I always took my citizenship status for granted. I never questioned my privilege until I saw someone around my age in the same situation my parents were once in.
Nonfiction
Realizations
This feeling will stay with me for a while, but I am satisfied with where I am with it.
The vision of college in the present vs. in four years
As college application season came to an end, the Girls Write Now financial workshop helped me choose which college is best for me.
One Moment, Two Perspectives
For our submission, we chose to take a picture everyday (6:30 PM EST and 5:30 PM CST) of whatever was around us at the time. One moment, two perspectives.
Childhood Lost
Most people’s childhood memories are sacred. Mine are lost.
(Almost) Bananas
A letter of thanks meets an inner reflection of taught and inherited values in this short essay.
Sonder
Sonder is one of those weird feelings you experienced but couldn’t put a name too. Sonder is the realization that every random person is living a life as complex and vivid as your own.
How Data Science is Shifting the World of Publishing
Data science is everywhere; I learn about it in class, I read it on the news, and I experience it while surfing the web. But how does data science intersect with writing and publishing?
Fangirl
Being a fangirl can be quite embarrassing. Has being a fangirl helped shape who you are?
three generations of women: side by side
We wanted to present our generational stories to look for connections across various women’s experiences throughout time. We compared the expectations our society imposed on women in our families, including traditions, female stereotypes, and norms.
Does everyone really know what’s healthy?
The reality of the low-income areas in which healthier foods aren’t accessible
Writer in the dark
Before I found writing, I was lost. After that, I was found.
Under Water
Some moments never stuck, others are vividly blazed. These are memories are stained-covered with tears, laughter and my heart. Invaluable and reflected across page.
College Essay
An insight into a journey of communication and the challenges that come with it.
Confinements of Society
This is a college essay about diversity, confinement and the upbringing within a small, narrow-minded community.