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Isolation in a Connected World: Loneliness in Where the Crawdads Sing
We're more connected today than ever, phones in our hands, news and alerts everywhere. Yet, so many of us know what it means to feel deeply alone.
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Melody of Us
Dear V, don’t go tonight. stay here one more time. “2002” is playing again.
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Writing Contest
Calling all students in Greenville and East St. Louis! Enter the Youth Be Heard Writing contest by 2/15/2026 to win up to a $100 prize and have your work published…
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Gen Z: The Burnout Generation
I’m 21, and I already feel like I’ve lived five lives. One minute I’m studying for exams.
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The Noble Food Fight
All the lords and ladies stream through the door And onto the royal dancing floor And lo! what assails their eyes But food, meat, veggies, and a lot of pies
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When I’m Mixed
When I’m too black When I’m too white And still get the vicious racist comments When I’m too white for the black kids
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Overcoming Self-Doubt Through Sports
I was nervous, but the adrenaline made me stronger in the moment. My very first serve was my very first ace.
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Importance of Mental Health Awareness in the South Asian Community
Together, let’s create a positive space where we can openly discuss and address mental health issues.
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She Felt Loved
She felt comfort as her mom did her makeup in the bathroom as music played. She felt pretty as she put on her first homecoming dress and walked down the…
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In Pursuit of Escape from Today
I always feel so cold, As I am searching for peace. How I wish to find it in a book, Or a black-and-white movie,
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Brown Skinned Beauty
Love and kindness welcomed me with wide-tooth combs and rosemary Love and affection surrounded me with sweet R&B and smells of honey
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No Road is Long with Good Company
I once had a friend who had a sole purpose: To protect and support as I put in the miles. Faded, torn, worn through many trials, For no road is…
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This Summer
The weather starts to feel familiar, Warmer days force me to remember I see us running, barefoot and laughing, Racing through backyards and bushes
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A Vagabond
I come from large airport terminals And loud intercoms. I come from the clanging of suitcases And cacophonies.
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Metamorphosis
I’m wrapped tightly in a clean-creased-cocoon. Isolated and invisible from public-eye
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Living In a Dumpster Fire
The feeling, the sense, the being of despair. Despair of feeling decent, for once in my life. The drowning feelings of disarray.
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Haibun: Between Pink Stained Fingers
There’s a crab apple tree in my backyard. It’s been there for twenty years, four years older than I.
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My Light in the Dark
Maybe I overreact Maybe I’m just sensitive But ever since the third, Nothing’s the same.
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Above It All
The sky was almost too blue to be real. The perfectly-shaped clouds slowly shifted across the sky. The grass was so green and fresh like I’d never seen it before.
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Heke Mai
Kate stays in her bed, day-in and day-out. But she still doesn’t feel awake or well-rested.
