Tell Your Story Walking

By Giovanna Veiga

“This is going to be the best time of your life, querida. I promise.” My mom jumps in, and I don’t wonder why she’s speaking English to me.

By Shiharu Yamashita

It’s difficult for me to cry when someone dies. When my role model took her own life, or even when my dog Hide died, I could not cry right away.

By Lilianna Smith

By Jenae Richardson

Here I stand wondering where my St. Thomas has gone.

By Andrew Crane

By Daisy Leepson

By Allie Kaylor

I crossed again to the other side of the street, bad memories haunting every step.

By Rachel Reeser

I crossed the bridge a long time ago, took a road out of town, and never returned.