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...

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...

The Thanksgiving Dodo by Lili Lang

Home 9 Type of Writer 9 Project Category: WriteGirl Teen Lili Lang, age 13 California This story was inspired by a church food giveaway for Thanksgiving that my grandma told me about. The Thanksgiving Dodo Okay, so I may have gone a little overboard. But...