“Why am I trying to become what I don’t want to be … when all I want is out there, waiting for me the minute I say I know who I am.” -...

#Writingresources #timedwrite #timedessay I just posted the first writing resources article on Claire's Journal on how to write a timed...

#blog #reflection #10thgrade I’ll be honest, sophomore year has been crazier than freshman year. I didn’t expect this year to be one hell...

#5stars #minorfeelings #cathyparkhong Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong is a monumental and vital novel that reflects the identity of an...

#5stars #bookreview #Citizen I only picked up Citizen by Claudia Rankine in my third week at CSSSA. Both Meg and Rosa had both...

#thoughts #ninthgrade High school (*sigh*). It is so much more different than the middle school experience. The first day of school, I...

#thoughts #essays #school #8thgrade Eighth grade has well been on its way and is soon coming to an end. However, unlike last year, I do...

#thoughts #essays #journal Journaling and I have had an interesting journey together. Even though I am 13 years old, journals have played...

#thoughts #essays #school #7thGrade 7th Grade has been weird this year. Almost the whole year was online and I only got to see a few of...