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Flash Fiction Contest 2023
During Monday’s morning meeting, the Upper School learned the results of NA’s Second Annual Flash Fiction Competition, which welcomes students’ creative submissions of 500 words or fewer. The judges – all published writers in NA’s orbit (Liz Maccie ’93, Flannery … Continue reading
‘beat of a butterfly’s wings’ By Elena Koestel
By Aanya Kothari Elena’s poem dives into a man’s absence in his relationship with his wife and children. beat of a butterfly’s wings By Elena Koestel as far as he was concerned, the leeks and the potatoes and the apples … Continue reading
History, Herstory, Mystory
— A spectacular personal narrative by Sophie Hu Man has the advantage of choice, woman only the power of refusal. — (Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey) History has become lists of numbers and letters, a timeline on the pages of a … Continue reading
“Needs” and “Accompanied Loneliness” by Zinnia Magill ’24
Check out these two amazing poems by Zinnia! Needs the Soul is too weak to be accompanied by brooding buildings, with their gleaming glass exteriors and lifeless skeletons. It will grow faint and restless, filling cubicle styled cubbies It calls … Continue reading
“Self Control by Frank Ocean and Why I Hate It” by Sadie Kim ’22
“I love Frank Ocean, more than you might be able to understand. He can verbalize so many emotions that I didn’t even know that I had… However, upon listening to “Self Control” by my friend Frank, I felt a deep anger rise inside of me…” Continue reading
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Tagged 2022, creative nonfiction, personal essay, Sadie Kim, writing
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“Loosing Teeth,” a personal essay by Sadie Kim ’22
“Throughout my entire childhood, one of the things I feared most was losing teeth. I don’t think it is uncommon for children to dislike the idea of losing teeth…” Continue reading
“Daydreaming,” Creative Nonfiction by Zinnia Magill ’24
Daydreaming a bus, 2am, and doc martens I sat in my math class staring at the white board trying my hardest to tune into whatever my teacher was saying. Something about factoring or radicals or whatever. But my mind … Continue reading
Flash Fiction by Anonymous
Bobbing through the aisle, the book, tilting itself, seemed to think before lunging at its unsuspecting victim. It seemed to be looking at the sixty year old pervert that had been lounging about pretending to play chess while eyeing the … Continue reading
“Swamped,” a Personal Narrative by Zinnia Magill ’24
Enjoy this personal narrative below, which was written by Zinnia Magill from the Class of 2024 for her Creative Writing class. You’re looking at a picture someone drew. It’s a person sitting in a chair. They’resitting inside they’re own mind … Continue reading
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“Poppet” by Anika Lippke ’24
This is a short story written by Anika Lippke ’24 as a preface to a technological dystopia. 1: the moon is not merciful, and static weeps silently. It wasn’t intentional. They had all agreed to stay manual this round, to … Continue reading
“mother may i” by Navyaa Jain ’23: Published in The Apprentice Writer
Navyaa’s poem “mother may i” follows a daughter who grieves the loss of her mother. It was recently accepted for publication in the 39th volume of The Apprentice Writer, which will be released in early October. mother may i eat … Continue reading
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Prose Poem by Molly Lindstrom ’21
Misunderstood I was never in it for the claustrophobia, the sequined and fluffy costumes, the miscellaneous water bottles and bobby pins, the too red lipstick, the painful false eyelashes, the even more painful false smiles, the acrobatics, the jazz walks, … Continue reading
“Transcript. 4/2/2021,” Short Story by Yasmeena Sharif ’23
This short story was written by Yasmeena Sharif ’23 for her English Class. It follows Nala Signia and her life in an alternate universe. Transcript. 4/2/2021 This couldn’t be real – could it? Out of all of the professions I … Continue reading
6th Grade Choral Reflections
Throughout the past few months, remote learning has largely changed the structures of our art classes here at NA. In a class like choir, we are no longer able to be physically there with our friends and teachers, but singing … Continue reading
“The Plague,” Short Story by Juliet Bu ’23
