Castlebar Pantoum by Spenny N., Doswell, VA As the jazz drifts out the bars of Castlebar I walk the crowded streets. The bagpipes wail behind me Wrenching and quenching the soft ears of a few. Continue...
Essence of Warm Love by Kristina H., New City, NY The room was filled with the essence of warm love. I've always admired my grandmother's cooking skills. The scrumptious smell coming out of our two-story house filled the ghetto street of our block. Continue...
Good-bye, Caracas by Eliza M., Lansdale, PA I know what it's like at 3 a.m. in the middle of Caracas. Believe me - not many people do. The streets are deafeningly silent except for the occasional honking of a taxi piercing the still air with the force of a needle popping a balloon. Continue...
Reading Pictures by Shan Shan N., Boston, MA "Aoccdnig to rschearch at CmabrigdeUinervtisy, it deosn't mettar in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olnyiprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. Continue...
Survivor: A Family Tale by Danielle S., Weaverville, CA Have you ever seen those survivor shows where the only way to get off the island is to band together and come up with some weird plan? That's what real life was like for me. Continue...
The Lights by Sara R., Cromwell, CT I turned and slowly began to walk down my street, peering through the snow-covered windows. Each house radiated shades of red and green into the starless sky. The once-familiar neighborhood seemed straight out of a storybook, a sort of Cindy Lou Who world. Continue...
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