Creative works of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction.

Creative Writing

Stray Cat

By: Jessie Sha “Zara! Did you let a cat in here again?” “What? What cat?” I yelled, running down the stairs to see. At the foot of the...

Joe and the falling shoe

By: Austin Fang Joe was walking home from school. He was exhausted, his head hurt, and he couldn’t wait to hop on to the XBOX and unwind...

The Big Race

By: Samuel Lin Bob scrutinized the course, memorizing every curve and turn, every hill and hole. He needed to win the big race and the...

The perfect wave

By: Peter Yao I have been interested in personal investment since 2005 when I joined Metlife investment division as a programmer. Finding...

Dagger Thief

By: Jessie Sha “Quick!” I said, running toward the raging river. “What are you doing?” Alana asked, pulling off her boots. “Getting to...

Future - the start of a dream

By: Stephen Chen “You are not humans!?” I asked the “people” beside me. I can feel that there is a big difference between me and these...

The Three Little pigs

By: Kai Wang It was a cold winter day, and I was starving. There was no food around, but then I smelled a delicious meal. I smelled some...

Working Smarter, Not Harder

By: Ann Zhao In the fable The Fox and the Horse, written by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, an old horse is abandoned by his master because the...

National Junior Honor Society

By: Andrew Lu I appreciate the National Junior Honor Society for inviting me to apply. I would be truly honored to join. One reason I...

Regional Jazz Band is Horrifying, and Exciting Too

By: Andrew Lu So, it was a nice day, and I had everything planned for the remaining days until winter break. Then, while in the band,...

Late Night Train Ride

By: Ann Zhao It is 2:34 A.M. A teenage girl enters an empty New York City subway and finds a seat, setting her tote bag down next to her....

12 hour

By: Alvin Fang Once upon a time, a Tiger named James turned 12. And although he had been 6, 8, and 7, he had certainly not been 12. He...

My Favorite Thing To Do As a Kid

By: Hanna Qian As a kid, sometimes I think life is boring, hard, and has no meaning. When my mom signed me up for random activities, I...

Raining Shoe?

By: Jessie Sha I sprinted down the hall, pulling up my jacket, and a purse at random. I dashed out the door. “I can’t be late! This is...

What’s in the box?

By: Peter Yao On a pleasant Sunday afternoon in the Spring, I am running around in the park near my home. The Sun is shining; the breeze...

Coach Watts

By: Peter Yao At the start of her middle school years, my daughter Cana joined NCAC, one of the best year-round swim teams in the...

A Good Neighbor

By: Samuel Lin The sun’s glowing rays brightened the blue cloudless sky. Endless fields of vibrant green grass danced gently to the song...

The Wizard

By: Alvin Fang Once upon a time, in a magical forest, lived a wizard named Imawi Zard. He was a teacher at the “Swamp of Light”. But one...

A journal about the Film Stand by me (1986)

By: Stephen Chen Now I have an English teacher who is also a film study teacher, we are studying this old film for one to two weeks. Film...

Journalism

By: Valerie Zhang The Nutcracker— a classic Christmas ballet—has proven to be quite the challenge this year. This traditional Christmas...

By: Blair Bi 1. Introduce yourself and discuss the following: your family, interests, activities (extracurricular, community, athletic,...