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Youth literary magazine

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

 

If I Die Tomorrow

Written by Adriana Paz

 

If I die tomorrow, I want to die knowing, in my 14 years of existence, I’ve made some kind of
difference.
I’ve put at least one smile on someone’s tired lips
I’ve instigated ringing laughter in a sore throat
I’ve put positive thoughts in a depressed mind
I’ve brought a warm, hopeful feeling to someone’s aching heart
Because, we all know that somewhere, everywhere, there, is a difference waiting to be made.
A risk we need to take, nevermind if it turns into a mistake.


...


Today, as I was walking down the halls, I saw a girl.
A shooting star, like a glistening scar, streaked across her cheek,
And I walked away, without a second thought to what that tear might mean...
If I were to die tomorrow,
I want to die knowing that I had thought that second thought,
That I had stopped walking,
That I hadn’t turned my back, pretending to have unseen what I’d seen
I want to die knowing I had said the words she had wanted so badly for someone to say, what
her ears craved to hear


...


If I die tomorrow, all the sorrow in this world wouldn’t have left with me. If I die tomorrow, I know,
it wouldn’t have changed a thing.
But, if I live for another day, that will have made all the difference.

 

 

 

 

Adriana Paz is a 14-year-old girl from Brazil who writes poetry and prose with little doodles and sketches. She has previously been published in the Stepping Stone Press and The Elysian Muse Youth Literary Magazine.