A Moment in the Subway
By Angelina Arias
Student, Bronx High School for Law and Community Service
Tom eagerly stepped through the doors of the train and sat in a nearby seat. […]
Woman
By Katery Castelan
Student, Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics
There has never been anything more admiring.
You are complex.
The way you define […]
Thoughts on Interconnectedness
By Levi Lamb
Student, Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics
Isolation,
such a commonly used word.
But do I feel
isolated?
How can you not,
lonely nights, tragic deaths.
Constant reminders that this is your
life.
And you shape it the way you want.
Yes,
I feel isolated,
even though there are many […]
Pushed Forward by the Past
By Tahera Uddin
Student, Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics
I sat across from a man in a NYC subway who stood out from everyone else. It wasn’t how he was dressed, what he was saying […]
Chasing Perfection
By Mohamed Ramy
Student, Amherst College
Ever since I can remember, I have strived to be the perfect man: I remember learning more than two foreign languages to be erudite, studying chess and learning the guitar to impress others, and understanding what […]
Finding Selflessness
Courtney Ross
Student, Florida State University
This was the moment I had been waiting for all night. It was three in the morning and I was finally home after a long double shift at TGI Friday’s. I ripped off my stained […]
You Live…There?
By Natalia Inoa
Student, Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics
“You live there?” my friend says, pointing at the small gray building across the street. “There?” she repeats. Each syllable hits me like a stone. It was no longer a question, but a […]
The Jumping Man
By Karla Perez
Student, Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics
There are people in this world who live with a jumping man inside of them. No, the jumping man is not associated with a genetic disease. No, he did not just hop […]
Finding Starlight Amid Darkness
By Brandon Moreno
Student, Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics
“What is this… Is this what you wanted? Was it?!”
It was here on the last day of my inadequate sophomore year that I reflected. I stared down at numbers displayed on a […]
Questioning the Experience of Isolation
By Josh Mesnik
Student, Florida State University
From one perspective each of us has our own purpose as a part of a swirling sea of humanity. We hold a completely unique and necessary piece for the symphony of work, play, love and […]