Nonfiction

"Kev and I walked to the sunset. We went to see where the sun goes at night, in what spot it meets the earth, and where it rises in the morning." At least that's how Lucille explains it.

Canada is one of my favorite places to be. Why? Because it’s where I am from. There are not a lot of people in Canada. In fact, there are more people in the state of California than in all of Canada! 

You know what I love about the end of the year?

This is the time when the yearbooks are being signed and you say goodbye to your teachers, that you realize that you truly are a human being that is recognized as existing.

A long, flexible feeding tube lays at the entrance of the left nostril. Moistened with lube, it slowly starts the journey. 

    It reached the nasal cavity who says, “what are you doing here? You don’t belong.”

The  setting sun glistened off the ocean and the white sand. The sky clear, only birds soared above. The sky was a pink color, the day was ending. I stood up and walked down to the water's edge.

The ELM Staff
By The ELM, Burlington, VT

Editor-in-Chief
Neima Nour
 
Associate Editors
Clio Barr-Brandt, Miranda Brown, Fiona Case, Isa Cramer, 

By Faith Truzansky

If I could pass any one law right now, I would pass a law to ban homework. Homework is a horrible way to learn. Studies show that it greatly degrades students' happiness and is universally voted the worst part of school.

Waves are in everything. Oceans, lakes, rivers and ponds. The ocean water, salty and clear, splashing up against the sandy beaches in California or the murky lake water hitting my face while riding behind the boat on a blow up tube.

For nine years, I've been a part of YWP and for nine years, I've felt seen by this community. Even as I've grown up, I've watched new young writers come and share their thoughts, emotions, and stories.