By Justin Cheema My dad and I went in front of the door with the other people at the Kids Against Hunger building. We gathered around the…
A Play of Fear
By Annie Li I used to be a shy person. I was only seven when I was cast in my elementary school’s play. I was small and shy. I wanted to…
Overconfident Soccer
By Joseph Hong I have been told most of my life to be humble and never stop trying my hardest. I learned that lesson the hard way after a…
A Dangerous Game
By Joseph Mo It was a normal day at aftercare. We had just arrived and we were ready to start messing around with each other– a typical…
Coming Up Short
By Andy Luo Throughout my math career, I have struggled with my confidence in myself. In 6th grade I took my first AMC 10 which is a very…
Learning Quadratics
By Kevin Bao One Christmas break in my 12 year life-span I was learning how to expand and factor things like (a+b)^2 = a^2 + 2ab + b^2….
Pretty Perfect
By Jessica Wang It wasn’t that I didn’t want to go compete – I had perfected my routines, bought a glorious leotard, and even sat on a…
The Roller Coaster
By Ben Bian The roller coaster loomed menacingly over our heads, the twisted conglomeration of metal and wood leering at us as we walked…
Void: The Struggle of Writing a Personal Narrative
By Derek Chang “You gotta be kidding me! How?” I’m struggling to sit in the chair, scratching the carpet, and eventually slamming my head…
Cross Country Move
By Jerry Zhang The year was 2015, and I was 7 years old. This was a few days before the move cross country to my new home in North…