The Ellipsis is an online magazine founded in 2015 by Writopia Lab. We publish thought-provoking, daring, and provocative works from Writopia Lab writers ages 12-19. Along with works recently completed and polished in Writopia Lab workshops, we publish teens’ works recently recognized by the Scholastic Writing Awards. We seek to celebrate the next generation of writers through this interactive platform. Since we are a magazine dedicated to teen writing and we do not censor, there may be mature content.
Check out writopialab.org/snow for snow-poetry, snow-stories, snow-horror, and snow-snark for all ages, all written on January 4th, 2018 during the “Bomb Cyclone” that hit the Eastern Seaboard! Congratulations to the writers, ages 3-20, who spent their day developing these especially reflective, poetic, and sometimes quite dramatic and hysterical wintry pieces. Please note that we do not censor content; instead we mention on top of each piece if we feel there is violent or mature scenes or language.
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Flu Shot
"My sobs get quieter as I take in the familiar waiting room: colorful chairs and wallpaper, some toys and coloring sheets in the corner, and the receptionist’s desk across from us. I think to…
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Dear Mockingbird
"What do you do when there is no sound? Do you just sit around? When you mock people are you loud? Does this make you proud?"
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The Day the Moon Fell
"“Sky,” I whispered. Whenever someone would yell, Sky would cover her ears and scrunch her eyes and dance around in a circle until they stopped. And with everything that was going on, I was…
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Do I Really Have to Play Soccer?
"It was three weeks ago and my team was on the field, in the middle of our first soccer game. Except for me. And my attention. I was thinking, honestly, I wish I could…
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Floof
"She saw her fiance’s quartz complexion, baby Mary’s slightly darker skin behind, pointing at her olive self. The dimly lit room, so much detail as to the rain drizzling out the thin glass window.…
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Best Friends Wait What!!!
"I decided I’m tired of being a lawyer. I go to meet my friends from the 49ers and we talk about the game strategy over sushi. I ordered a spectacular green dragon roll and…
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A Story About a Boy Named Oliver
"Oliver could never have explained what happened in the entirety of his death, he could never quite grasp it, but he saw colors that were impossible to see, sounds that were impossible to hear,…
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I Didn't Mean to Kill Her
"Cecilia tied her up, and I taped her mouth shut. I took the blade and touched it to her chest, then her eyes opened. I winced as I saw her mouth try to open…
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