomed. it doesn't matter to me...

Diya Kapoor

1 min

the big thing that lives in the sky

Style: Poetry Writer's Statement: I've always been a big fan of sunsets, the main inspiration of "the big thing that lives in the sky." I...

Parnika N. Kamath

2 min

A Love Letter For My Best Friend

Style: Poetry Writer's Statement: My best friend went through a rough time dealing with frustrating people and situations in her life and...

Sanyukta Ravishankar

1 min

a waiting day

Style: Poetry Writer's Statement: Writing this piece helped me let my emotions flow after a long day full of overthinking. one day, a...

Chloe Mantle

1 min

Green Thumb

Style: Poetry Writer's Statement: N/A my dad overwaters his plants they turn mushy and brown after a while he’s forgetful, my mom says...

Rylee Stanton

1 min

23.976 FPS

Style: Poetry Writer's Statement: This poem encapsulates the idea that enjoying the small parts of life is essential, even if it is...

Cassidy Coghlan

1 min

Lost

Style: Poetry Writer's Statement: “Lost” is a poem that I wrote to represent the daily struggle of being a forgetful, very busy person...

Navya Rao

1 min

Golden

Style: Poetry Writer's Statement: I wrote this poem about one of my closest friends. Her; the person that fills my thoughts. Thinking of...

Anais Sobrier

2 min

Style: Poetry Writer's Statement: I wrote this poem during an exercise at a writer's workshop. The goal was to keep writing and not stop...

Riley Adler

2 min

Our Everything

Style: Poetry Writer's Statement: “Our Everything” serves as an Ode to commemorate my grandfather, whose birth enabled him, my...

Aneri Shah

2 min

Ebbs and Flows

Style: Free Verse Poetry Writer's Statement: My name is Aneri Shah and I am a junior. This piece is a free verse poem about my anxiety...