This piece was born during an eight-minute freewrite—a ritual at the beginning of our pair sessions.
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Kaitlyn Yang
Kaitlyn Yang is a senior in high school, and a fourth-year mentee at Girls Write Now. A lifelong city girl, Kaitlyn enjoys competitive fencing, editing her school newspaper and baking double-chocolate brownies. She loves to write poetry and short stories, and hopes to one day become a published author.
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Sweetness
I wanted to explore the little dialogues we have with ourselves when the parts of us wanting to grow up conflict with those that feel lost, scared, and alone.
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Raspberry Heart
“Raspberry Heart” reflects the reality our world may soon face—a world in which technology replaces human emotions and connection.