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• Fiction > Realistic Fiction
  Autumn Air

  By Franco M., Fair Lawn, NJ

  The fall of the yellow leaves from my backyard tree was an inaudible event. My window had been shut since the beginning of summer, and I had been sheltered from the scorching heat. Inexplicably, my opening of the blinds resulted in my attraction to the leaves. One by one they fell on the grassy cush...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  A Strange Philosophy

  By Franco M., Fair Lawn, NJ

  Legend says He parted with only His Swiss knife and A pair of running shoes. He wanted to Reach Far & High, But feared he wouldn’t Make it to the next Boulevard. And he was off! Racing To the melting mountaintop, Struggling towards The tropical side Of Antarctica. Like e...
• Nonfiction > Memoir
  Nono.

  By Franco M., Fair Lawn, NJ

  As my dad knocked on the front door of their house in Argentina, my grandparents’ sofa was the only thing I could think of. “Hi Dad, Merry Christmas!” my dad exclaimed to my grandpa, whom we had endearingly nicknamed Nono, after the Italian word signifying grandfather. My grandpa, faith...
• Nonfiction > Travel & Culture
  From Venice to NYC

  By Franco M., Fair Lawn, NJ

  Flying back to the States after a two week escapade in northern Italy, I’m really surprised at myself. No, not because I’m listening to some “rad ‘80s music” coming from one of the plane’s radio stations, or because I just saved myself from a 2000 ft. altitude drop by remembering to buck...
• Opinion > Current Events / Politics
  Wringing Out Media Bias

  By Franco M., Fair Lawn, NJ

  It was ten minutes to the bell in my fifth period English class when I became inspired to write a piece on media bias. My teacher had engaged several of my classmates in a debate on the Trayvon Martin case. I had no interest in participating. The matter was futile; we would never be able to reignite...