In the Amazon Rain forest of South America, Larry witnesses his friends get maliciously kidnapped. After the incident, Larry is determined to rescue them and bring his friends back home.
Humorous
From the Ancient Diary of an Unwilling Globetrotter
SHANGQIU, CHINA- 1294, a year of new promises and renewed ambition, but life is far from perfect for Zhao. What happens when her worst dream comes true- traveling across the infamous Silk Road?
The Complete Absolute Ultimate Total Undeniable Truth
Some people may see cats as being rude or disobedient and think that they’re the inferior pet. I feel the opposite.
The Terror of Obesity
Content Warning: Body Shaming, Fatphobia, Disordered Eating
Excerpted from a longer essay. Inspired by the hilarious Samantha Irby’s “The Terror of Love”
How to Celebrate Thanksgiving and Thanksgiving Alone!
There is an abundance of holiday dinner how-to guides. We’ve created the ultimate step by step guide for the best Thanksgiving (a.k.a. a preparation for Christmas).
How to Play: Bedtime
Bedtime’s a sport played around the globe by overzealous students who fret over getting enough rest—you can call it the sport that never sleeps.
Speaking on Following the Script
In this final episode of Speaking in First Draft Season One, Mentee Justine Ramirez and Mentor Viviana Leo engage in a conversation about authentic representation of humanity in scriptwriting, the importance of planning and discipline in your craft, and the struggles with getting others to read your work. Join in on the laughs and enjoy this lighthearted conversation between two amazing storytellers.
Call Me Crazy
A parody of “Call Me Maybe” by Carly Rae Jepsen.
Speaking on Queer Boricua YA Fauxmance and Family
For episode 6 of Speaking in First Draft, Mentee Jamilah Araf interviews Mentor Elle Gonzalez Rose about her debut novel Caught in a Bad Fauxmance.
Speaking on Brushing Up on Your Comedy (Literally)
In this episode, you’ll hear Mentor Tracy Morin, a magazine writer and editor, talk with Mentee Ava Fung, a high schooler from New York City, about her humorous non-fiction piece, “Toothache.”
Speaking on Being ‘Virus Overachievers’
In the very first episode of “Speaking In First Draft,” host Kathryn Destin interviews Mentor Martina Clark about the first draft of her memoir and audiobook “My Unexpected Life: an international memoir of two pandemics, HIV and COVID-19.”
Resigned Lockheart
“What?! What do you mean I’m of royalty?”
There was me, in a tank top and jeans being accused of having some type of royalty blood in, I would not even fit being of royalty.
Conversations
I am shy. I don’t seem like the shy type with my friends because I’m the loud one. But when I talk to someone who doesn’t know how I tick, I act like I’m listening while I am melting inside.
(Almost) Bananas
A letter of thanks meets an inner reflection of taught and inherited values in this short essay.
Fangirl
Being a fangirl can be quite embarrassing. Has being a fangirl helped shape who you are?