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Issue VI: Dreams of a Caged Bird January 2024 "I know why the caged bird sings." ⸺ Maya Angelou The society we live in is structured in such a way that everybody is chained or caged in some way or the other. Maybe it's a personal restriction, or maybe there are other factors in your community. Maybe you've been chained for a while and it all feels so much and you just want to be free. This issue is for you. In this issue, we asked our singing caged birds to tell us their dreams. We asked them to talk to us about what chained them and what bogged them down. We asked for all those fears and worries, hopes and dreams. We asked them why they sang. We asked them why they dreamt. Issue V was about embracing those childish fantasies and whimsical delusions. Issue VI, we wanted them to embrace those dreams in reality. Find joy in our real world, and find those reasons to live for. Dream big, dream wide, and dream free. Read Now Contributors Poetry Prose Afra March Cairo Evans the musings of a worm Ellen Alfredson Lovely little bird, dream on dream on! Genevieve Laprise In The Dark Sumo Caged spark within Kyra Allyson starved Ray Shubert Heard Phoebe B. H. Mercury The road is long Creative Non-Fiction Heetal Binwani Life Cycles Art Kate Waters Sandbox Fatima Shad Caged Lovebird Devon Webb My Dignity Tatum Bunker I Plucked My Own Feathers Michelan "Mi-I-Mi" Le'Monier When Did You Last Look At Heaven? Elisabeth D. Watching you from afar Overcomer Olajide Dreams in Broken Bottles Shu J. Liu dreams of a high-achieving dove , yet no more than a pigeon Alex Gemstones Barricade Boys Serennus - V. Morina The colors of dreams T. A. Jones Write You Into Oblivion; Black Phoenix Eli Ernst-Fontaine Escapism Cheryl Tan Rainbow Sister Zac Hudson The parakeet dreams of being a cassowary Ellie Coul Tick, Tick, Tick Leslie Teel Exploding Kittens and the Experiential Ferris Wheel Adia Reynolds So Falls the Cuckoo Bird Ayumi Inoue Outside the Zoetrope Owl The Bird and the Girl Roukia Ali Laney is Leaving Varshha (Staff Contribution) Trapped In My Mind Prose Lauren D. Fulter Cheeseburgers and Dragons Kathryn Harry The Boy and the Butterfly Net Arianna Kanji My Perceived Affliction Maryam Hedayat Drained Success Alice An Ode to the Lost Teresa M. Medina Elephant Featured Indie Authors Lucy Gould The Rescure Yageen Faiz Novel Writing Guide

Issue I: Look Up At The Stars October 2022 What do the stars symbolise for you? What are you reminded you when you look up at the stars? For RTS's first online issue, we invited artists to submit pieces that revolved around the stars, whether this was through a character, metaphors, symbolism or more. We asked them to let their imagination run wild and send us their best work!! Our contributors went above and beyond with their pieces for this theme. Click the link below to read their beautiful works! Read Now Contributors Poetry Art Prose Creative Non-Fiction Ines Mueller The Stars Comfort Me Laila Asberry Starshaped Shumi My Stars Were Falling And I Caught The Biggest One Zehra Shehzad His Star Yue Hua As The Starlight Shines Through The Leaves A T Rahme Dots Zehra Shehzad Let The Stars Shine Caroline Chou From The Lectern Of Nyx Featured Indie Authors Makayla Jade Captured Dystopia Ishleen Singh Freedom For Eternity Dystopia

Learn more about our magazine, Rewrite The Stars. About Us Welcome to Rewrite The Stars! Run by teens for teens, we are a literary magazine aimed at uplifting youth and marginalized creators. We believe that artists have the power to change the world and rewrite the stars, if you may. There are many young teen writers out there with beautiful words who dream of being published but unfortunately don't get the right platform to. The formal publishing world is looking for the kind of writing that doesn't come naturally to teenagers, because we are kids and can't be expected to know everything about the world. There seems to be no platform for teenagers to write about issues and things they care about, or include humor and sarcasm in their stories when all anyone ever wants is emotionally resonant prose and poetry that makes you cry. Don't get us wrong - we love crying - but we want to celebrate optimistic and heartwarming writing too! Where do you go if you want to relax and read work that makes you smile? Enter Rewrite The Stars Review. At RTS, we will treasure EVERY piece sent to us, by publishing it in our magazine or giving you detailed feedback and resources that helps you improve. Trust us with your submissions <3 Moreover, we hope this becomes a space where readers and writers can come together and spread joy of the craft. Whether through our issues or blog posts or features, we want to celebrate creativity. We believe that everyone can reach the audience they deserve. All we ask for is your support. Help spread the word about our magazine, send us your pieces, and engage in our activities. We look forward to reading all your wonderful pieces!!!

