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LIFE

123 pieces

All FOOD & TRAVEL LESSONS LEARNED LOVE & LOSS MONEY & CAREER
POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
Gift
Featured Illustration: Rocío Montoya Mirrors bleed a blinding white, light fractured over fractured features. Wrapped across my body, I see white ribbon…
M.A. RIAZ
POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
Locket
Inside the rusted locket Lies the old burnt image From a time I can no longer see Of someone long lost But…
ANEESHA SARAN
LIFE
Planning the new year doesn’t have to be so exhausting
Featured Illustration: Abbey Lossing I’ve always loved celebrating the New Year. On December 31st, we’d feast as we waited for the clock…
ALLY DE LEON
LIFE
High School Burnout and How the Gifted Kids Do It
You know those kids in your class. The ones who take the hardest courses, do a million extracurriculars, always seem to be…
ARIANA BHARGAVA
CULTURE, LIFE
My parents didn’t have a voice, but they helped me find mine.
Featured Illustration: Maxine Vee Growing up, I was an avid reader who spent most summers sprawled out on the carpet, legs crossed,…
DEDEEPYA G
LIFE
The Plight of an 18-year old in the Pandemic
Featured Illustration: ‘Lights On’ by Ranganath Krishnamani With the fall blues now fully upon us, students have returned to the back-to-school groove.…
HALEEMA AHMED
LIFE
Pinterest Boards and Our Want to be Picturesque
If you are a Pinterest user, you’re probably aware of how addicting it is to create new boards. A new obsession calls…
KHWAHISH KHAN
CULTURE, LIFE
Erased Perspectives of an Arab American Family
My intention with these images is to shine a light on a topic that is taboo among many Arab Muslim families. This…
AHMAD GHANIM
EMPOWERMENT, LIFE
Voices Leak Identities: On Speaking Up
Featured Illustration: Camila Rosa Voices leak identities, someone told me recently when I confessed to being terrified of public speaking. I had…
NADIA KAMIES
POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
The Sorrowful Souvenir
You will forever be embossed in my heart, How I feel tormented by your departure. Your love and support is my remedy,…
SANJANA KARTHIK
LIFE
On Acceptance of Grey
Featured Image: Gerd Altmann/Pixabay I did not even know I was a binary thinker until I unearthed nuance. I would see people…
SANIA NASIR
LIFE
A Year of Isolation Makes Way For Anxious Girl Summer
Featured Image: Podessto/Shutterstock Nobody’s happier than I am that this summer will mark our gradual return to pre-pandemic life. I ought to…
SHRUTHI VASUDEVAN

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