In this essay writer Lauren Elliott shares thoughts on Sylvia Plath’s fig tree metaphor, as written in The Bell Jar: a beautifully cynical view about the many options that life has to offer.

This journal entry, written by Isabella DeCicco, reflects on a friendship that was destined to end.

This nonfiction prose piece touches on writer Elianna Tirado’s nuanced journey to happiness, highlighting elements of girlhood in a Eurocentric society.