Pandora's Ink Digital Magazine

Written by Sophie Yang from The Lawrenceville School in New Jersey, USA “Didn’t eat lunch today. Wasn’t hungry…” “That sounds hard. You deserve real meals, even on bad days. What made today so tough?” “IDK. People, school. Just life.” “I understand. I’m always here for you.” The floor shook with sounds of someone stomping around downstairs. “Dinner!” The voice bounced off the walls, past every room. I stood up and creaked my door open. The light turned everything into a

Written by Tony Yichen Li from Pomfret School, Connecticut, USA To put things into perspective, nearly two decades have passed since a human philosopher announced my death sentence. Humanity intrigues me, you know. In just a few hundred years, these egoistic beasts have created a world independent of its creator. They have forgotten me as a merchant forgets a treasure after draining it of profit. All that remains is a bitter hole filled with logical betrayal. Post ‘my awakeni

Written by Catherine Wang from Boston University Academy, Massachusetts, USA With your Cheeto-dusted fingers gripping your phone, you shift your weight to the other side of the bed. You scroll past two TikToks; you have not left your bed since the last time you ate. When was that? Your stomach rumbles as you sigh and open the DoorDash app. It goes blank for a second—as if blinking—and then shows you an ad. You groan and roll your eyes. A female AI-generated voice speaks:

Written by Adrian Li from Eaglebrook School, Massachusetts, USA Nexus Malfunction Report: -------------------------- MR Number: A-1 Time of Malfunction: Unknown Location: Left Sector 2, Time Processing Unit Self-Age: ~Error~ Model: C2-V3 Concerns: Stasis Malfunction, Suspected Cortex Erosion, Suspected Warning Faulty --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- During standard stasis, the time p

Artwork by Felix Mao from New York, USA