Pandora's Ink Digital Magazine

Drawn by Cici Cui from Bellevue Christian School, Washington, USA Drawn by Cici Cui from Bellevue Christian School, Washington, USA

Photograph by Bowen Deng from Indian Mountain School, Connecticut, USA Photograph by Bowen Deng from Indian Mountain School, Connecticut, USA

Written by Sarah Guo from Plainview Old Bethpage John F Kennedy High School, New York, USA Suddenly, on a random Thursday afternoon, my worth became equated to the handful of cynical remarks I could make about someone else. But I didn’t care. Rather, I loved it. That day, as I tossed my legs over the edge of the cafeteria table, I said things my previous 9-year-old self would’ve never thought. Even as I jabbed a finger at Abigail's bouncing steps, I felt no shame. After all,

Written by Katherine Wu Seven Lakes High School, Texas, USA The late afternoon sun slipped through the windows, casting shadows across the living room. I stood on the threshold of my childhood home, caught in a silence thickened by memories. The walls, once vibrant with the colors of life, were now muted, their paint peeling as if the house had grown tired of holding memories. Just weeks had passed since my mother’s funeral, and now it was my turn to sort through the pieces s

Written by Eric Wu from Washington, USA “Looks like Zhuxiong got dragged over by TSA again.” I sighed. His tiny legs fluttered as they dragged him helplessly into the treacherous inspection chamber. His cylindrical body meant his face had to be squished to fit into the container. This had happened once in New York, once in Beijing, and twice in Seattle. Clearly, the TSA had found high schoolers bringing stuffed animals through security suspicious. In the past, I had throw