Original artwork by Finn Rotert (age 5)
A HERO’S CHOICE
March 20, 2025
EDITOR’S NOTE
FROM CO-EDITORS-IN-CHIEF MELISSA ROTERT & KRISTIN HOULIHAN
POETRY
MONSTERS | E.H. PERRY
STAND UP, SHINE BRIGHT | MOYATO AKINTADE
PEACE ON YOUR PLATE | REBECCA LOVEDAY
LOVE IS JUST LOVE | LAURA BRADFORD
FREEDOM | SALLY MURPHY
YOUNG POET HIGHLIGHT
STEP 1 TO LIFE | LIA BENTON
FICTION
LINA’S STORY | OLIVIA ANNE GENNARO
FRANKIE ABAGNALE AND THE FLYING DOOM BOTTLES | TRACIE RENEE