Innocence
& Experience
From Left to Right: "Another Garba," by Adriana Grecco, "Girl," by Kaylana Gerhart, "Ripples," by Ariana Colon
Staff Spotlight:
Winner of Best Poem: Twenty Questions Kids Ask That Aren’t That Simple by Violet Stewart
Winner of Best Story: Ice Cream Store by Owen Leary
Winner of Best Art Submission: "Reminiscent," by Celeste Chang
Best Art Submission: "Reminiscent," by Celeste Chang
Poetry
Battle of Nature Gianna Moser
Blank Canvas Anonymous
Bottle of Innocence Anonymous
Childhood Memory Anonymous
Conflict of Perspective Tyler Pham
Depicted Love Poem Anonymous
Driving into Reality Isabelle Lee
Ever-changing Purity of Earth Anonymous
Fare Thee Well Gianna Moser
I Remember the Holidays Kathryn Harkins
The Lighting Section at Lowe’s Anonymous
New Life Talya Iamurri
Now I Know Susan Alcorn Trigger Warning: language
Precious Innocence Anonymous
Queen Rose's Song Michael Moon
Artificial Sentient Entity Alex Goepel
Taking Care of Myself? Raymond Fox Trigger Warning: anorexia
Thinking of You Bobby Dougherty
This Innocence Alavi Rasheed
That Aren’t That Simple Violet Stewart
Wandering Chloe Yordy
From Top to Bottom: "Skipping Rocks," by Clara Burnell, "Cat Nap," by Kaylana Gerhart
Prose and Short Stories
Blind Innocence Gwendalyn Mannon
Bob & Son's Candy City David Hamell
Day My Childhood Ended Anonymous Trigger warning
Dear Reader Alyssa Valdivia
He Can Overcome It All Bobby Dougherty
Ice Cream Store Owen Leary
Innocence Lost Marvin Nguyen
Nathan: My Un-Best Friend Hannah Mattamana
Never Mourn Anonymous
No One Understands For A While Keijah Curtis
Purgatory (Chapter One) Sambhav Chauhan Trigger warning: Suicide
Rats in a Maze Lucas Kowalick
Unclean Record Owen Leary
What It Means to Ruin Macee Welsh
Who I Was In A Photo Nyla Wharwood
From Left to Right: "Portal of Life," by Khushi Patel, "Images of Innocence," by Anonymous, "Soccer Player," by Nyla Wharwood
Website Cover Image, Youthful Vibrancy, by Ariel Nam