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"Are you a dreamer? I think we all are in the morning sun or the summer rain or the..."

"Up from a dream, - What is it that brings us back to reality? Is it the birdsong or the sirens or the..."

Lost in My Mind

Avi

Lohr

Hartford

9th Grade

Swishing my wrapped feet along the pools filling up every pothole around me,

My sticky childhood along with all of my pointless bits of knowledge,

Puddles

Maddy

Plotnick

Brookline

Concord Academy

9th Grade

"I snap my eyes away and redden, although I don’t think any of my classmates noticed..."

"She’s at the desk next to me, rummaging through her backpack. After a few moments, she sighs, her brow..."

Grey Areas

Emily

Aldine

Lenox

Other Grade

"He watched as his son flew, his heart tied along with him, higher and higher still..."

"Feathers collected, golden, revered, lay as still and as delicate as a piper’s fingertips suspended--..."

A Father’s Promise

Anabella

de Oliveira Castro

Arlington

11th Grade

"They cover the sky like when you sprinkle sugar in your coffee. Yep, still there. The..."

"When I used to think of Vermont I thought of trees. Just trees. I had never been to this very green state..."

When You Pay Attention

Mia

Pierini

Woodstock

Woodstock Union High School

9th Grade

"But now coming back home in my sopping black shirt, I began to remember how good..."

"During primary school, I had always fit in with the girls. I liked the color pink. And I even liked..."

Always Me

Ellie

Gordon

Media

11th Grade

"It was always nice to walk without anyone near you. You can hear the trees swaying..."

"I walked aimlessly through the field of tall golden grass. Hidden in the mix of grass blades were..."

A Lone Lilac in a Sunflower Field

Lysandra

Bosmenier

Hinesburg

9th Grade

"Walking inside, the heat of the outdoors faded away; I became cold. Her parents had..."

Ten thousand feet up, days from civilization, and ready to jump: I was backpacking the Sierra Nevadas after...

Together, Jumping

Atticus

Hempel

Storrs

12th Grade

"The dark. It closes in around me and makes the tree limbs seem like hands reaching..."

"As the last glimpses of the sun shine through the steadily thinning clouds I close my eyes and listen..."

Night

Anna

Brown

Perkinsville

Woodstock Union High School

9th Grade

"I can almost Forget/ The weight of lives/ And the stress/ To protect/ From an invisible k

"Crackling and burning, The flames pull me in And I almost Forget..."

Almost

Leah

Kuhnert

Woodstock

Woodstock Union High School

9th Grade

"As he looked inside, a shiver went down his spine. The cabin had nice beige walls..."

"It was a dark, misty night in the woodlands of Dowsken, Alaska. The tranquil atmosphere was interrupted..."

The Crow Cabin

Lucas

Papamitsakis

Brooklyn

Brooklyn Technical High School

9th Grade

"The library was a charm, each shelf gave its secrets to those who came..."

Ms.Eloise sat in her chair that rocked like the ocean, the bank notices rested in her thin brittle fingers.

Something Wicked This Way Comes

Jocelyn

Horsfall-Arsenault

Penacook, New Hampshire

Merrimack Valley High School

12th Grade

"Yet, rather than listen to the warning they had received, the hiker set out towards..."

What started out as a snippet of news from a far off land, something that would surely be dealt with by...

The Birds and The Hiker

Matthew

Fortenberry

Stowe, Vermont

11th Grade

"Are you a dreamer? I think we all are in the morning sun or the summer rain or the..."

"Up from a dream, - What is it that brings us back to reality? Is it the birdsong or the sirens or the..."

Lost in My Mind

Avi

Lohr

Hartford

9th Grade

Swishing my wrapped feet along the pools filling up every pothole around me,

My sticky childhood along with all of my pointless bits of knowledge,

Puddles

Maddy

Plotnick

Brookline

Concord Academy

9th Grade

"I snap my eyes away and redden, although I don’t think any of my classmates noticed..."

"She’s at the desk next to me, rummaging through her backpack. After a few moments, she sighs, her brow..."

Grey Areas

Emily

Aldine

Lenox

Other Grade

"He watched as his son flew, his heart tied along with him, higher and higher still..."

"Feathers collected, golden, revered, lay as still and as delicate as a piper’s fingertips suspended--..."

A Father’s Promise

Anabella

de Oliveira Castro

Arlington

11th Grade

"They cover the sky like when you sprinkle sugar in your coffee. Yep, still there. The..."

"When I used to think of Vermont I thought of trees. Just trees. I had never been to this very green state..."

When You Pay Attention

Mia

Pierini

Woodstock

Woodstock Union High School

9th Grade

"But now coming back home in my sopping black shirt, I began to remember how good..."

"During primary school, I had always fit in with the girls. I liked the color pink. And I even liked..."

Always Me

Ellie

Gordon

Media

11th Grade

"It was always nice to walk without anyone near you. You can hear the trees swaying..."

"I walked aimlessly through the field of tall golden grass. Hidden in the mix of grass blades were..."

A Lone Lilac in a Sunflower Field

Lysandra

Bosmenier

Hinesburg

9th Grade

"Walking inside, the heat of the outdoors faded away; I became cold. Her parents had..."

Ten thousand feet up, days from civilization, and ready to jump: I was backpacking the Sierra Nevadas after...

Together, Jumping

Atticus

Hempel

Storrs

12th Grade

"The dark. It closes in around me and makes the tree limbs seem like hands reaching..."

"As the last glimpses of the sun shine through the steadily thinning clouds I close my eyes and listen..."

Night

Anna

Brown

Perkinsville

Woodstock Union High School

9th Grade

"I can almost Forget/ The weight of lives/ And the stress/ To protect/ From an invisible k

"Crackling and burning, The flames pull me in And I almost Forget..."

Almost

Leah

Kuhnert

Woodstock

Woodstock Union High School

9th Grade