By Raelene Active There was a time where I didn’t think about it I was a young tiny little thing Bright but stubborn to the core I never thought I would make some of the choices I have made No one in their right minds imagines they are going to become… An addict There I said it As if it were to come alive and become a living breathing heart beating thing Oh wait… I did that already I am that living breathing heart beating thing I like to think I am recovering Every second, minute, moment I stay away from it Is a turnaround from where I used to…
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Storytelling as a Means to Create and Strengthen Intergenerational Relationships
By Kaylee Bendixen Introduction I grew up knowing very little about of my culture, Unangax, and have always felt like some part of me was missing. I also know that I am not alone in this feeling, this yearning. I believe it is necessary to explore this feeling and connect with those that feel the same way and, on the journey of self-discovery, to build each other up and share the new knowledge amongst each other. Weinronk (2017) states that cultural continuity and maintaining one’s identity is essential to the health of young Alaska Native peoples. One way to keep culture alive and help build a sense of identity is…
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Starved
By Gwyneth Geiger My food bowl is empty. I starved.
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The Vacuum
By Gwyneth Geiger My human turned on the vacuum. I ran.
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Wedding Day
By Natasha Webster As I walked down the aisle, I knew who’d be waiting for me in the end. It was the same person that held me captive and proposed my death just 2 short months prior to the ‘big day’.
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100 Years
By Luke Layman I am a young scientist in the year 2020 who finally had a taste of the technology to travel 100 years into the future. And from what I’ve gathered, the people 100 years from now have this message only, “we were never prepared for now.”
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What Goes Down, Must Come Up
By John Perry The other day I was washing my leg hairs down the shower drain. Suddenly, something with hairy legs crawled back up!
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My Favorite Sitcom
By Stacey I love that you watch my favorite sitcom every night. It’s like you know I’m outside.
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Skyscraper
By Melvin Nobles I had a dream that I was falling from a skyscraper. I woke up and I was still falling.
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The Lights Went Out
By Joleen Sheldrick I turned to see what was behind me; just then, the lights went out and back on. “HELP me” appeared on the window.