Rewrite The Stars Review's Eigth Magazine Issue! Issue VIII: The Human Experience July 2024 Who are you? Who are we? What is our purpose on this planet? Why do we think? Why do we act? Why do we form groups? Why do we do what we do? How do we define ourselves? How do we know the things we love? What shapes our personalities? What causes our thoughts? What drives our actions? What influences our relationships? What defines our lives? What does it mean to be human? Psychological, biological, philosophical, or fantastical - whatever perspective you choose to go with, this is the question we wanted answered. We asked our readers to tell us in their own words and art what humanity and humaneness meant to them. We asked them to explain to us the human experience, in all its wonders and scars, beauty and flaws. Read Now CONTRIBUTORS POETRY Riddhi Iyer To be Human (Staff Contribution) Aurora Skye Vessel Ezra Mukami Untitled Jaiden Geolingo Here, Grief Angela Acosta Approximation of Latin American Diya Kapoor the big thing that lives in the sky Nirmit Mittal To Gaza Lydia Rae Bush Risk Ruth Towne Sweets to the Sweet Gabby Parkinson Lost in Translation Ray Shubert Purpose Mia Jevtic sentenced to your love Rah Royal the first twelve years of my life Liv Gamble How To Exist Nina Stadermann Reverie Muskan Gupta Poof and Gone Milan Singh Blur AC. Sandglass Just Talk Alexys K. Beautiful and Human Ruby Dyan My Day Wong Eu Kenn Michelangelo's Sculpture Sundos Hejazi art of life/life of art Kit Thurston-Mathews A Kitten's Offering Aunezti Burk What Day Is It? Rowan Through the artist's lens Nevaeh Phillips Life doesn’t end Chloe we were Urja Srivastava an understanding of the human experience Inaya Aly Khan Lunacy in a Fifteen Year Old Zoe Moon Xoxo Yuvika Gupta The Life Express Chloe Ho Chamber Music Maryam Majid I don't believe in atoms (I want to touch something) Jessamine Jin Infinities Cora McCullough Is Kindness Words Or Actions? Liv L. Ascend Bryan Duong Milstead faded gleam, renewed dream Halley Kunen Engine Flitting Malcolm Wernestrom it's a dog eat dog world Ivy J My Eurydice Friends W. E. Everhart Humanity weeps Asad R. Unexpected Transmission layla h. your best girl Rahil Najafabadi The Correspondence PROSE Isabel Loytty Highway Shannon Tran Grief & Bliss Elizabeth Butler Unnatural Selection E. Syson Seventeen Years (and an Extra Few Weeks) Alana Rodrigues Birch, Law of the Wild Aleeza Aneel who? me? Kiara Turner My Angst and Me Nusayba Bokhari Seeds alarminglytired (Nyx) As The Zephyr Wind Blows Claire M.M. A Ferryman's Fate Soraya Saros Crop of Prometheus Madison Cossaboom We Are The Fish Meagan Da capo sunny Our Paths Will Cross Again, I Promise Aki Rayne The Man by the Pond Arianna Kanji to be human is to wait Andrea Balingit The Exam Svara Carmel Narasiah Enough Alin Sengjaroen Tenderly Yours Phoenix Eddolls Death's favourite mortician Roukia Ali "The Old Brag" Ara Djati When Light Refracts Kaitlyn Fan Headed Towards Home FJGCSABA What are we defined as? How? Robert Aden Lonergan STRAWBERRY MILK CREATIVE NON-FICTION Kai Existential Espresso Kaitlyn Abrielle McCormick Eden Sydney Lynn A Letter From Ireland Zainab Ansari older and bigger Sophia Quintana The Numbers Game Clara Salo Meaning in Platonic Forms Elizabeth Maxwell What's next? Julia Vellucci Roses and Resilience ART Yasmin Kareem The depths within Desi Distel Northside gang:) Tehya Metzinger The Lake Sleeps Under the Willow Mitra Arianfar Lingering Touch PHOTOGRAPHY Sophia Liu Invisible China FEATURED INDIE AUTHORS Pavla Leitgebova The Deadliest Wish Sera Amoroso The Makria Cycle-Torsion

