Life In Merced As A Transgender Teen
There is a certain danger around being trans that exists in even the safest of communities, a fear that people can turn on you for just being yourself.
Journalism
The New High School Experience
Buses, bells and uniforms — that’s the high school experience for most people. However, there’s a new kind of student emerging, the kind, like me, who takes classes online.
Teen Appeals to Father, “Stop Smoking For Me”
I always wondered if I wasn’t good enough for him to stop. Why he couldn’t he give it up for me? Finally, three years ago, my dad’s doctor told him he needed to quit or else.
I’m A 16-Year-Old Insomniac
When I lie down at night, my mind doesn’t feel like sleeping. Instead it wanders and I feel restless.
Sorrow and Guilt Following Sibling’s Death
Troy was stillborn. When I saw him, all I could do was cry. He was in my mom’s arms turning blue.
Take A Hike From Your Problems
I was so focused on my surroundings that I barely noticed what was just beyond the trees.
Memoirs of Invisible Black Women
There’s a growing national awareness about racial injustice in American, but often attention is focused on young black men. However, many African-American young women say the issues that most affect them rarely get talked about publicly. They say they sometimes feel invisible.
‘My Health Shouldn’t Have a Price Tag’ – DACA Youth Turned Away for Medi-Cal
I know it’s my health and that my health shouldn’t have a price tag, but it does and I’m not the one who put it there.”
Horror Films Are Art Too
Bloody masks, murder scenes, and horror flicks — that’s my kind of art.