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Finding the Form with Kasia Jaronczyk
On the Value of Things Every time I fold my pre-teen children’s laundry, their graphic t-shirts, colorful socks, bright sweatshirts, and remember their cute onesies and hats with animal ears when they were babies, I’m amazed at how beautiful their clothes are and how many they have. I think back to my time as a […]
A Spring’s Hope
The X Page: A Storytelling Workshop about. stories. join. team. contact. donate. A Spring’s Hope by Reem Elkady I breathe in and breathe out as I close my eyes, the crush of the crowd washing over me. I can feel the familiar skin pricks, fists tense as my throat closes up and my breathing gets […]
After 12
The X Page: A Storytelling Workshop about. stories. join. team. contact. donate. After 12 by Sidra Khan It’s 12:45 a.m. The doorbell would ring any moment now. I’m in the kitchen, collecting a plate and two small bowls. I start looking for the fancy tray. This tray could easily call itself royalty, with its unconventional […]
A-N-A
The X Page: A Storytelling Workshop about. stories. join. team. contact. donate. A-N-A by Georgina Fernandes de Barros I stand side-by-side with my grandmother as she kneads the sticky yellow dough. Avó—it means grandmother—throws her entire skinny body into the dough, and the table is covered in white from her exertions. I am four years […]
Dream House
The X Page: A Storytelling Workshop about. stories. join. team. contact. donate. Dream House by Andruly Alpala When I was a girl, I lived in my dream house on a mountainside in Colombia. My father helped to build the house before I was born. He died when I was nine months old. The house belonged […]
Flammable
The X Page: A Storytelling Workshop about. stories. join. team. contact. donate. Flammable by Hala Alzain Springtime in Kuwait is the perfect time for picnics. Actually, it’s the only time for picnics. For those who aren’t familiar with it, Kuwait is a small, peaceful country in the Middle East, where for most of the year […]
Masala Dabba
The X Page: A Storytelling Workshop about. stories. join. team. contact. donate. Masala Dabba by Sanjana Srikant Jeera, kadugu, dried red chilli, urad dal, and of course, turmeric. The five spices in my mum’s masala dabba. I remember sitting on the marble kitchen counter at the house I grew up in, in Chennai. I was […]
Don Juan Alba’s Daughter
The X Page: A Storytelling Workshop about. stories. join. team. contact. donate. Don Juan Alba’s Daughter by Raquel Streppel The air in the kitchen smelled of fried onions, fresh garlic, and oregano. My Dad was slowly stirring his unique tomato sauce with his mom’s old walnut concave spoon. My grandma used the same spoon to […]
When No One Is Looking
The X Page: A Storytelling Workshop about. stories. join. team. contact. donate. When No One Is Looking by Eunice Owusu-Amoah I…may have done something…dumb. I am, maybe, nine, ten. I stand in the corner of the bedroom I share with my three older sisters. The fire…is small, so I am only slightly alarmed. I lit […]
There is No God!
The X Page: A Storytelling Workshop about. stories. join. team. contact. donate. There is No God! by Sonia Saini Everybody is dressed in crisp white shirts and navy-blue skirts or pants. A blue badge with the school logo shining just a little below the collar. As usual, Shivam is being teased for his dark complexion […]