Meet the team behind the making of Rewrite The Stars. Meet The Team Every successful organisation has a number of people working hard behind it. We take this opportunity to introduce you to our wonderful magazine team who strive hard to get each issue of Rewrite The Stars Review out into the world to make publishing a reality for all of you! Founder & Editor in Chief Smrithi Senthilnathan (she/her) Smrithi Senthilnathan is a young writer from India. From a very young age, she's nurtured a passion for reading books and writing stories. As someone who has submitted to a lot of literary magazines and has faced her fair share of acceptances and rejections, she hopes this initiative will be a new start and a turning point for aspiring writers. She believes anything and everything has a story, and she's dedicated her life to uncovering the unwritten stories of the world. This fall, she'll be joining college where she hopes to pursue Journalism and Data Science. When she's not writing maniacally, you can find her playing the piano or reading with a steaming cup of hot chocolate in hand :) Head of Staff Varshha (she/her) Varshha is a 17 year old human from Chennai, India, who procrastinates by staring at the stars on the terrace and reading romance books. Loving all things dystopian, she is an artist and a writer who can never seem to write/draw for the genre. If she’s not reading random facts on the internet or watching the ISU championships, she is probably imagining her living in a dystopian future. Head of Content Madhusree Guha Madhusree (she/her) is a 16-year-old junior who is a fresh and passionate writer, with a unique style that combines the intensity of a summer evening with a dash of spring. Dedicated to creating meaningful and thought-provoking content for her readers, she enjoys drinking coffee and reading in her free time. Head of Marketing & Social Media MG (she/her) MG is one of the many teenagers who's in love with writing and reading. Fantasy is her specialty, mystery thriller is her companion, and action adventure is her favourite glittering decoration. She is currently juggling 5 wips, school, 2 social medias—at this point she would pass as a clown in a circus, and that's the thing with the clowns: they somehow don't drop anything. Head of Content Jeannie Lam (she/her) Jeannie started writing in 24-sized neon pink font but now writes historical fantasy and constantly thinks about literary devices. If she's not admiring her collection of special edition books, she's writing or stressing about her Christian literary magazine, Waves of Words. Editor Briar (she/her) Briar has been writing poetry since highschool and is based in Australia. She has completed a Diploma of Arts. She enjoys many forms of storytelling including film and games. Graphic Designer Jann Rose (she/her) She is your real life Rapunzel, getting out of her tower, trying to understand humans and their way of communication. The things she understands are art and books. If she is not daydreaming, she can be found procrastinating. She is a kid in the brain and Christian at heart. Content Writer Jason Wu (he/him) Jason Wu (age 17) is an ardent reader, writer, and content creator. He has a plethora of experience in writing action, romantic comedy, and transmigration stories. His passion for writing and coding has been guiding him towards a path as a game designer. Apart from being a full time student, he is also a volunteer for Lemcnsun Entertainment (a mobile game company based in Shanghai, China) and has worked on many dolls/characters as well as events. Some of his favorite dolls are Alisa, Akaset, and Minerdwen. Editor Ava (she/her) Ava Hubbart is a 19 year old English Major at the University of Georgia. She has a passion for all things literature and has recently gotten back into the world of writing with several short stories and a few poems. Outside of reading fiction, she loves listening to podcasts, playing D&D, and learning about anything space-related. Ava aspires to make a career as a book editor. She can’t wait to take every opportunity she can in the field and help other writers grow. Content Writer Kaz / Sunny Kaz (Sunny Solaris) is a 13 year old Chinese-Filipino high schooler living in Australia. Despite the fact she is