Bad Dating Advice by Kaia Heiberg

by | Apr 6, 2022

Home 9 Project Category: Issue 2 ( Page 2 ) Kaia Heiberg, age 13 This scene, written for the WriteGirl Character and Dialogue Workshop, features a hopeless romantic and her best friend, who’s often asked for dating advice. Bad Dating Advice Issue 2: Table of...

Reckless Abandon by Katie Wilson

by | Apr 6, 2022

Home 9 Theme 9 Project Category: Relationships Katie Wilson, age 17 This is a true story based on personal experience. I wrote it during a program called The Moth All Country, which is run by the nonprofit The Moth over Zoom. Writing this was very rewarding...

Signature by Marie Pulido

by | Apr 6, 2022

Home 9 Theme 9 Project Category: Family Marie Pulido, age 17 I wrote this after seeing a picture of my mother pregnant. For context, I grew up with teen parents. My mom got pregnant when she was sixteen, and so I grew up alongside her. I was often judged by...

Exhale by Easton Laffitte

by | Apr 6, 2022

Home 9 Theme 9 Project Category: Relationships Easton Laffitte, age 16 I wrote this for my best friend who is now going off to college. I watched them grow and come out to me, and I watched them go through declaring a major that they hate so they...

The Magnitude of the Group by Samantha Krug

by | Apr 6, 2022

Home 9 Project Category: Issue 2 ( Page 3 ) Samantha Krug, age 17 This essay was written as part of the Ofrenda Community Project, a collaboration with the Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County. The inspiration piece was a collection of Central Avenue...