Listen to Spencer George, Kat Jagai, and Richelle Szypulski talk about the creation of Girls Write Now On the Art of the Craft and respond to a prompt from the book.
Empowering
10 Personal Commandments of Joy Hopepunk Anakis
There was a poetry writing prompt online to write your “10 personal commandments.” I wrote the 10 personal commandments of my D&D character.
Obodo m, My Country
This poem invites you on a journey into a piece of my identity and culture.
A Foreshadowed Understanding
People often struggle with their genders growing up. Most grow out—or, rather—into their pre-established identities. I didn’t.
Did You Find Out Something New Today?
Discovering some truths about history that are not in our history books.
She’s a 7.8
They were silent. I felt strong.
Time
Sometimes, everything we want is on the other side of fear. Time waits for no man, but that doesn’t mean we must always try to race against it.
The Recipe
Uplifting yet grounded, explore a euphoric reality bound by light and positivity instead of oppression and resistance.
Dear ‘M’
I thought I needed you, but in the end, I know you needed me.
Dear Tammy
After a heated argument, two best friends lose contact. After seven years, one of them sends the other a letter for her birthday.
Mollye
An excerpt from a speculative short novel about Mollye, a rebellious girl who is part of the Bergmann family, ruled by an all-powerful Mother, who finally shows Mollye just how alike their powers truly are.
Crown of Thorns
Nadia’s set to take over the throne her father’s prepared her for her entire life. But what if everything she thought she knew, including who she is, was a lie?
My Names
Growing up, I would use any name except my own. It was partly because I didn’t feel worthy of my full name, Emanuelle, and partly because I didn’t like my nickname, Emmie. Eventually, I grew.
Freedom through the pages
Finding a breakthrough in the form of writing. Looking up to other writers that have inspired me to no longer allow myself to drown in my own mindless thoughts.
Starman
A story about martians, but mostly, about humanity.