Creative Writing
Stories linked below are original pieces written by teens
who worked with YES during the summer of 2020.
Monsters by Maddy
Soft lights glowed from the cabin at the end of the road. Dawn was breaking. The bush pilot sat at the table, drinking coffee...
The River by Maya
A flash of light is shined into Ashley’s face, temporarily blinding her. She regains her sight after a few seconds...
The Dark by Nicolas
It’s dark. It is the first thought that runs through his mind after opening his eyes and seeing… nothing....
Linguini by Juliette
Linguini always feared this would happen. His grandmother had always told him that the rat gods were not forgiving...
Say It Again by Victoria
She’s my best friend. Somethings wrong, she's not listening to me. I think she thinks I’m lying...
Emily by Nina
There was a house plant in the corner of her room. She watered the plant everyday...
Rain by Kamilla
She had spent the night on a cardboard box. The mattress was supposed to have arrived today, but the only thing she got on her doorstep that morning had been a bed frame...
Búho de la Madre, Owl of the Mother by Maliwan
She sits on her perch, her body’s heat giving life to the cold shells beneath her. Her eyesight’s keen and from here she can see past the trees and the field of purple flowers...