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Reflection by ThisIsMyLetterToTheWorld

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  • To be a teen

    To be a teen

    Is to lose your sense of self

    Completely.

    What is right?

    What is wrong?

    What is cool?

    Why do some feel so drawn to popularity

    While others are repulsed by it?

     

  • I'll go

    I've been to the desert 
    Following something 
    I cannot blame

    See the ghosts by the water 
    The horses in the rain 
    The man lying by the river 
    Hearing god call his name

Challenges

  • Visual Art

    Deadline

    Stuffed

    Find an old stuffed animal from early childhood – or still in use! – and depict it in your chosen medium, paying special attention to the texture and quality of its fur.

  • Writing

    Deadline

    Disagreement

    Write a short story exclusively through dialogue, with the plot being a civil disagreement between characters. The topic of the argument is up to you. How do they come to a resolution in their emotionally charged back-and-forth – or don’t they?

  • Writing

    Deadline

    Five #2

    Use all five words in a poem or short story: Lemonade. Tiptoe. Forgiven. Zipper. Abashed.

 

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