“She destroys the scent of my classroom…”
Read More“After a long journey—months—we arrived in Necocli, Colombia, where the biggest adventure of our trip began.”
Read More“…you’re the author of your own story, your own life.
You have the power to decide how your story is written.”
Read More“I now understand that the environment around us can shape us, but we hold power to shape ourselves and what we can take away from our surroundings. We hold the most power when we let ourselves be our true authentic selves.”
Read More“They say, ‘grow where you are planted.’ While, yes, this may be true, it also holds true that, like a coconut which travels for miles and miles upon the wavy sea before taking root, it is possible to grow so far from where you intended.”
Read More“They say that every adventure starts with a step. A singular footfall, and you’re on your way, ready to take on the world. I disagree. I believe that an adventure begins with the decision to take one, and that this is not easy, but the single most difficult part of the entire journey.”
Read More“I often pretended to fall asleep on family road trips. That’s when my mom told the best stories, reminiscing with my dad about their life in Vietnam.”
Read More“I can’t remember when I realized I was trans exactly,
But it was probably sometime during squid season.”
Read More“The smell of new books and fresh ink,
Sentences that start with, “I thought of you earlier today…”
Early mornings before the sun’s up,”
Read More“If anyone could shapeshift, it’d be them, transitioning effortlessly from boy to girl and back again, eventually landing somewhere in the muted middle.”
Read More“Preheat the oven to 425° (so the dragon will cook all the way through).”
Read More“If you were to see me, even though you cannot, you would think I’m fifteen. I cannot remember being any younger, and I will never grow any older. I have been fifteen for centuries. Centuries, time I do not measure. For what is time to me if I am forever fifteen?”
Read MoreOur black and brown students have been telling us how they’re feeling, right now.
Read More“As she walks in the room everyone stops to admire her messy afro / She is a walking beauty / Her radiant skin glows from across the room?
Read More“I live my life in flashes of light. From my creation in a dark, dreary factory, I’ve only seen the world in small glimpses.”
Read More“Repeatedly, a melancholic night descends, as star lights come on one by one. My face pales, my hands ice-cold, because it’s time for me to take the blood of a stranger.”
Read More“My mom and dad were born on the same day. I remember we would celebrate their birthday like it was their last birthday on earth.”
Read More“I sat there back against my wall, pillow in hand to cover the sounds of my broken cries, drenched in sweat and tears of hurt.”
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