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You Are My Spring – Elaine GU
By Elaine Gu, Winner of “The Roar”‘s Middle School Spring Writing Contest! Sunlight showered down in warm, comforting rays. Wispy clouds drifted lazily overhead. Gentle zephyrs whispered in my ears. Melodious birdsong rang out, echoing through the gently carved canyons surrounding me. Flashes of vibrant hues appeared in the cerulean sky as butterflies adorned in multitudes […]
MoreFrameless Love – Audrey Xu
By Audrey Xu, Honorable Mention of “The Roar”‘s Middle School Spring Writing Contest! “I hate you!” Lily shouted as she ran across broken glass. He had done it. Her father had knocked her most prized possession, a framed photo of herself and her mother, off of the shelf, and she had watched it shatter to the […]
MoreRose – Nyasa Gupta
By Nyasa Gupta, Honorable Mention of “The Roar”‘s Middle School Spring Writing Contest! That seed, so little and small,Caressed and buried in the warm soil,Was placed next to the wall,Near where the workers worked and toiled.She lay like an angel,Nestled under those soft covers,Her mom rushing to her jewel,Prepared to be her first lover.What was once […]
MoreA Recent Experiment Points to the Future of Democracy
Disclaimer: Our views do not necessarily represent those of Stanford University, Stanford’s Deliberative Democracy Lab, or affiliated organizations. By: Shao Ming Lee and Siya Verma As the 2024 Presidential contest heats up, divisions between candidates and their voters are on full display; the political mudslinging has begun. Yet, incessant coverage of this bonanza overlooks a […]
MoreFall – 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, […]
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