young, she has been part of the online writing community since she was 10. She started writing long and detailed non-fiction pieces at school which eventually lea to writing high fantasy and mystery novels. She is often found playing multiple gacha games, acting as a cat mom, and studying the sciences as a fan of it — biochemistry, forensics sciences, and theoretical physics in particular. Content Writer Carina (she/her) Carina is a 13-year-old non-fiction writer from the United States. Her love for educating others through non-fiction writing began when she would write research essays for school in third-fourth grade. Now, she wishes to expand her writing journey by publishing her non-fiction and opinion pieces in blogs, magazines, and newspapers. She has also recently started to branch out from non-fiction. Some of Carina’s favorite things are horror/mystery films and movies, learning about history, and studying psychology. Content Writer Milica (she/her) Milica is a freshman in high school with a passion for reading and writing. She enjoys spending her evenings sipping a peach iced tea and typing away at her laptop screen (sometimes even staring at a blank page). Ever since she was 9 years old, Milica’s been fighting her writer’s block while consuming books at a dangerous rate of about 50 per year. Mysteries and thrillers are her guilty pleasure and as much as she reads them she also writes them. Content Writer Tatum Bunker (she/her) Tatum Bunker attends Utah Valley University to major in Criminology with a minor in creative writing. She loves thrifting and has a major sweet tooth. She runs The Letters Home Collection, which is an online literary journal, and, as of writing this, has about fifteen publications. She is on the staff of about five other literary magazines as well. She can be found on Instagram with the user @tatum_tot24601 or at @thelettershomecollection. Content Writer Prisha (she/her) Prisha thrives in the company of books and the dance of words on paper. A voracious reader, she finds solace and excitement in the realms crafted by her favourite authors. With a heart fuelled by imagination in balance to a logical mind, she crafts her own tales and ideologies weaving words into enchanting stories that mirror the depth of her own spirit. Amidst the pages, she discovers not just stories, but fragments of her own evolving narrative and philosophies. In her free time you will find her either volunteering, roaming around ( anywhere outside the house), reading, writing or sleeping. Social Media Volunteer Arshia Abid Arshia Abid is from Pakistan and currently resides in the city of Peshawar. She is an undergraduate student who adores literature and literary magazines. She has a bookstagram, which she has filled with trendy reels, posts and rants about her favourite books. Social Media Volunteer Sofia Sofia is currently a junior in highschool and plans to major in English and minor in Political Science when she goes to college. While writing wasn't her favorite growing up, in the past few years, she has found herself falling in love with its art and beauty. She loves reading other peoples stories, especially romance and fiction, and writing her own ideas onto the page. Additionally, she has a fascination with the film and entertainment industry and hopes to be involved with the business in the future. Website Volunteer Chaitra Shidhalingannavar Chaitra is a high schooler from India who loves computer science and literature. Her interests include books, music, memes and programming. When she's not staring at her computer, she is seen at the karate dojo, practicing for her next belt exam. Website Volunteer Chaitra Shidhalingannavar Chaitra is a high schooler from India who loves computer science and literature. Her interests include books, music, memes and programming. When she's not staring at her computer, she is seen at the karate dojo, practicing for her next belt exam.

