23 – Index

Writing

1. 1. Letter from the Editors
   2. The Lyre by Anonymous
   3. Lingering Reminders by Anonymous
   4. to the sea we shall return by Eloise Arnold
   5. Serenity in the Void by Matthew Bartel
   6. Sinner’s Lament by Corey Bell
   7. Time to Stop the Bomb by Sid Chopra
   8. Inheritance by Brianna Crowder
   9. The Place Where I Go to Become by Gia Defortuna
   10. Rites for the Second Coming of the Girl I Was by Gia Defortuna
   11. Cards That Never Came by Gia Defortuna
   12. The Echo of My Name by Cadence Dilks
   13. A Teenage Girl Says the Amidah by Avah Dodson
   14. Acknowledgments for My World Betterment Portfolio by Gwen Dunn
   15. Memorial by Roman Fent
   16. some nights i dream i’m opaque again by Evangeline Goodman
   17. Boca Brag and Schmear by Joshua Greenbarg
   18. The Reconstruction by Paloma Greim
   19. Mother by Sophia Jeon
   20. Waiting by Hannah Karim
   21. More by Hannah Karim
   22. Love, Amongst Other Things by Alex Koh
   23. my nine-year-old self would hate me by Olivia Kwon
   24. I'm From by Hiranmayee Magesh
   25. Consumerism and Why It’s Great! by Isabella Matascik
   26. Wednesday, 12:06 PM by Miles McCormick
   27. Thank You For Visiting Us by Shivani Nayyar
   28. Dear Mom, by Maggie Orton
   29. How to Cut Toenails by Tony Park
   30. Dawn Will Come by Caroline Ptackova
   31. Birthplace by Anastasiya Sankevich
   32. Hereditary by Jihoon Suh
   33. False Start by Hailey Tam
   34. Eternal Snow by Hailey Tam
   35. Halley’s Comet by Hailey Tam
   36. Introspection by Nevelle Thomas
   37. G-E-L-Y-K-H-E-I-D by Nevelle Thomas
   38. Norway by Pratyusha Trivedi
   39. Pain In Suburbia Act I & II by Andrea Villarreal Yu
   40. The Retelling by Andrea Villarreal Yu
   41. Road Trip by Andrea Villarreal Yu
   42. Mother, Daughter, and Windowsill by Andrea Villarreal Yu
   43. Sounds of My Grandmother by Cindy Yang
   44. Rabbit on the Moon by Dakyung Yoon
   45. Baggage Claim by Freddy Zahr
   46. Oh Liza, Dear Liza by Brooke Zerbs
   47. Chaos in a Flower Shop by Ethan Zhuang

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About this issue

This issue of elementia is dedicated to the theme of Legacy. Published in June of 2026, it contains 46 pieces of writing and 84 pieces of art.

What is Legacy? It is an essential component of time: connecting what we remember from the past onward into what continues to shape the events of history long after we are gone.

However, Legacy is also a mark of the individual, YOU, who can choose what you want your legacy to be, as it is also the bringer of choice and change. Instead of defining what Legacy is, it matters more what it can be, what it has the potential to grow into, and that power that remains with you, our powerful teen voices.

Tell us your stories, bring us your visions and share your Legacy with us.

The editorial committee for the twenty-third issue consisted of teen editors Sumlina Alam, Safa Al Ameer, Muntaha Beg, Mary Kate Connor, Noora Fatima, Addison Grant, Kennedy Kirkland, Arielle Li, Garrett Li, Maya Li, Hiran Magesh, Aashi Raichura, Madeleine Raines, Olivia Wang and Grace Wang; teen designers Safa Al Ameer, Muntaha Beg, Arielle Li, Maya Li, Aashi Raichura, Madeleine Raines, Olivia Wang and Grace Wang; as well as library staff Grace Bentley, Cassidy Coles, Christin Devonshire, Ashley Fick, Shannon Goebel, Cathy Mores, Heather Miller, Jennifer Reeves, Scott Stone and Jennifer Taylor.