Unseen Daughters death by a million cuts, the words of mothers, bleeding daughters. hearts that are never pure enough, bodies that are...

First stage: Exposure The blue fascinated me.  The only time I’d seen them was on television or magazine covers, a tall, blond, and blue...

Abstract Genetically modified mosquitoes (GMMs) represent a promising innovation to combat vector-borne diseases (VBDs) like malaria and...

A Gamble Called New Life Since childhood, there was a home so dear, Where love was certain, and none to fear. A place where whims were...

Some girls are born with a voice that roars, and some are born with a voice that whispers. She was the latter. The kind of girl who...

Hymn to the Dove. Burn your insights, Dim the city’s lights Where puddles reflect my frights. Where the crowd dismisses the stagnant water A pitch consumes me. Flee to frosty woods to die on an unimportant hill. And sing to love to the squirrel in the tree, and write to the dove to ask how she broke free. Live not to be buried on a mountain,  But a hill uninhibited. Free spirited. You may have lost all But the woods. Butterflies enthrall, The bird broods. Man broods too, Mena

About the Author: My name is Violet Martin, and I'm in 12th grade. I'm from Pensacola, Florida, and I love to draw realistic portraits of...

88 percent of the human population believe vision to be the most important sense. But what about those who lack most of their vision? How...

A Little Help I’m all grown, now flying free. No parents. soaring with the breeze, my wings are strong. Feathers flurried with hope, I...

SE Decision Street Cover your body in rags made from ripped-up, torn, unwanted thrifted dresses and cover your face in glitter taken from...