YPW Literary Magazine Fair Young Poets Workshops is hosting a community-wide Literary Magazine Fair for young poets between the ages of 13-22 featuring a variety of youth-led literary magazines and writing community members. We hope to bring a stronger sense of inclusion and accessibility to the submission process while bridging the distance between submitters and magazines through this event, while cultivating new connections and passions. What? Join a diverse, passionate community of young writers for a literary magazine fair hosted by Young Poets Workshops! 8 literary magazines/presses are represented throughout 4 panels and workshops over the span of 48 hours, complete with an expedited response period and raffles! Literary organizations being represented arc Fleeting Daze Magazine, kith books, Eucalyptus Lit, and Winged Penny Review. There will be two youth-run literary magazine panels answering questions about their magazines, submissions, and more, a workshop by Rewrite the Stars on submitting for beginners featuring a submit-a-thon, and a panel by kith books on challenges for queer and disabled writers/publishers and holding your own in the publishing process. Throughout these events, the expedited submission period of 48 hours will allow all registered attendees to submit to the following literary magazines for an expedited response/feedback: kith books, Sophon Lit, Fleeting Daze, healthline zine, Rewrite the Stars Review, Eucalyptus Lit, and Winged Penny Review. A raffle for 4 mini-grants of $25 each will be hosted throughout the fair for all attendees. When? Event Schedule: Saturday, August 17th 2024 9:00 a.m. EST Expedited Submission Period starts (ends 9:00 a.m. EST August 19th) 11:00 a.m. EST Rewrite the Stars Workshop 3:00 p.m. EST Youth Lit Mag Panel 1 — Rewrite the Stars, Fleeting Daze, healthline zine, Aster Lit Sunday, August 18th 2024 3:00 p.m. EST Youth Lit Mag Panel 2 — Winged Penny Review, Eucalyptus Lit, Sophon Lit 7:00 p.m. EST kith books panel Who? Open and free to all young poets aged 13-22! How to register? Register now at the Eventbrite link given below. We can't wait to see you there! Register

Issue II: Beyond The Shores January 2023 What do the shores symbolize for you? What is your safety line, beyond which is the vast and unknown ocean? And what does it mean to you to cross the comfort of the shore and venture beyond? For RTS's second issue, we invted artists to submit pieces that revolved around the shores, whether this be literal or figurative. We asked them to let their imagination run wild and send us their best work! This issue brings you wonderful pieces by contributors, ranging from all genres and types - from haiku to free verse, science-fiction to historical fantasy, this issue has it all! Click the link below to read their beautiful works. Read Now Contributors Poetry Art Prose Creative Non-Fiction Maitri Sheth Love and Hate, Shores and Waves Camismila Whispers of the Waves of the Past Ines Mueller The Nightmarish Beach Laila Asberry I Dream Of Dry Oceans Yue Hua As The Ocean Meets The Sand Lucy Claire Summertime Tragedy M. Dickson My Love, My Sea Anika Garg Rebirth Mehek Tripathy Touch of Darkness Blen A Seashell Of Passion Jason Wu Defender Of The Shores Allison Kwan Rebirth Featured Indie Authors Suelite Constance Ten Past Two Lara Jane Robinson The Granger Girls

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Issue I: Look Up At The Stars October 2022 What do the stars symbolise for you? What are you reminded of when you look up at the stars? For RTS's first online issue, we invited artists to submit pieces that revolved around the stars, whether this was through a character, metaphors, symbolism or more. We asked them to let their imagination run wild and send us their best work!! Our contributors went above and beyond with their pieces for this theme. Click the link below to read their beautiful works! Read Now Contributors Poetry Art Prose Creative Non-Fiction Ines Mueller The Stars Comfort Me Laila Asberry Starshaped Shumi My Stars Were Falling And I Caught The Biggest One Zehra Shehzad His Star Yue Hua As The Starlight Shines Through The Leaves A T Rahme Dots Zehra Shehzad Let The Stars Shine Caroline Chou From The Lectern Of Nyx Featured Indie Authors Makayla Jade Captured Dystopia Ishleen Singh Freedom For Eternity Dystopia

