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Table of Contents Her Eighteenth Birthday by Heide Brazier……………… Fiction Dear Stranger by A Stranger…………………………… The Copper Crisis by Nawra Shaik……………………… Besties by Nina…………………………………………… Creative Nonfiction I Flushed My Glasses Down the Toilet by Aaminah Ajmeri……………………………………… Flight Paths and Forgotten Promises: Navigating a Father’s Absence by Brianna Kaptur…………………… Faking Sick by Suha……………………………………… 1 4 7 17 22 37 41 Hate on Crescent Blvd by Aaminah Ajmeri……………44 Falling Over an Obstacle I Thought I Could Overcome by Cayce Arihyelle……………………………………… 47
Niagara Falls by Amana Mariam………………………… Lebron James and the Oreo by Nawra Shaik………… My Lovely Kitties by Daniya…………………………… Poetry A Future We Weave by Lily Wiedholz……………… Toxic by Nina…………………………………………… In the Meadow by Nina………………………………… Bernedoodle by Nina…………………………………… Creative Nonfiction Continued 51 59 65 I Flushed My Glasses Down the Toilet by Z………… 22 When I am Old by Bella DiCosola……………………… 25 The Price of Youth by Nawra Shaik……………………26 The Blank Space………………………………………… 22 Prayers Unanswered by J. Brown …………………… 29 31 33 34 35
Table of Contents Art Breathe Out by Scarlet Kirmis…………………………… 27 Ukraine by Sasha Drahomyretska………………………… 5 Overman by Sasha Drahomyretska………………………39 Maslow’s Pyramide by Sasha Drahomyretska……………28 The Deep Sea by Anna Holter………………………………16 A World of Wonder by Anna Holter…………………… 30 Watchful Eye by Ximena Hernandez…………………… 6 Sisters by Alycia Perez……………………………………39 Coffee Spill by Ana Marjanovic…………………………………24 Dyslexic View by Chloe Germain…………………………24 Heart of the City by Mack Feinberg…………………… 15 Maroon Bells by Mack Feinberg………………………… 15 Aspen Forest by Mack Feinberg………………………… 6 Jelly Fish Love by Camila Velasquez…………………………40 Decor by Anna Holter……………………………………… 23
Art Continued Pieced Together by Alycia Perez……………………… 57 Surrounded by Happiness But Filled With Sorrow by Chloe Germain…………………………………………… 69 Quetzal by Camila Velasquez…………………………… 49 Hummingbird Love by Camila Velasquez……………… 50 The Beauty of Self-Sacrifice by David Lian……………67 Light Among the Dark by David Lian…………………………53 Misunderstood by David Lian……………………………54 Untitled by David Lian……………………………………63 Valuing Time With Loved Ones by Fareehah Siddiqui…64 Taking Food For Granted by Fareehah Siddiqui……… 46 Looking Through the Lens - Taking Having a Roof Over Our Heads for Granted by Fareehah Siddiqui………… 63 Love but Pain…………………………………………… 70 Coil Pot by Olexsandr Olishkevych…………………………58
Dear Stranger AStranger
Ahumanbeing,uncertaininexistenceandwhollyunawareofmyown.Perhaps Descarteswasontosomethingwith“IthinkthereforeIam”.Doyouthink? Logically,youdo,butIwillneverknow.Asplitsecondinmyvicinityandyouhave becometheobjectofaparagraph.
Atfirst,Iwasn’tgoingtowriteaboutyou.Therewerefarmoreinteresting peoplewhocaughtmyeye.You,thepersonwhositsinthefrontandlooksthe sameaseveryoneelse,youweren’tevenonmymindinthebeginning.You,who wearsyourself-enforceduniformofleggingsandasweatshirteverydaywithout fail.MaybeinthesummeryouspiceitupwithaT-shirt.Butno,Iwasn’tgoingto writeaboutyou.Youweretooplain,unnoticedinyoursubsistence.Perhapsthat’s howyoupreferit.
IwasgoingtowriteaboutthequietgirlinmyEuroclasswhogetstalkativeif youtalktoherfirstbutrefusestoparticipateinclass,ormaybetheonethat participatesenoughforthebothofthem.Icould’veevengonewiththekidIseein thehallwayswithbrightlycoloredhairandheadphonesblastingmusicIcanhear fromtenfeetaway.IlookforwardtothedayIgetthemtohearacomplimentI givethemthroughtheircacophonyof90srockhits.
Butyou,youmadeyourwayintomymind.IwishIcouldsayit’sbecauseofa qualityofyoursthatstoodouttome,butitwastheopposite.Yourultimate conformitydrewmein.Conformityissomethingmanypeoplefinddifficultto breakoutof.Ithasanannoyingtendencytobecomeaparasiticbiteofinsecurity thatrotsawayyourinsidesuntilyoucouldn’tlooklikeanyoneelseanymore,even ifyoutried.Maybethat’sthecasewithyou.Ihearyourfriendstalkaboutyou whenyouleave,andmyheartaches.Ilookforwardtoseeingthedayyoudecide thatyou’veoutgrowntheboxothersinsimilarsituationsshovedyouin.Nodoubt you’vedonesomeshovingyourself,butIcan’tblameyou,youhadtosurvive.
Onedaymaybeyou’llshowuptomyEnglishclasswithabrightbluebobanda FuckYouT-Shirtandyou’llsitinthebackcornerinsteadofthefront.Maybeit’ll lookmorelikearainbowbraceletandthesamesweatshirt-and-leggingsduo you’vewornahundredtimes,butmaybethistimeyou’llwalkwithaconfidence thatastonishesthepeopleyoucallfriendsandgivesyouthegalltolookthemin theeyesandtellthemwhatyoureallythink.IjusthopeI’mthereforit.Iwishyou allthebestofluck.
Sincerely, AStranger.
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Besties NinaBorncamp
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I Flushed My Glasses Down the Toilet
byZ
I flushed my glasses down the toilet. Closing my eyes to the atrocities of humanity. Eyes shielded, reality fades away In the lens of ignorance, truth distorts. Palestine’s plight out of sight, I flushed my glasses down the toilet.
Let us retrieve clarity, confront the injustice.
The Blank Space
Anonymous
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Decor by Anna Holter
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A Message From the Ocean byClaireBorncamp
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A World of Wonder by Anna Holter
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