Honorable Mention in the Barbie Dream Gap x Girls Write Now: Inspiring Women Writing Contest (Age 9-12 Category)
A Pain to Escape
Emotional
Excerpt from Sundown
The following is an excerpt from Sundown. The story follows the narrative of a young girl, Claire, who suffers a terrible loss after running away from home.
A Bloodline’s End
A motherland and a mother yearn for the children they’ve lost.
Spirits of Succession
After 5 years of running a company Conor Coldwell never wanted, his recreational habits surface, threatening to ruin his career and his father’s: Harvey Coldwell, one of the most feared men in business.
The Case of the Ugly Black Shoes
I looked down at the horrible, ugly shoes that graced my feet swinging slightly above the floor: my sworn enemy.
if only i could speak
if only-
orange chicken
Allow the symphonic undertones of the poem to draw you into the emotions of an intimate dinner party. How do we exist in spaces we feel driven from?
Cumin Seeds
A piece about the struggles of self-love and believing that you are enough for your culture.
Perfect Day
A short story about the separation from my best friends.
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Candles
This piece explores what home means, and the different ways it can manifest. I mainly explored how different smells can remind you of home, and what that home looks like for me.
Birds in Paradise
To the hearts that endure, the hands that hold strong, this poem is for you, Palestine. May you find peace, as vast and endless as the sky.
i’m afraid You’ll end up seeing me the way i see myself
One by one, her words vanished until there were none le–
An Angel and a Keyboard
The psych ward is more than a harsh, white, dehumanizing space in some psychological thriller. It is a place that stores life. And with life, beauty.
Intentional
Friendship fallouts are the absolute worst. These breakups can consume you like an ocean as the tides of feelings and memories come in and out. Poetry360 mentee Megumi Jindo shares her experience with one of life’s greatest heartbreaks.