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ANNIE LIN: From Right to Left

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He wore bags under his eyes and dressed in all-black.

He mourned over having to let go of what he had known for years.

Yet, he gleamed with elation as he moved his tassel from right to left.

Four years had passed, but he knew it was only the beginning.

Ever since she was young, Annie Lin has been doing all kinds of outdoors activities, including hiking and biking. Drawn to the atmosphere of nature, she keeps busy with figuring out the animal shapes of clouds and learning more about cultures beyond the city life. She is frequently out in the sun, often finding herself coming home with an awful tan.

KARA JOHNSON-MARTINEZ: They Only Ask, What’s Next?

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Endless pots of coffee drunk. Countless pages gorged upon, regurgitated, wept over. Knowledge tested and realized. Credits accumulated. She reached the end of the text only to find a perplexing blank page.

They call her name. The tassel dangling from the mortarboard throws her off-balance as she traverses the stage.

Kara Johnson-Martinez is a freelance writer and novelist based in Colorado. For a preview of her fiction visit kararochelle.com.

MARY JO MARGGRAFF: The Parade of Time

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In cap and gown they march along, as gargoyles on gothic buildings look down on another commencement.

Her shaky hand, veined and marked by time, waves from the seated crowd. It once rocked him to sleep and dressed him for school.

He blows a kiss. Her fingers close on it.

MJ is an aviator, author, and speaker on ways risk and fear can work to our advantage to dream and explore. She is preparing for suborbital space flight and researching ways to improve astronauts’ long-term space missions.