Every successful organisation has a number of people working hard behind it. We take this opportunity to introduce you to our wonderful magazine team who strive hard to get each issue of Rewrite The Stars Review out into the world to make publishing a reality for all of you!   MEET THE TEAM Every successful organisation has a number of people working hard behind it. We take this opportunity to introduce you to our wonderful magazine team who strive hard to get each issue of Rewrite The Stars Review out into the world to make publishing a reality for all of you! EDITOR IN CHIEF Meet our beloved founder and editor-in-chief who brought RTS to life! Smrithi Senthilnathan she/her MANAGEMENT Director Varshha (she/her) Varshha is a 19 year old human from Chennai, India, who procrastinates by staring at the stars on the terrace and reading romance books. Loving all things dystopian, she is an artist and a writer who can never seem to write/draw for the genre. If she’s not reading random facts on the internet or watching the ISU championships, she is probably imagining her living in a dystopian future. DEPARTMENT HEADS Meet our department heads who, with their commitment to perfection and dedication to supporting young writers help make our founder's vision for RTS a reality. Director and Head of Staff and IT Varshha (she/her) Varshha is a 19 year old human from Chennai, India, who procrastinates by staring at the stars on the terrace and reading romance books. Loving all things dystopian, she is an artist and a writer who can never seem to write/draw for the genre. If she’s not reading random facts on the internet or watching the ISU championships, she is probably imagining her living in a dystopian future. EDITORS Meet the editors who not only review your submissions but also edit and refine it to make it the best possible version of itself! Editor Briar (she/her) Briar has been writing poetry since highschool and is based in Australia. She has completed a Diploma of Arts. She enjoys many forms of storytelling including film and games. BLOG These are the people who incite your curiosity and offer their advice with their weekly articles <3 Content Writer Milica (she/her) Milica is a freshman in high school with a passion for reading and writing. She enjoys spending her evenings sipping a peach iced tea and typing away at her laptop screen (sometimes even staring at a blank page). Ever since she was 9 years old, Milica’s been fighting her writer’s block while consuming books at a dangerous rate of about 50 per year. Mysteries and thrillers are her guilty pleasure and as much as she reads them she also writes them. GRAPHIC DESIGN Here are the people without whom your pieces would not be presented how they deserve to be :) Graphic Designer Harjot Sangha (she/her) Harjot Sangha is a rising senior in high school who believes heavily in the power of words to inspire change and influence lives. As such, she finds great enjoyment in the acts of reading and writing. Additionally, she enjoys finding new ways to connect to people from learning new languages to listening to new music! SOCIAL MEDIA AND MARKETING They're responsible for giving you guys our latest updates and expanding our fanbase so we can reach more people <3 Social Media Volunteer Arshia Abid (she/her) Arshia Abid is from Pakistan and currently resides in the city of Peshawar. She is an undergraduate student who adores literature and literary magazines. She has a bookstagram, which she has filled with trendy reels, posts and rants about her favourite books. NEWSLETTER We've expanded our base to Substack to give us a space to elaborate more on what we're currently doing! Meet the team behind our bi-monthly newsletter that includes updates on everything RTS. Newsletter Curator Ellie Kim (she/her) Ellie is an aspiring teen writer, born and raised in America but currently living in Thailand. She loves spending her days with her cats, writing, and reading. From writing sad poetry to romantic prose, Ellie is a swiftie and Gracie Abrams fan at heart, always found with a song in mind. Currently working on her first novel dubbed Project. SS, Ellie is a part of Vellichor Literary Magazine, Girlhood Magazine, Bardics Anonymous Magazine and a few others where she writes, edits and organizes! WEBSITE AND IT Always wonder who designed this sleek and accessible website? Here they are! Website Volunteer Chaitra Shidhalingannavar (she/her) Chaitra is a high school sophomore from India who loves computer science and literature. Her work has been published or is forthcoming in the GAEA Anthology, The Imperfect Zine, The Cleverly Creatives among many others. When she's not writing, she can be seen at the dojo, practicing for her next belt exam.

