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November 2023 / Arts, Community, Education and Learning, Nature, Personal Narrative, Philosopy, SPOTLIGHT 2023

Thank You, Whatever Comes

by Conrado Tostado When I was sixteen and I started meeting my poet friends every Friday afternoon at the newly opened Gandhi bookshop’s café, in south Mexico City, I read… Read More

November 2023 / Arts, Community, Nature, Philosopy, Poem, SPOTLIGHT 2023

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by Kayn Quincho The dancing leaves in the air are familiar to the travelers The travelers are familiar to the soil on the earth Being aware of each… Read More

November 2023 / Family, Interests and Hobbies, Nature, Overcoming Challenges, Personal Narrative, Philosopy, SPOTLIGHT 2023

The Sky Is The Limit

Anonymous Do you know how this continent was discovered? I’m proud to say that Amerigo Vespucci was a great sailor from whose name the term “America” derived. This is a… Read More

October 2023 / Countries, El Salvador, Informative Writing, Nature, Nonfiction, Personal Narrative, SPOTLIGHT 2022

Earthquake In El Salvador

by Hilda Colato Perdomo Twenty years ago, in January 2001, there was an earthquake of magnitude 7.6. It struck hard in El Salvador. I was a young woman. My family… Read More

October 2023 / Nature, Personal Narrative, Philosopy, Poem, SPOTLIGHT 2022

Winter Morning

by Satomi Hase A cell phone shakes with all its might, issuing a grunting noise. The numbers on the white clock face appear dimly. As I take a deep breath… Read More

October 2023 / Informative Writing, Nature, Nonfiction, Personal Narrative, SPOTLIGHT 2022

Climate Change

by Kyle Tian I took a walk along the coast of Center Island. The breeze from the sea was warm and weirdly exciting. I walked on the beach barefoot. I… Read More

October 2023 / Haiku, Nature, Poem, SPOTLIGHT 2022

Autumn

by Ferial Abou Kalam Autumn tastes yellow Sounds quiet Smells nice I feel winter is coming. Read More

October 2023 / Haiku, Nature, Poem, SPOTLIGHT 2022

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by Jadon Lehman Leaves are falling down Wind blowing across the fields Warm sun shining down… Read More

October 2023 / Community, Nature, Poem, SPOTLIGHT 2022

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by Atiqullah Bana In these days the birds sound like the spring seasons The ground takes its white blanket off and wakes up from its winter sleep The… Read More

October 2023 / Nature, Personal Narrative, SPOTLIGHT 2022

My Love For Nature

by Imane Rammar I always dreamed of living in a house in a natural place. In my country, there are a lot of natural places, but they are far from… Read More