An Interview Podcast
Speaking in First Draft
Season 4 Debuts on March 4th!
First released in September 2023, members of the Girls Write Now community share a draft of one of their works in progress and discuss both the writing process and what creative expression looks like to them. Listeners will have the opportunity to engage with the inner machinations and perspectives of writers, producers, and artists from a diversity of episodes and stories.
Listen to Speaking in First Draft
Listen to Speaking in First Draft
butterfly
“Butterfly” is about change, more specifically the changes of being a woman. I discuss my personal experience and it’s struggles.
Episode 5: Educational Equity in Action — Building Voice, Confidence & Community
In this episode of The Vision Lab: Youth Voices for Change, Lead Incubator Mentee Ayushree Dahal speaks with AnnMarie, Founder
Episode 4: Finding Hope Outdoors: Nature Journaling, Teen Wellness, and Turning Ideas into Impact
*Trigger Warning: there are mentions of teenage suicide in this podcast* In this episode of The Vision Lab: Youth Voices
American Education
This poem is one of my strongest poems that I have written. I truly hope that my message is spread and leads to change in our world.
“i remember.”
Sometimes, the hardest thing to do is to be honesta contigo misma y remember the journey that you've embarked on that has created the version of you that is difficult to accept en el espejo.
Perfect Day
A short story about the separation from my best friends.
The Seersucker Man
A jaded seer and a dorky history student solve supernatural mysteries in their swanky apartment building… that used to be a sanitarium. Their first case is a mysterious spirit dressed in seersucker.
Episode 3: Inequality in Education: How Music, Books, and Language Make Community Strong
In Episode 3 of The Vision Lab: Youth Voices for Change, Lead Incubator mentee Joi Ysabella Carla Salvino talks with Lourdes Macias, a rising sophomore at a New York college studying international relations, about who gets access to education in the U.S. and abroad. Their conversation turns to what communities already have—the music they make, the books they share, the language they speak—and how those become tools for closing the gap.
Powerless
"Powerless" was inspired by the recent Los Angeles fires that directly affected myself and my community. Through this piece, I share the pain, chaos, and hope that illuminated from the event.
My Apple Pie
It is a heartwarming story of making a baked good with love, with a family member you love.
