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May 2021

Issue 9

FICTION
Incense
Zoe Mitchell
Kaguya waited outside her school, counting the seconds on her watch.
FICTION
The Mind
Game Show

Jasper
Lovvorn-Black

Waves crash against the sand, sending sandpipers sprinting away.
FICTION
Tick Tock
Goes the Clock

Meghan Malone
Life is a difficult concept to grasp when you know you have only six days left of it.
POETRY
A Tribute to the
Pink Ballerina

Aja Lelchuk
She had let me into her vibrant life
And had enhanced the brightness of mine

FICTION
The
Shopkeeper

Mia Skoble
I stand, staring, my eyes wide at the glittering glass and reflections and trinkets around me.
FICTION
A Bed of
Flowers

Ash Dodge
Another fight. Another night drive just to get away.
FICTION
Not Again
Daisy
Paris-Kaufman

No. Not again. The words hang faintly in my head as I start to make my way to the front door, a can of gasoline in my hand.
FICTION
Stone Station,
Part Two

Julia Weinberg
When morning broke, Dex begged his boss for a second chance.
FICTION
The Magic
of Bread

Skyler Rockmael
In the middle of a cold day in February, Claudette Danis and her husband, Bryan Shwartz, stepped off the airplane . . .
FICTION
girlhood
Kenna Klop-Packel
girlhood.
These are small fingers.
Small fingers, smaller hands. If it is possible.

FICTION
Disco Days
Auden Svoboda
I take one look at the line of people stretching across the blacktop and change my mind.
FICTION
The New-Age
Vamps

Zora Laddish
Colin splashed into the darkened dead end, his shoes soaked through from the puddles.
FICTION
The Pantheon,
Part Four

Sonja Wooley
The handle of my flashlight was warm where I gripped it.
FICTION
The Bubbling
Mahela Cabrini
The bubbling in my foot. It seems to happen only when I'm not doing anything.
FICTION
Motel Nights
Claudia Johnson
Ethan Plumewood was being driven insane.
POETRY
treasured
Nina Thompson
i hope you are proud of me

2021 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.

Emerging Writer
POETRY
Whirlwind
Shiva Swaminathan Strickland
The pink cherry blossoms lining the streets
The petals trailing behind the trees

Emerging Writer
FICTION
Among the
Stars

Soline Loeffler
Cellie gripped her necklace tightly before turning to Edana.
Emerging Writer
FICTION
Giraffes and Spacetime
Zael Johnson
“You talk to me as if I were born yesterday.”
“You were.” I grin.

Emerging Writer
FICTION
My Daily
Bus Ride

Ori Boozaglo
I sat. I listened. I observed. I analyzed.
Emerging Writer
FICTION
Full Scholarship
Divya Sachdeva
Nora swings open the door right before I even get the chance to knock.

March 2021

Issue 8

POETRY
The Shore
Auden Svoboda
I was born on the sand
Amidst towering dunes I couldn’t hope to climb

FICTION
Stone Station, Part One
Julia Weinberg
The 11:07 lovingly deposited its gaggle of Friday morning passengers onto the platform.
FICTION
Tarnish
Zora Laddish
Tarnish weighs heavy on her mind.
As does the crown, but it’s the tarnish she’s most worried about.

POETRY
You Would Have Loved Her
Meghan Malone
You would have loved her
Everyone did

FICTION
The Pantheon, Part Three
Sonja Wooley
“Hello?”
I held my breath as my voice resounded through the hallway.

FICTION
Discoveries in the Bookstore, Part Two
Skyler Rockmael
As soon as I am out of the subway, I am greeted by the bustle of Manhattan.
POETRY
Lukewarm
Nina Thompson
she picks up one of the dull pencils from the pile on her desk
FICTION
The Necklace:
Case Opened

Sol de Ugarte
The phone rings.
"Hello? I'm Sofia Reynolds."

FICTION
Northern Sky
Claudia Johnson
She had seen it. No one had taken her seriously, because she was so young.
FICTION
Tourism
Jasper
Lovvorn-Black

It was meant to be a simple trip, only a few days long.
FICTION
The Voyage
Ash Dodge
When I got home, the last thing I expected to see was an officer talking to my spouse.
FICTION
Mouthwash
Kenna Klop-Packel
It is a dark bottle; it has a white cap and a white label wraps around the middle.
POETRY
The Filter
Aja Lelchuk
I have decided to put on my rose-colored glasses
FICTION
Familiar
Zoe Mitchell
The scent of damp concrete fills the air.

