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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 Audrey Su from Culver Academies, Indiana, USA In 2026, with midterms approaching and political absurdity at an all-time high, Elon Musk announced the launch of the America Party from Chicago, Earth (for now). His goal: disrupt democracy’s dusty codebase and replace it with something faster, funnier, and fully Mars-compatible. America Party National Convention Land Acknowledgement (As declared at the “2026 Midterm Launch Event” in Chicago, Earth for now) The America

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 Felix Mao from Rye Country Day School, New York, USA The receptionist glanced up as I entered the office. “Name?” she asked. “Sam Jones,” I said, calm, cool, and collected, just like I had been taught. She then handed me a number and directed me to sit in the interview room. I took a seat and saw I had been handed the number 01. First. An average person might feel anxious at this position in the queue, but I was not an average person. As I waited, other applicants