p1Invisible ChildrenBy Mariana LlanosInvisible children fall through the cracks of the system like Alice in the rabbit hole. But these children...Social CommentariesLivingYouthAnxiety & InsecurityGriefCulture
p1What did you learn here? (Old Man House)By Cedar SigoHow to fall asleep easily on the beach, to dig clams, to dream a net made of nettles, a medicine of ...NatureSocial CommentariesThe MindMemory & NostalgiaRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsCulture
p1BeingBy Tanaya WinderWake up, greet the sun, and pray. Burn cedar, sweet grass, sage— sacred herbs to honor the lives we’...Social CommentariesRace & EthnicityReligionThe SpiritualRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsGratitudeCulture
p1Uncharted Territory of GriefBy Tanaya WinderSummers meant sticking my arm out the back of a rez car. No other windows rolled down. Consequences ...Social CommentariesRace & EthnicityReligionOther ReligionsLivingComing of AgeSorrow & GrievingYouthRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsDisappointmentGriefBeing OneselfCulture + 7 more
p1A smile always healsBy Suma SubramaniamYou cannot pronounce my name. “Soor-ya.” Not “soar.” Surya—the sun god. Mom always tells me that a smile...Social CommentariesRace & EthnicityLivingYouthRelationshipsFriends & EnemiesActivitiesSchool & LearningJoy & ContentmentOptimismBeing OneselfCultureSchool + 6 more
p1How It Escaped Our AttentionBy Heid E. ErdrichWhen a whole being births into your hands still you see your hands no matter how unworldly the beauty...Social CommentariesRace & EthnicityLivingSorrow & GrievingRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsAnxiety & InsecurityGriefCulture + 2 more
p1FilterBy Suma SubramaniamI come from a country so far away that you may have visited only in your dreams. My face does not bear...Social CommentariesRace & EthnicityLivingYouthRelationshipsFriends & EnemiesHome LifeJoy & ContentmentOptimismBeing OneselfCultureFriends + 5 more
p1The Storyteller Gets Her NameBy Ari TisonMy dad used to call me Eagle Eyes. I was the one to find eagles, owls, blue jays on a dark day. He called...Social CommentariesRace & EthnicityLivingYouthRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsHome LifeGratitudeOptimismBeing OneselfCulture + 4 more
p1This Is the HoneyBy Mahogany L. BrowneThere is no room on this planet for anything less than a miracle We gather here today to revel in the...RelationshipsFamily & AncestorsHome LifeJoy & ContentmentCulture
p1The Line of FireBy Mariana Llanosour children in the line of fire scrambling for their lives while we dreamily polish our guns reminders...Social CommentariesWar & ConflictLivingSorrow & GrievingAngerDisappointmentGriefCulture
p1Blue Earth BanksBy Dawn QuigleyTheir memory, do not let it lie fallow On the blue earth banks Which caught the 38 tears As they spilled...LivingSorrow & GrievingGriefFor All AgesCulture
p1WarBy Mariana LlanosWar War Motive War Marvel War Mother War Martyr War Mourning War Money War Monger War Murder War Monster...Social CommentariesWar & ConflictHistory & PoliticsAngerDisappointmentCulture
p1Equinox: Greta in PolandBy Kim StaffordBecause they were rich and clever, all the ambassadors designed an echo chamber of glass and platitudes...Social CommentariesClassPopular CultureHistory & PoliticsOptimismCulture
p1Phenomenal DaughterBy Nathalie HandalShe told me, Mama, I want to see the world. I told her, Go. When she returned she said: I saw barefoot...Social CommentariesWar & ConflictHistory & PoliticsLivingYouthActivitiesTravels & JourneysAnxiety & InsecurityDisappointmentGriefOptimismCulture + 5 more
p1Before the Rains Had ComeBy Kim StaffordThe design committee for making the world had stalled with the problem of drought. “We have the sea ...Social CommentariesHistory & PoliticsDisappointmentMelancholy & DespairCulture
p1Love LetterBy Nathalie HandalI’d like to be a shrine, so I can learn from peoples’ prayers the story of hearts. I’d like to be a ...LoveLivingLife ChoicesJoy & ContentmentOptimismCulture
p1SummerBy Chen ChenYou are the ice cream sandwich connoisseur of your generation. Blessed are your floral shorteralls, ...Social CommentariesGender & SexualityPopular CultureLivingYouthRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsDisappointmentOptimismBeing OneselfCulture + 4 more
p1Things You May Find Hidden in My EarBy Mosab Abu Tohai When you open my ear, touch it gently. My mother’s voice lingers somewhere inside. Her voice is the...LivingLife ChoicesThe MindMemory & NostalgiaAnxiety & InsecurityDisappointmentGriefCulture
p1The School of the UnschoolableBy Chen ChenSee the stars nightly disobeying the night. Watch the pattering rain sketch an anarchist’s map to the...LivingLife ChoicesThe MindDoubt & ContemplationBeing OneselfCulture
p1Ode to LangstonBy Dawn QuigleyLangston, we too, sing Turtle Island. We are the 574 Nations. They want to hide us In the past tense...Social CommentariesRace & EthnicityHistory & PoliticsAngerBeing OneselfCulture