Rewrite The Stars Review's Third Magazine Issue! Issue III: Kindle The Flame April 2023 Everybody has a fire within them, whether this be one of passion or fury. What are the flames that burn inside you? What is the inferno that keeps you awake on the darkest of nights? What does fire symbolize to you? What warms you from the inside out- or makes you want to burn down the world? What kindles your flames? For RTS's third issue, we invited artists to submit pieces that revolve around fire, whether this be literal or figurative. We asked them to let their imagination run wild and send us their best work! This issue brings you wonderful pieces by contributors, ranging from all genres and types - from formatted to free verse, greek mythology to contemporary, this issue has it all! Click the link below to read their beautiful works. Read Now CONTRIBUTORS COVER DESIGNER Tazkia Sinan POETRY Zia Adora Flicker Christian Ward The Passion Shamik Banerjee Tomorrow Teresa M March 8th Kelli Weldon Perseids Elisabeth D The Greatest Flame Kanishka Kataria Between Us Let the Silence Scream Ghosty The Fourth Sumo Schadenfreude Ines Mueller Pyrophobia Ollie Shane You Say, You Want A Revolution Carline Chou Aflame Nai How To Cook Up Success Madison Jugram a letter to an alcoholic I called my grandfather Vastriane Reignite Kimberly I Am Ignited PROSE Shivi Sharma Did I Imagine It Jiayin Tang Kitchen Tiles Franzzine Delacroix The Fuel To The Fire Of Passion Isha Gandi The Show Must Go On Jack Morris The Origin Of Chaos Allison Kwan How to Remember "Home" Shu J Liu Burning Bridges, Building Walls ART I N Shimbuku o'foxy eve o'bite Austin Lubetkin the tower of ambition FEATURED INDIE AUTHORS E.D Bridges Strings on Me (Fiction)

Issue IV: Song Of the Earth July 2023 The Earth is our home, our protector and our solace. Nature is the birthplace of all life that has ever existed in this universe. What does this vast and seemingly infinite sphere of life mean to you? Sand underneath your toes, foliage caressing your cheek. The sun setting behind a mountain, a rainbow dispelling the gloomy clouds. Everybody has their own idea of nature, of what the natural world is, and what it means to them. Tell us your story. Show us your image of nature. In honor of World Environment Day on June 5th, we're using RTS's fourth issue to celebrate nature in all its glory. We asked our readers to submit pieces that revolve around the natural world and its connotations for them. We hope this issue gives you peace as you explore various different artistic interpretations of nature and the earth :) Read Now Contributors Poetry Art Arryn Liu Good Intentions, Earth Song Teresa M Medina Soil and Soul Nai Not Quite Sunflowers Elisabeth Flett Cailleach, aberdeen beach, 5 pm Nethi earth. Elisabeth D i wish i could heal you Cyrus Berry he is my world Olajide Overcomer You Can Not Hear The Earth Speak Kiran Emerald Dreams Vastriane The River of Rue Shamik Banerjee To A Fountain Ava Palmer Pondering MG Melody of Agony Maggie Shay Jordan Plants Get Tired, Too Tapasya Bhardwaj Sorry Prose Sophia Wang i want to see the stars one day Jake Malaya The Last Words of the Mud Nymph Grace Symphony of Freedom My Soul's Designs One Breath Granata Andrea Perennial Love Creative Non-Fiction Sunny Solaris Mother Nature's Revenge Smrithi Senthilnathan The Dimnishing Influence of Nature in the Digital World R S Cynefin, Gaia's Lament Featured Indie Authors Kia Ayesha Sinan Ambition MC Pending Untouchable