I am from fog in the morning, and roses as red as fire. I am from trees as green as a witch. I am from a car fixing shop next door, also from crossing the leafy neighborhood. I am from my mom rushing me in the morning. I am from a …
My Life
Hyper and Sleepy
I am hyper and sleepy. I wonder when my cousin is going to get married. I hear dollar bills crashing to the ground. I see a vampire on the roof. I want all the Monster High dolls. I am hyper and sleepy. I pretend to do the cartwhee…
My Passion
I started since five, and I am eight now. Look, look at that now—that’s a talent! Do you think sing, sing is my passion? I cannot dance. You might laugh. I cannot rap. You might laugh, but I am eight, and I want my passion to l…
Fly, Eagle, Fly
A young eagle was trapped in between two rocks due to a severe storm. This young eagle had fallen a great distance. Injured and tired, it stayed in one spot. After the storm cleared, a farmer had wandered onto the mountain in searc…
The In-Between
In the afternoon she peeks over the wooden fence to see beyond it. Baby tiptoe on a legendary rock and she can just barely see the edge of a house. Tumble, tumble and the rocks in her hands hit the other stones with clicks. She hea…
The Warmest Winter
In Sequoia National Park, the cold winds of the winter evening grow more intense as the afternoon turns into dusk. The year 2029 is coming to an end, making treetops yellow and covering the grounds in snow and dead leaves. As trees…
Why Is the Sky Blue?
The sky is made with secret ingredients. It had to be made so everyone could breathe. After it was made, people threw blue glitter at it. Maybe it was a girl or a boy, or maybe a grown-up who was throwing blue glitter. A crocodile …
Zach Glows
Zach is ten years old, and he is stuck in a glow stick. The glow stick has a mouth and eyes and can talk. Before he was in the glow stick, Zach had brown hair and brown eyes, but he drank the water inside the glow stick by accident…
Water
Water is important, also you don’t need to waste water. If you waste it, you can’t drink water and you can die forever. Water can be used for everything, like watering plants, and you can make a fountain. Also, water can be use…
Plant
I was on this land when I felt that wanting turned into craving. I was on this land when I needed to stop for a moment, turn my shoulders, and look back, thinking that my country was somewhere behind me. The wistful longing I have …
Muslimah
I was in the first grade when I decided I didn’t want to go to school anymore. I can’t remember how or where, but just that I didn’t want to be in another class and face those mean little girls again. I was six and it was the…
Debris
It was the absolute epitome of a pre-teen sleepover. Girls rolled up in fuzzy pajama pants, happily eating kettle corn, and separating movie discs into small piles while the latest pop noise droned through iPod speakers. I never re…