May 2023
Issue 16
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POETRY
Daisy Paris-Kaufman
We sit in a car and don’t talk to each other I ask if you really know where you’re going |
FICTION
Claudia Johnson
Your shop is always full. Your hours are only sunrise to sunset but it is packed with so many things that it always feels bustling. |
POETRY
Zael Johnson
What makes a fire So much more beautiful than the science that creates it? |
FICTION
Zora Laddish
There was a spot in Lola's heart that never filled in, even after his prefrontal cortex matured when he turned twenty-five. |
FICTION
Divya Sachdeva
“Aah!” An arrow soars right in front of me, barely missing my foot. |
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FICTION
Julianna Loretto
There was a man. He had no permanent home, but what he had were stories. |
FICTION
Sierra Ott
Wind slashes the surface of the sea, shredding the foam and peaking the water into jagged edges. |
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FICTION
Maya Dang
There was once a school nestled in a grove of ancient and historic redwood trees. |
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FICTION
Soline Loeffler
Tesni kneeled down next to the ornate sink, splashing the cool water over her hands and face. |
POETRY
Meghan Malone
Divide a number by itself You get one Always and forever and always |
FICTION
Mia Skoble
What they don’t tell you about flying is that it’s not effortless. It’s hard as hell. |
FICTION
Luka Henrie-Naffaa
The weight of the stone in her lap held the suspense of the moment, until the girl sighed and looked around. |
POETRY
Eva Fostovsky-Geckeler
I’m walking I’m walking Everything’s normal I keep on walking the familiar route |
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FICTION
Chloe Rappaport Crowther
The girl had grown up with her rose-colored glasses always perched on her nose. As had everyone else. |
FICTION
Shiva Swaminathan Strickland
Thick, sea-born gales that clouded the night with their own wretched howls battered the mind of the keeper as much as the body of the lighthouse. |
FICTION
Cruz Foster
And he cannot ignore how his shoes feel too tight. It’s 7:55 p.m. and thirty-two seconds . . . |
2023 Emerging Writers
Each year, Redwood invites eighth graders at Berkeley public middle schools
to submit pieces for publication in our May issue.
Emerging Writers are guided through the revision process by experienced Redwood writers.
to submit pieces for publication in our May issue.
Emerging Writers are guided through the revision process by experienced Redwood writers.
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Emerging Writer
FICTION
Alston Kavanagh
It is orbit 10038, hour 4, and I'm in the creaky, rusted elevator going down to the mines. |
Emerging Writer
FICTION
Alaysha Thompson
It was a cold, dry night. I was up late finishing some drawings of characters for a small novel I had little hope of finishing. |
Emerging Writer
FICTION
Lei Lani Daniel
I sit down at my desk and see a note inside. It's from Mimi. |
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