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

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