2023-2024 WRITING

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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...

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

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...