This short story from the perspective of Earth was written by Juliet Bu ’23 for her English class. The Plague In a galaxy not so far away… There is no need for me to look in the mirror. I already … Continue reading
“Father,” Short Story by Yavan Vyas ’23
This short story was written by Yavan Vyas ’23 for his English class. It follows the journey of a slave through the Battle of Malvern Hill. Father “Life only gives you one thing from the start and you must cherish … Continue reading
“We Fall in the Darkness,” Short Story by Elena Koestel ’23
The following story by Elena Koestel ’23 was written for a unit in her English class, focusing on a fantastical narrative of a young woman named Lucia. We Fall In The Darkness “I was one of those stupid kids, you … Continue reading
“Apothecary,” poetry by alumna Remenna Xu ’14
Apothecary We both had stupid dreamsbut I mean, I wasn’t the onewho was about to fly to Seattle on a rainy Wednesday afternoonjust because I wanted to avoid finals. You never took your medicine. I mixed drugs for you at … Continue reading
“It’s So Easy,” Fiction by Maya Martos ’25
Content warning: this story discusses suicide. I have just started eighth grade in the Bronx, NY. We are four months into school, but nothing has changed. I still see them pointing, see them laughing, hear their whispers, poorly hidden behind … Continue reading
“Don’t Go,” Fiction by Anonymous
“Be home by ten so you aren’t out when it gets dark,” said my mom as I asked if I could go to my boyfriend, Hunter’s house. It was our one year anniversary and I was so excited to give … Continue reading
NA Hallway Survival Guide & Bestiary by Mr. Alford
The bell rings. You’ve got 5 minutes. A straight line is not the shortest distance between two doors. Forget on time. How do you arrive alive? The Paper Dolls Perhaps you have learned to create these in grade school, in … Continue reading
“A Tale of Two Cities” by Alexis Romay
Faculty member Alexis Romay (aka Profe) writes about his experience in Cuba. The piece was published on World Literature Today. You can read his essay and poem in Spanish here. Havana just turned five hundred. The beautiful Havana: the city of … Continue reading
“It Was Expected,” a Short Story by Anonymous
No one knew I was gone. They assumed I was late. When I didn’t text back, they assumed I was busy or overreacting over what had happened the following day. But I wasn’t. I was there, walking among them. Not … Continue reading
Bitter Fruit Review
Newark Academy students Annika Imanpudi ’21 and Samantha Parelli ’21 recently co-founded Bitter Fruit Review, an independent literary and arts magazine by and for teens. The new Editors-in-Chief, along with Senior Arts Editor Silvy Zhou ’21, have combined their experience … Continue reading
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Reviews of Summer Art Programs
Here are summaries, reviews, and reflections on summer programs that NA students have attended, hopefully to assist any prospective students looking to apply to these programs. Continue reading
Posted in Music, Visual Art, Writing
Tagged 92nd Street Y, art, Art Students League, music, Myla Goldberg, NEYWC, RISD, Skidmore, summer program, summer programs, visual art, writing, writing program
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Poetry by Emily Tang ‘21
Slicing She slices onions with expertise, and I watch as the steel knife glints and flakes of light green fallperfectly under her control.My eyes tear up but she does not appear to be affected by the trauma of onion juice. … Continue reading
Ava Sharahy ’20 Earns NCTE Achievement Award for Writing
Each year, the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) hosts awards in a range of subjects and for different age groups. This year, Ava Sharahy (’20) was one of 15 11th grade winners from the state of New Jersey … Continue reading
“Sostenuto,” Flash Fiction by Olivia Mudrick ’20
The following story by Olivia Mudrick ’20 was awarded a Scholastic Gold Key for Flash Fiction. Sostenuto Frédéric Chopin was confined to an armchair. George, perched on the edge of the sofa nearby, watched him intently. His condition had gotten … Continue reading
“Skye,” Fiction by Amaani Jetley ’22
The following story by Amaani Jetley ’22 earned a 2019 Scholastic Art and Writing Gold Key Award for Flash Fiction. Skye Attempt 1- You walk out onto the green field to find just what you feared. Golden hair locked among … Continue reading