In this piece, I stumble across the wonders of natural hair and after, try to convince my mother to let me go natural.
Video & Visual Arts
We Slink into the Wilderness
This piece chronicles a drive upstate across the Taconic, feeling each bend in the road, looking for familiar trees out of my window.
The Mysterious Reappearance of Princess Amantdeiylaia, an Excerpt
The excerpt is about an alien princess who is ostracized from the outside world and is forced to be isolated by her controlling grandmother.
The Pearl Of My Eye
After finding her grandmother’s pearl necklace, Roman’s life seems to turn upside down. Given the chance to fix everything, will she make it in just the nick of time, or remain stuck forever?
Leading Teen Volunteers to Professional Development & Teen Agency
How does one develop an excellent, engaging, and rewarding teen volunteer program? Let me show you. This presentation covers everything you need to know. (Made for librarians, but adaptable to anyone.)
Letter of Recommendation: Rice Cookers
There is no kitchen appliance more magical than a rice cooker. Compact, electric and brimming with tasty grains, it holds a special place in our hearts. Here, we pay tribute to the rice cooker.
American Mothers
‘American Mothers’ is a graphic novel that explores the duality of our identities as hyphenated Americans through the stories of our mothers.
Untold Expectations
There’s an untold story behind every woman.
Matched With A Click
‘Matched With A Click’ is a zine on the theme of online dating, with original poems, photography, artwork and elements of memoir and interview.
Between the Text
Between the Text By Rachel Kelly & Lauren Kiel In this short film, Adelaide is faced with Amelia and Charlotte who both want Adelaide to help them with their problems.…
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Kat and Lucia are a mentor and mentee pair of short girls living in NYC. They may be little, but they’re loud in a conversation about body image and self-confidence.
music makers
This poem is about society’s shared desire for escape and comfort in a mundane yet chaotic world.
Validation
Validation explores a love-hate intimate relationship that battles with self-love.
El Dorado Vintage Shop
This multimedia piece was a collaboration between Tingting and myself. Accompanied with the nostalgic pictures of our childhoods are a series of short stories.
‘The Sun Will Guide Us,’ An Excerpt
This is an excerpt from our Cinderella-inspired YA fantasy novel. In this scene, the two protagonists meet for the first time but they each have different motivations for their meeting.