This piece shares the story of a young woman who was influenced heavily by jazz throughout her life and details her understanding of jazz through a Black perspective
Intimate
A Bloodline’s End
A motherland and a mother yearn for the children they’ve lost.
rain
![Freda Dong](https://gwn-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/10115830/Freda-Dong.jpg)
The thoughts of a student on a rainy day.
Dios Te Bendiga
This piece started as many little stories about my grandmother’s cooking and evolved into a story about my grandmother herself and the moments when we drink hot chocolate together.
the probability of learning my lesson
There is significant evidence that shows I still haven’t learned my lesson.
Cumin Seeds
![Shreya Darji](https://gwn-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/26121353/Shreya-Darji.png)
A piece about the struggles of self-love and believing that you are enough for your culture.
Perfect Day
![Lyla Cheary](https://gwn-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/30154434/Lyla-Cheary.jpg)
A short story about the separation from my best friends.
When One Door Closes…
Marah lives a double life; she hasn’t told teachers friends or family about quitting teaching: afraid of letting them down. She struggles with the idea of starting over and stepping out of her comfort zone.
Bus Stop
![Ella Yarden](https://gwn-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/30152056/Ella-Yarden.jpg)
An excerpt of a normal NYC commute that explores the riders’ histories through their transient time on the bus.
Untitled
“语言之美: 跨越东方的心灵之旅 / 언어의 아름다움: 동방을 여행하다” (Translation: “Beauty of Language: Journey Across the East”)
The two poems celebrates the beauty of both Korean and Mandarin Chinese, languages dear to the heart of the writer. These poems serve as a love letter to the rich tapestry of linguistic exploration.
Speaking on Love, Dance & Sexism
In this episode, Girls Write Now Community Manager Emily Rigby speaks with former mentee and current mentor Samantha Isales about her piece “An Uncommon Love Story.” Fall in love with this beautiful and riveting tale of Harlemites navigating revolutionary love and regressive sexism inspired by Samantha’s experiences of home, bell hooks, and late nights in the club.
Intentional
![Megumi Jindo](https://gwn-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/10120300/Megumi-Jindo.jpg)
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.
Speaking on Writing as Therapy
![Jamilah Araf](https://gwn-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/10115728/Jamilah-Araf.jpg)
This week we’re delighted to present Mentees Dom Dawes (he/they) and Jamilah Araf (she/her) as they chat about Dom’s poem “I Am From.”
Forever & Always
![Shamu Ward](https://gwn-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/10120103/Amaya-Ward.jpg)
This short story is about my character, Princess Amantdeiylaia, who has a heart-to-heart with her lady-in-waiting and closest (and only) friend, Rhettna.