Older Sister by Marie Pulido

Home 9 Type of Writer 9 Project Category: WriteGirl Teen Marie Pulido, age 17 California I wanted to highlight and recognize the struggles of being not only a girl but the oldest girl in an intense family dynamic. I took great inspiration from poet and...

A Dark-Skinned Filipina by Kaelin Jacey Francisco

Home 9 Type of Writer 9 Project Category: Alum Kaelin Jacey Francisco, age 19 (alum) California This story is a response to my childhood and what it is like growing up as a Filipina girl with dark skin. A Dark-Skinned Filipina My nana is fretting over my...

El futuro quema by Mariana

Home 9 Genre 9 Project Category: Poetry Mariana, age 14 Uruguay This poem is a response to the anxiety I feel when I think about the future, about not knowing what’s coming next or how things will change. El futuro quema El futuro quemaComo un pequeño...

This I Believe by Sofia Pezo

Home 9 Type of Writer 9 Project Category: WriteGirl Teen Sofia Pezo, age 16 California In my AP English Language class, I recently had an assignment to write a speech about something I believed and then read it to my whole class. This assignment was based on...