December 2020

Issue 7

FICTION
Troubled Water
Kenna Klop-Packel
She has press-on nails.
FICTION
Haven,
Part Two

Gwendolin
Weber-Stover

Lev gazed out the window as the carriage whizzed through the air.
FICTION
An Unwelcome Visit
Jasper
Lovvorn-Black

Having excused the guests from his house after the book club, Mr. Brice felt unsatisfied.
FICTION
Certainty
Zoe Mitchell
You softly open the old metal door to your bunker . . .
POETRY
rupture when it once seemed solid
Nina Thompson
i’ve always viewed this earth with the lens of affection
FICTION
Ready?
Auden Svoboda
“Ready?” Rosie asks as we shuffle forward in the queue.
POETRY
Happy Deathday
Meghan Malone
I’m sorry I’m the one to deliver the news . . .
FICTION
After All That’s Happened
Sol de Ugarte
Everything feels wrong.
FICTION
Discoveries in the Bookstore, Part One
Skyler Rockmael
I lay awake, curled up under my sheets in our shoebox of an apartment in Brooklyn.
FICTION
Lovely
Mia Skoble
I walk along the curb, watching my steps carefully, making sure I don’t step on any cracks.
POETRY
Tomorrow Comes
Julia Weinberg
She lies awake in moon-soaked sheets
How will it go?

FICTION
Something Magnificent
Daisy
Paris-Kaufman

It had been a while since I had seen anything.
FICTION
The Sea
and It All

Zora Laddish
The Sun didn’t come first.
FICTION
The Continuous Nightmare
Mahela Cabrini
Slowly she realized that she couldn't do anything.
FICTION
The Pantheon, Part Two
Sonja Wooley
We always remember the moment right before everything changes.

October 2020

Issue 6

FICTION
Stationary
Zora Laddish
It begins with the doorman. A white envelope, an unrecognizable seal.
POETRY
The Staircase
Auden Svoboda
Faces are flying past, accompanied by a cacophony of footsteps
FICTION
Coral
Claudia Johnson
The train continued to rattle on the tracks.
FICTION
Just a Face in the Mirror
Mia Skoble
I stare into my own eyes. I don’t recognize the person in the reflection.
FICTION
Dennis Pigeon's 75th Birthday Present
Julia Weinberg
Dennis and Gail sat in their apartment, in the bright light of all the candles crowding his ice cream cake.
FICTION
The Pantheon, Part One
Sonja Wooley
It was a Sunday afternoon and I slipped wordlessly from the house, taking the stairs two at a time.
FICTION
Giant
Kenna Klop-Packel
She wakes.
Stone and bedrock enfold sore limbs, pain breeding not from use but from the lack of it. . .

POETRY
A Conversation in the Sky
Daisy
Paris-Kaufman

Two women stood facing one another
FICTION
Haven,
Part One

Gwendolin
Weber-Stover
Lia rolled over once more, her blankets tightening their snake-like grip on her body.
FICTION
Winter River
Luka Henrie-Naffaa
It was their fourth day of winter break, and Clancy was on a sledding trip to Yosemite with his cousins.
FICTION
Resister,
Part Two

Zoe Mitchell
“Hey, hey.”
I shudder, as someone speaks from right behind me.

POETRY
Ashes in
Your Eyes

Meghan Malone
When fire roars
And smoke rises
The whole world
Just improvises

POETRY
A Smile in the Dust
Sol de Ugarte
Do you remember when we used to smile?
FICTION
Immune
Jasper
Lovvorn-Black

I walked down the dirt path, hoping to find anything of interest.

2020-21 Academic Year

Editor-in-Chief:
         Julia Weinberg

Senior Editor:
         Sonja Wooley

Editors:
         Sol de Ugarte
         Kenna Klop-Packel
         Zoe Mitchell
         Auden Svoboda

Emerging Writers Mentors:
         Kenna Klop-Packel
         Zora Laddish
         Auden Svoboda
         Julia Weinberg
         Sonja Wooley

Writers:
         Mahela Cabrini
         Sol de Ugarte
         Ash Dodge
         Luka Henrie-Naffaa
         Claudia Johnson
         Kenna Klop-Packel
         Zora Laddish
         Aja Lelchuk
         Jasper Lovvorn-Black
         Meghan Malone
         Zoe Mitchell
         Daisy Paris-Kaufman
         Skyler Rockmael
         Mia Skoble
         Auden Svoboda
         Nina Thompson
         Gwendolin Weber-Stover
         Julia Weinberg
         Sonja Wooley

Emerging Writers:
         Ori Boozaglo
         Zael Johnson
         Soline Loeffler
         Divya Sachdeva
         Shiva Swaminathan Strickland

Faculty Sponsor:
         Sean Stevens

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