Death by Drought
Sure, we’ve all heard about the drought. It is causing a dry spell with very little rain, and it is drying out the landscape. But there is one terrifying fact that most people don’t know: the drought is literally MOVING us! Acc…
Golden Gate Park
It takes me away No more roads or blaring cars Go in to get out
The Half-Truth
Her lie tiptoed past him on timid feet and when he finally noticed it, languidly licking its coat in the corner of his mind, he approached it cautiously. It hissed and spat and he withdrew, but when it wound its elastic body around…
My Hamster
My hamster came in like a wrecking ball. My hamster is talented. He has a four-by-four truck. I’m proud of him. I hear my pet hamster squeak from hunger. I see my hamster rolling down the slide. I want peace. My pet…
Raspberries
our existence was determined by the way our fingerprints fit together. we jumped till we were so dizzy that our names blended into each other, or maybe we didn’t have names at all. we were immortal merry children, berry pickers w…
December Volunteer of the Month
Aidan O'Flynn has been volunteering at 826 Valencia since 2006, mostly as a Sunday drop-in tutor and as an illustrator for storytelling and bookmaking field trips.
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The Worst Things of My Life
Chapter One – A Blizzard In Oakley, a blizzard happened and I could not go outside because my mom didn’t let me go out. I went to my room and slammed the door. I was mad so I screamed, “I’m goi…
Society’s New Vocabulary Word: “Selfie”
Note to self: add “selfie” to my vocab. The Oxford English Dictionary defines the term selfie as “a photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with …
