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The Elysian Muse

Youth literary magazine

The Elysian Muse

Youth literary magazine

The Elysian Muse

Photography by Silja Pietilä, 18, Finland

Photography by Safia Henniche, 16, Boston

Photography by Safia Henniche, 16, Boston

Dear Readers and Contributors,

 

I would like to take the opportunity to personally thank you all for the continuous love and support, especially through the pandemic. In just under 6 months, we’ve come so far; the magazine has been featured on Publish YOUth Writing and Poets & Writers, and the editorial team reached a whooping milestone of 100+ Advice Articles written! As we continue grow our global outreach, we’ve published over 280 creators from 25 U.S. States, 25 countries, and 6 continents across the world! 

 

It’s been a pleasure growing this community over the past three years, so I know I speak for the entire editorial board when I say we hold this magazine and our contributors close to our hearts. It takes a tremendous amount of research and effort to manage the magazine, which is why we're so thankful for all of your support. We encourage you to share our publications and Advice Articles to help our other young creators who may be interested in pursuing their craft.

 

Cheers,

Lori Khadse

Founder, Nonfiction Editor in Chief

The Elysian Muse Youth Literary Magazine

Dear Readers and Contributors,

 

I would like to take the opportunity to personally thank you all for the continuous love and support, especially through the pandemic. In just under 6 months, we’ve come so far; the magazine has been featured on Publish YOUth Writing and Poets & Writers, and the editorial team reached a whooping milestone of 100+ Advice Articles written! As we continue grow our global outreach, we’ve published over 280 creators from 25 U.S. States, 25 countries, and 6 continents across the world! 

 

It’s been a pleasure growing this community over the past three years, so I know I speak for the entire editorial board when I say we hold this magazine and our contributors close to our hearts. It takes a tremendous amount of research and effort to manage the magazine, which is why we're so thankful for all of your support. We encourage you to share our publications and Advice Articles to help our other young creators who may be interested in pursuing their craft.

 

Cheers,

Lori Khadse

Founder, Nonfiction Editor in Chief

The Elysian Muse Youth Literary Magazine

Photography by Safia Henniche, 16, Boston

Editors' Choice Works

 

From One Shore to the Next

Written by Zoe Sarkis

 

In “The Chambered Nautilus”, Oliver Wendell Holmes emphasizes the theme, as one nears the end of his or her life, one should willingly accept death in order to attain spiritual fulfillment.

 

In personifying the nautilus, Holmes bolsters the comparison between the mollusk and a man’s soul, which encourages the reader to adopt similar principles that are exhibited by the humanized creature.

 

As the nautilus nears the end of its life, it abandons its “outgrown” shell “... by life’s unresting sea”, and willingly submits to death (Holmes 35).

 

The nautilus relinquishes its vessel in the way a human spirit disowns his or her body upon one’s death.

 

Though human nature compels one to dread death, the nautilus defies this instinct by accepting the end of its journey and abandoning its shell.

 

Holmes describes the grandeur of the nautilus shedding its shell, leaving behind its “low-vaulted past” for a “nobler” state of existence (Holmes 31-32).

 

In dignifying the nautilus with the ability to consciously discard its past for a more honorable state of existence, Holmes personifies the nautilus as a human-like creature capable of immaterial growth. 

 

I agree with Holmes’s message, as Holmes’s well-founded view suggests an alternative mindset for those frightened by the prospect of dying; it stands as a comfort and advocates for the spiritual improvement of individuals nearing the end of their lives.

 

 

 

Zoe Sarkis is a 17-year-old journalist and poet born and bred in Greece. She is a teen services librarian and teaches small art classes for kids of ages six to eight.