Creative Writing

By Cana Yao I left the land of the sun in a cramped cardboard box with five others: a blue ballpoint, a red gel, a blue fountain, and two...

By Alexander Gu One Saturday afternoon, I noticed an apple on my living room table. An apple isn’t that strange in itself, but I live...

By Sophia Mao My new serve is like a jet It’s so fast nobody has returned it yet The secret lies in angle selection But requires practice...

By Ya Han Hsu Eliza and Peter decided to first get back to land, and then set off towards the north, where dust and the strange yellowish...

By Frank Yin Before starting the EWJ program, I thought writing was words on paper. Words were like the dots and lines of a toddler's...

By Ya Han Hsu Peter For as long as he remembered, he had lived in the woods with Horace, his mentor all his life. They used to live...

By Andrew Guan To put it simply: if Novak Djokovic never played tennis, lots of interesting things would happen. But it wouldn’t all...

By Moya Zhao Mutual amity wasn’t sought out for by most, but Tobias was particularly afraid of such an association. For an individual...

By Alexander Gu I’m a pretty normal person. I am 15, I go to a regular, old, public high school, and I’m on the swimming team. I get...

By Vincent Ng How do you do so much? You can be a chef, a teacher, a nurse All the things you do What a mystery You always are patient...

By Ya Han Hsu Eliza recognized the Son of Earth by her first instinct, for the boy was wearing animal skin, a vine rope was tied to his...

By Ya Han Hsu Days went by, as Eliza kept sailing. The deep cut on her heart hadn’t healed yet, but she had learnt to carry on. While...

By Andrew Guan The bright and shining Sun The Titan Helios, the godly perfection The sweet-smelling flowers Breezing through the windy...

By Moya Zhao Perhaps it was to be expected; that a young child born into poverty would die young, but that had never prevented the fight...

By Vincent Ng We only get one life So do what makes you happy And enjoy the world

By Vincent Ng I smile away my tears that fall, Showing no weakness at all. All the pictures and videos I take, Look great but without the...

By Frank Yin 1 hour and 30 minutes. That’s the amount of time I’ve been thinking. THINKING! Yet I have not thought of anything. My mind...

By Frank Yin Phones are a drug Pleasure then pain Necessary but not Irresistible Its fire quickly brings light to a dark day But every...

By Sophia Mao A game that’s played on many surfaces Grass, concrete, clay A thrilling and intense sport The crowd screaming your name...

By Sophia Mao A flash of golden yellow swims steadily through the water with ease Weaving through the...

By Frank Yin Pshhhhh! Pshhhh! Pshhh! The rice seasoning landed on my hand as we were eating lunch. It was 11:00 a.m. on a bright sunny...

By Andrew Guan “Future, standing by.” “Revolution, standing by.” “FIRE!” Two streaks of blazing light arced across the void of space....

By Andrew Guan “Give me my ball back.” Dogbert and Dogger pranced around in the front yard of Felix’s house. The ball was the size of a...

By Cana Yao The girl sits in an unfamiliar room. She’s surrounded by people, but she has never felt more alone. She can feel the sunlight...

By Moya Zhao Isla happened to have lived in this manor for her entire life, having been born and raised within the beautiful, expensive...

By Alexander Gu Suddenly, on a Sunday morning, everyone simultaneously grew gills and became unable to breathe air. As is to be expected,...

By Vincent Ng I’m perseverant After you deal with the rain The rainbow appears

By Sophia Mao The stands were packed. There were eager, excited faces everywhere; this was the final match that would decide the victor....

By Ya Han Hsu The endless grayness stretched beyond the horizon. Eliza gently stroked the surface of the water, the sea always went icy...

By Andrew Guan I didn’t think I’d get as far as the state level, to be honest. I can’t start without giving my Coach Walker credit...

By Cana Yao The COVID-19 pandemic shook up our world in more ways than one. The impact it had on my swim team was no different: due to...

By Alexander Gu I, 15 year old Micheal Thomas, am probably the most special human alive. At the beginning of this year’s summer, everyone...

By Vincent Ng There is a monster inside me Sometimes it is calm like the sea Sometimes the waves are rough and brutal I do all I can to...

By Frank Yin Hood up, head down, and hands in pockets. Behind the hood was the red faced, sweaty palmed student, George. He was glaring...

By Sophia Mao Alone in her room The tears slowly stopped flowing Emptiness remained Her heart felt heavy The pain accumulating Until...

By Hanna Qian I went Skiing at Canaan Valley with my friend, Angela, over winter break. It was our first time skiing in a long time....

By Julia Xiao I slowly pushed open the old, creaky door and looked inside. What a sight met my eyes! A beautiful city is painted in front...

By Julia Xiao Reality I search to escape, literature as my destination, And settings with characters exist, each appear word by word;...

By Andrew Tan I’m a tennis ball. My life is simple. The only thing I have to do is look nice and new. Humans hit us back and forth, back...

By Julia Xiao It is so dark, so blue. I float through the ocean, as free as I could ever imagine. The sun shines from the sky lighting up...

By Jeddy Yu Waves are crashing in. Sunlight gleaming in my face. Chillin’ at the beach.

By Andrew Tan Hi, my name is M&M. That isn’t my real name but it's what “humans” call us. My real name is Jacky. Today I’m here to tell...

By Julia Xiao Warm colors, cool colors dominate the palette On the paper, red, orange and yellow strikes with a fire mallet The colors of...

By Jeddy Yu One day Bobby Fischer woke up from a sweet little dream. He hopped downstairs and ate his bacon and eggs (Bobby's favorite...

By Jasmine Wang In the corner of the street lay an old, worn, and torn umbrella, hidden away from view by the shadows. It had clearly...

By Andrew Tan Falling down, down down. I was a snowflake, fragile, and small. The world was extremely large. Very few of us would survive...

By Jeddy Yu Blu’s Diary Entry December 10, 1999 Dear “Friend”, Don’t mind the capitalization, sometimes i get confused. Hi, i’m a mouse...

By Brayden Yin There was once a baker, who made cakes. He was about to crack an egg into the thick batter, when the egg said: “What’s up,...

By Julia Xiao Small buds on a branch so small that you can’t see. The naked tree so bare and skinny no leafy hair could be seen. I, a...

By Warren Feng During covid you must stay 6 feet apart, To stay safe you must be smart. During covid you must wear a mask, In public you...