How many home cities can inspire a gushing flow of words and memories? Noah Wunsch’s city can. Wonder why? Because he grew up in New York! Growing up in New York City needn’t be a weird experience. Or a dramatic one. It can make you as attached to the place […]

topic: MONEY medium: EVENT Stories:“Beats Any Toy” by Lauren Frey-Daisley “Three Hundred and Fifty Dollars” by Noah Wunsch “Making Ends Meet” by Matt Morello “Making Ends Meet” by Guy Lesser “An Informative Powerpoint Love Letter” by Oliver Hartman  

topic; 9/11 medium: TEXT as submitted for the “9/11” Open Call I was half dozing when the voice played over the PA, “All classes are to report to the lunchroom immediately.” Mrs. Harris, our history teacher, rolled her eyes, clearly irritated with the interruption of American History. “What kind of […]

topic: CONNECTED medium: TEXT Liesl Schillinger, of the New York Times Book Review, had this to say about “Disconnected Pen”: This is a great subject, and a low-key but powerful demonstration of how 21st -century communication technologies are changing the way people live—and die— before any of us has had […]

topic: MONEY medium: TEXT, VIDEO as shared at a PenTales Event themed “Making Ends Meet” The email simply reads, “I’ll pay you three hundred and fifty dollars. Three hundred and fifty dollars.” I lie down and I think about this. I think about a three, a five, and a zero. […]