Where Am I? Sitka Story Lab Student Anthology
The Island Institute's Sitka Story Lab program released this new book of Southeast Alaskan student writing in May 2016. Called Where Am I?: Stories of Strange Landscapes, Wrong Turns, and New Worlds, the anthology features fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and zany creative experiments that convey the disorientation and the discovery that young people experience, from being in the wilderness to simply growing up. The young writers come from Sitka, Hoonah, Haines, Wrangell, and Skagway, and are as young as nine years old and as old as eighteen. "The writing ranges from fantastic and playful to emotionally moving and dark," said Story Lab Coordinator Sarah Swong. "I'm impressed at how creative and varied these writings are, and at how open students were to feedback and improving their work." The project offered students the chance to write a piece for publication and to hone their writing with an editor.
The Island Institute's Sitka Story Lab program released this new book of Southeast Alaskan student writing in May 2016.
Called Where Am I?: Stories of Strange Landscapes, Wrong Turns, and New Worlds, the anthology features fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and zany creative experiments that convey the disorientation and the discovery that young people experience, from being in the wilderness to simply growing up. The young writers come from Sitka, Hoonah, Haines, Wrangell, and Skagway, and are as young as nine years old and as old as eighteen.
"The writing ranges from fantastic and playful to emotionally moving and dark," said Story Lab Coordinator Sarah Swong. "I'm impressed at how creative and varied these writings are, and at how open students were to feedback and improving their work."
The project offered students the chance to write a piece for publication and to hone their writing with an editor.
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MY ADDICTION<br />
ROSE walks towards her 3DS XL, picks it up, and sits on bed to play Sonic<br />
Boom. FOXY FNAF1, AMY ROSE, and LINK hide under her bed.<br />
MOM<br />
Rose? I thought you were not going to play for the rest of the night.<br />
ROSE<br />
I realized there is nothing wrong with wanting to play video games every<br />
now and then. As long as I stay on top of my grades and job... I think I don’t<br />
mind if you call it an addiction.<br />
MOM<br />
Alright, Rose. I honestly don’t mind, dear. As long as you are not harming<br />
yourself or anyone I’m happy. I’m sorry for all my teasing, dear.<br />
MOM gives her daughter the new game and pecks her forehead.<br />
ROSE<br />
It’s alright mom. Love ya. MOM walks out of the room.<br />
ROSE smiles to herself. FOXY FNA1, AMY ROSE, and LINK reappear and sit<br />
around her, smiling.<br />
ROSE<br />
I am addicted. So what?<br />
Kelsey Thein is a junior at Hoonah High School.<br />
124 <strong>Where</strong> <strong>Am</strong> I?
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