Navigation ~ Kacie Lee

Laughter overflowed the car and the windows opened to let it out, to let it out and for it to be lost in the wind. And lost in the drive was the mind, the mind that only left burnt rubber behind and we navigated the narrow streets of Philly with slow tires and...

My Irrational Fear ~ Meghan Beakley

I remember pulling into my grandparents’ driveway when I was six years old to see the place crawling with Them. Everywhere – the scaly trunk of the giant pine tree in the front yard, the splintered and bowing railing of the porch, the elliptical leaves of the...

Home from 195 Countries ~ Isabela Carlos Alberto

  I am Mongolian and Colombian. As a child, I never quite understood why it was so rare to be such a mix. Since kindergarten, I’ve been traveling around the world, spending almost each school year in another country due to my father’s work. I desired a place to...

Como Foi Teu Dia na Escola? ~ Ines Martinez

We all lined up at the door of our first-grade classroom in our two lines, waiting for our teacher, Sister Rita Mary, to turn off the lights and take us outside for dismissal. Each line had 15 excited first graders, all in their green and red plaid uniforms that...

Writing Under Deadline ~ Ellis Stump

THIS DOCUMENT IS LEGALLY PROTECTED MATERIAL PROPERTY OF LIFE OR BREATH OF FRESH AIR D.R. SERVICES   Writing Under Deadline   Handcuffs significantly encumbered writing, Leslie learned, bothered with the hand that hovered uselessly just above and behind her...