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American Protégé Music Competitions 2025
Carnegie Hall in New York City, June 14, 2025 Concerto in E minor, Op.64, 3rd. by F. Mendelssohn Staring at the booklet, I was looking at the orders of the performances. I was waiting for my turn in the backstage. I was not nervous, surprisingly, although I knew I would tense up later. I was…
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Caught In a Pretty World
I woke up in the morning to the sound of the alarm. Lila greeted me and went through my schedule for the day. I glanced outside at the view. They were still partying in the Pretties’ world, even in the morning. I wondered how long they could party for. They probably ate cupcakes with sprinkles…
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The Flower and the Father
One day, a humble man in his thirties found out his daughter was sick. He called every doctor in the nation, trying desperately to find a cure. Every doctor that tried to cure his daughter couldn’t define the disease she had, and the medicine they gave her didn’t work. Giving up, the doctors told him…
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The Recipe
Blood Eyeball Pasta Cells Kitchen Tools: 1 pot 1 fine sieve 1 dish Kitchen Tools: 500mL water 100g bloated blood cells 150 mL blood 5g fingernails 5-7 eyeballs Instructions: Enjoy the dish! Vaporvine followed the recipe exactly as it said in the recipe book he’d made. He poured the water, put the blood cells in…
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The Girl on the Street Case
I woke up in the morning fresh and ready to go to school. I went to the bathroom to wash my face and brushed my teeth. As usual, I had milk and Cheerios with some green grapes my mom had gotten the day before. I dressed up in a striped dress, my favorite clothes, and…
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The Cat in the Rain
A big drop of water hit me suddenly. I looked up and saw big drops showering over the city. I sat in the dark, alone, even though I was soaking wet, and looked over the city, the shining lights from tall buildings. There was a huge dark cloud in the sky. It reminded me of…
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Star in Dark
I walked through the dark streets, street lights flickering every so often. I had no thoughts, except the mixed up and weird feeling I’d been having lately. The grasshoppers were crying and bugs buzzing near the lights. The chilly autumn wind blew with the sound of a quiet river flowing and the leaves were slowly…
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The Seas
The quicksand pulled me up toward the sky and the clouds. I floated in the middle of the sky, the refreshing breeze flowing through the air. I could see all of the views from up on the cloud. The tiny houses in the grasslands, snowy mountains, deserts, and the rivers and lakes. I sat peacefully…
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Varsity Girls Volleyball 2024
This was the first season for volleyball. I got in as a freshman along with other friends who played volleyball in 8th grade. This season we had exactly twelve athletes: four seniors, two juniors, one sophomore, and five freshmen. I previously played as a setter in middle school, but this season I played as a…
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