On the Farm
So I recently received an interesting excerpt from an original work by an anonymous reader to fit this month's theme. And when we apply...
Night and Day
I'm no photographer, or a painter for that matter (my elementary school art project looks like it came out of the Fire of Rome), but I...
The Return of April Advocacy and Our New Theme
So this month starts with a quick 2 cents about today and a looking glass into the future. Today is Gandhi's birthday- I'm told often to...
The Sun and the Moon
By Jill Serron From the beginning of time, the Gods have been dissatisfied with the world they created. Over and over again they...
Back to September: HELP US HELP OTHERS!
Things come full-circle at some point, and we often fail to notice. The very cosmos aligns itself on a biannual basis, but the same...
(Favorite Kind of) Soup for the Young Writer's Creativity
When we hosted our first workshops this summer, we weren't expecting that they would be providing anything groundbreakingly new or...
The Apple Tree by Alondra
Once, I was an apple tree. I was 25 feet fall. I saw the birds flying past me. Then I tasted the cold, cold water. I heard the wind...
The Ant by Joshua
If I was an ant I would live in a different house. If I was an ant I would see different things around me. If it rains, I might die or go...
The Redwood Tree by Pablo
If I was a redwood tree I would see humans as ants and alien ships. I could have eagles sitting on my branches. And I could have cool...
An Unconventional Perspective by Lisbeth
I smell fish, salty water, and coconuts. I see crabs walking across the beach. I see people too, surfing on the waves or eating their...