Contributors
Anna Bluhdorn lives in Westchester, New York. She is a visual artist specializing in sculpture, who will be attending Parsons School of Design in the fall. When she isn’t holed up in the art studio, she is horseback riding or baking somewhat inedible desserts with friends. Grateful to the Before 19 class for sparking her newfound passion for creative writing, she is hoping to further progress as a writer in years to come.
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Swimming in the Back Seat of a Car
Juliette Chollet is an eighteen-year-old student who has lived her entire life in the Hudson Valley. She could spend entire days reading Elena Ferrante and baking vegan things. She will be continuing her education next year at Boston University, where she intends to study biology and the social sciences.
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Sarah Faber, lives in Westchester, New York, but right on the border with Connecticut so that her neighbor's address is a Connecticut one— a fact she finds extremely interesting and mentions often. When she isn’t deleting an entire draft of a Before 19 piece, Faber can be found eating, reading, or listening to CTRL by SZA on loop. This fall Faber is headed to Harvard University, where she hopes to pursue a concentration in Folklore and Mythology and learn how to play poker.
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Sabian Grier lives in Putnam County, New York. His origins are in the Bronx, where he was born and raised and where much of his family continues to reside. He enjoys warm weather and anything on two wheels. He can usually be found in a terrible lycra outfit obstructing roadways on his bike.
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Sera Gungor is from Istanbul, Turkey, but currently resides in Bergen County, New Jersey. She will be studying entrepreneurship and finance at Babson College in the fall.
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Gabriel Keller currently lives in Putnam County, New York. In his free time, he enjoys singing, acting, and crafting pristine memes. He has been spotted on campus performing in his co-written sea shanty musical along with the other Salty Dogs. Keller enjoys studying the sciences, and he hopes to continue that passion when he attends Colorado College next fall.
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Calliana Leff currently lives in Westchester, New York. She generally spends her free time reading, writing, or playing piano. She will be attending Boston University in the fall and hopes to figure out what to major in at some point along the way.
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Owen Pietsch spends much of his time doting on his cats Hazel, Juno, and Spike. He trains in and teaches taekwondo, and enjoys drawing, watching the rain, playing video games, and writing fiction that he will show other people when hell freezes over. He is excited to attend Swarthmore College this fall, but has no plans beyond joining Psi Phi, the pterodactyl hunt club.
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Chloe Radke lives in Westchester County, New York, with her family, her dog, and two cats. She was born in Morristown, New Jersey, but at the age of five, her family moved to Luzern, Switzerland, where they lived for seven years. There she developed a love of horseback riding, languages, and traveling.
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