Before I joined the Élan Literary Magazine Staff I was a fan and a contributor. In my sophomore year of high school I was giddy to learn...

As I lay curled up in an armchair reading Richard Blanco’s third book Looking for the Gulf Motel, I was struck by his diversity and...

I made a best friend in first grade by falling on my face. I stumbled gracefully off our morning bus onto the concrete. My friend,...