QLS High School Writing Club
Month: December 2023
Fall – Anisha Raghu
By Anisha Raghu, Class of 2026, Honorable Mention of “The Roar”‘s High School Fall Writing Contest! FallHer hazel eyes a window to the soul,Her hum like the whispers of a breeze,Her piercing gaze youthful yet old,Her thin voice like the rustle of leaves.Her auburn hair like a sunlit candle,Lighting the horizon in streaks of gold,Like […]
MoreTo Fall – Angela Liu
By Angela Liu, Class of 2024, Honorable Mention of “The Roar”‘s High School Fall Writing Contest! On the way back the mall offers mea final jingle. It is Novemberon its last stand and it tingles on the shellof my reddened ear. My face frozenby cold air, stung and lasting.To wait is to fall asleep:my trees […]
MoreFall – Elaine Gu
By Elaine Gu, Class of 2029, Honorable Mention of “The Roar”‘s Middle School Fall Writing Contest! Fall. A truly beautiful season. Heaps of golden brown and cascades of red flutter towards the earth. The slight autumn breeze chills my bones. The ground becomes a glittering galaxy made up of red and mahogany. Delicate pine needles […]
MoreLucy and Grenda – Mira Liu
By Mira Liu, Class of 2028, Honorable Mention of “The Roar”‘s Middle School Fall Writing Contest! Lucy and GrendaThe wind blows,through the branches,of the family tree,it rattles the leaves,and takes with it,Lucy and Grenda.Two souls,on the breeze,the only thing,that is left behind,is a memory,and grief,oh, so much grief.Crying,sobbing,tearing at fabric,that is untearable,trying to bend hourglasses,that […]
MoreGhost Pie – Audrey Xu
By Audrey Xu, Class of 2028, Winner of “The Roar”‘s Middle School Fall Writing Contest! Granny Smith stands at the counter, shaving the skin off apples harvested fresh from our garden. She’s wearing a gingham apron, which complements my checkered dress. I sit on a wooden stool behind her, watching the speckled peels slowly descend, […]
Moreseeing autumn – Karen Huang
By Karen Huang, Class of 2026, Winner of “The Roar”‘s High School Fall Writing Contest! First frost — it’s getting colder these days. The sun refuses to rise; it floats and meanders across the heavens with a thin gray light. You bask in whichever lazy ray of light peeks through; capitalize on the brief warmth, […]
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