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"Three questions with photographer Viktoria Tekielak" by Jessica Wang
1. What inspires you to pursue photography? What motivates me to take photos is capturing the beautiful essence of nature. Personally for...
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Jul 21, 20212 min read
"Five questions with the artist Sameera Parveen" by Jessica Wang
Sameera Parveen is a 13y/o, middle school girl. She is a self taught artist and her aim is to use minimal art supplies yet create the...
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Jul 16, 20212 min read
"DECONSTRUCTING THE COMPETITION OF READING" by Holly Zijderveld
If you’re anything like me, you’ve got approximately one-hundred books sitting on your bookshelf, unread. You’ve logged them all on...
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Jul 14, 20213 min read
"How Being a Bicultural Teen Means You’re from Everywhere –– but Also, from Nowhere" by Tula Singer
When I was thirteen, I finally realized that I would never have the answer to the constant where are you froms that hunt me from every...
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Jul 12, 20214 min read
"Lookism: The Unsung Prejudice" by Danielle Kim
“Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder” is a saying that many people know. But is beauty really subjective, and does it really not have...
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Jul 12, 20213 min read
Featured Writer: Vanessa Kwinecki
Bibliophile Some people call me boring, or lonely, or say I've never truly lived. But little do they know, I've lived hundreds of lives....
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Jul 11, 20213 min read
"Interview with author Phil Stamper" by SaraJane Devereaux
Hi there! I’m so delighted and honored to bring you an interview with one of my favorite contemporary authors, Phil Stamper. Stamper’s...
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Jul 9, 20216 min read
Featured Writer: Laiba Yousuf
my childhood was more than memories my alarm clock vibrates like bumble bees buzzing as they flap their wings. it's 3 AM, but the crayons...
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Jul 9, 20211 min read
Featured Writer: Jeniffer Lee
The Lee Family’s Signature, World Famous Vietnamese Rolls Ingredients - Rice wrappers - Three kinds of Peppers: Yellow, Red, and Orange....
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Jul 6, 20213 min read
"I read the Shadow and Bone Trilogy by Leigh Bardugo, and you should too" by SaraJane Devereaux
I LOVE fantasy novels. I love them so much that two shelves on my bookshelf are dedicated to fantasy books I already have, and will have....
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Jul 5, 20214 min read
Featured Writer: Maria Kolyagina
The Final Farewell Night rain gives a feeling of a final farewell A wish, perhaps a regret of things done or not, you can’t really tell....
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Jun 24, 20211 min read
Featured Writer: Shriya Koul
Drove the heart of millions There was a lady, Not as beautiful as the others Maybe not that fascinating, That alluring, But she was...
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Jun 21, 20211 min read
Featured Writer: Anna Nam
It Will Be Good Staring back at her was a Barbie doll, subtle eyeliner applied to perfection. Coats of hairspray, and the work of a...
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Jun 17, 20216 min read
Featured Writer: Tamanna Malik
For the longest time now, I’ve been more attached to window sills than people. I’ve spent more nights on park benches than in my bed....
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Jun 16, 20211 min read
"Gen-Z's Guide to Culture" by SaraJane Devereaux
We hear people of past generations using people to define the music, culture, and way they lived in that period of time. “When I was...
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Jun 13, 20215 min read
Featured Writer: Tran Quynh Nguyen
Fish-bone braids When my mom tied the knot, she did it in fish-bone braids Those of brave and burnt colors, mossing over her protruding...
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Jun 12, 20212 min read
“9 Secrets You Didn’t Know About Contemporary Cuba” by Tula Singer
Most people associate Cuba with three notions: beaches, vintage cars, and cigars. But this surreal setting is more than just a tourist...
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Jun 12, 20216 min read
"Five Questions with the Artist Riya Rajayyan" by Jessica Wang
1. What inspires you to create art? The fact that art holds expression is itself what inspires me to create. There are ways beyond words...
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May 31, 20211 min read
Featured Writer: Fefe Ho
things that remind me of you hot pot, half spicy, half not & little pastries, crispy, flaky with a strawberry on top & cookies &...
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May 18, 20211 min read
Featured Writer: Carys Sporte
Jellyfish Stingers My mother used to take me to the ocean when I was a child because I liked to skip around in the sand and see how deep...
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May 16, 20212 min read
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