How much trash does an individual produce in a given day? The exact answer will most certainly vary from person to person, but, generally speaking, quite a bit. The average …
The Mother of My Mother – Elegy
A Tuesday afternoon when I waited for the last bell of the day to ring, Five minutes before it did my screen lit up with the desperate statement first. Just …
Winter Love – Ballad
How everything differs around while we are trapped in the plight, After the countless winters, the once-cold seasons. The shakiness in your voice blurs my sight, At the center of …
The Journey of Journalism
We are curious about the things happening around us, and we are curious about the world. Journalism is a pair of magical eyes that enable us to see things that …
What About the Present?
“You’re young, the world is your oyster,” they tell us A phrase we so effortlessly grasp onto. Teens like us have some pretty big dreams, don’t we? We plan out …
A Meaningless Short Story
“Don’t think you’re so special. You are just like everybody else. Humble yourself; do not ever be snooty.” The 1960s. Beijing, China. Living in and going to school at the …
Building Healthy Relationships: Siblings
Aside from ourselves, the people we will usually spend the most time with during our early stages of life are our siblings. From fighting over the TV remote to pretending …
Building Healthy Relationships: Self
I want to begin this series on relationships by diving deep into arguably one of the most important relationships of all: Self. Whether we realize it or not, the small …
An Open Letter to the SAT
Dear SAT, Hi – that is the kindest greeting I could ever give you. Let me just say this frankly: I hate you. I hate how you are a big …