Our experiences color our lives with iridescent beauty. The world around us is a kaleidoscope of dreams if only we look within ourselves for the passion to make a change. This month, we immerse our imaginations in stories that reflect the theme Color My World.

By Victoria Feng, Assistant Editor and AKOM Editor

Emma Stumpf was diagnosed with an incurable brain tumor at the age of seven, but that hasn’t stopped her from achieving great things.

By Hamzah Faisal, age 12, New Jersey

A great, beautiful star outshining others,
A candle that burns itself to give me light,

By Rachna Shah, age 16, Illinois

Spring leaps,
Pale petals bloom,

By Daniela Carabantes

It was a regular sunny day on Sunset Ave. I was woken up by the sound of birds chirping near one of my white stained windows.