EDITOR’S NOTE

Welcome to the 2020 issue of Tabula Rasa. We invite you to experience the creative writing and artwork of students across grades 7-12 on Pinewood Upper Campus, whose work spans families, continents, and time, and we feel honored to be able to present this to the Pinewood community during a time when more connection is needed than ever.

Discover how a dog loses its way and then finds home, how a society struggles to survive without the spark of literature, and how a seemingly insignificant cosmetic product has proved its influence on American culture over the decades.

Reading, writing, and drawing have always made us feel joyful and excited, and we hope to bring those same positive emotions to you as you read our magazine. We hope to carve out a home for past memories to continue living on.

Despite the trying times, we hope this magazine can provide an escape from the turbulence of reality. This year marks the culmination of our three years as Tabula Rasa editors. Thank you so much to all who have submitted over the past years, and we are so grateful for the writing and art that you have shared with us. Though we are sad to leave, we are excited to pass the torch onto our future editors, and we know that this magazine will be in more than capable hands.

For the last time, this is Chui, Reilly, and Sarah signing off, and presenting, without further ado, Tabula Rasa. We hope you enjoy!

– Sarah Feng, Reilly Brady, Katherine Chui 2017-20 Editors

2 WORD THIEF , Florencia Rodriguez Steube

4 ONE SENTENCE STORY , Magnolia Lemmon

6 WE ARE STILL WHO WE ARE, BUT WE ARE NOT US , Eva Liu

7 SUMMER AFTERNOON , Michelle Chen

8 JOSEPH BANKS , Prithi Srinivasan

9 NO EYE, NO LIFE , Michelle Chen

10 CACTUS GARDEN , Katherine Han

11 BEHIND MY EYES , Olivia Page

12 A PORTRAIT OF DUSK , Sarah Feng

12 A PORTRAIT OF DUSK , Katherine Chui

14 LISTENER , Eva Liu

15 EXHAUSTION , Ella Aspinall

17 SAN GREGORIO , Katherine Chui

18 A LETTER TO MY GRANDMA’S HOUSE , Ella Aspinall

19 PINK VALENTINE , Michelle Chen

20 MY EAST COAST HAVEN , Mina Okamoto

21 CHRISTMAS , James Chang

22 HOME , Samantha Hsiung

22 THE OTHER SIDE , Michelle Chen

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AMNESIAC , Sam Kavich

25 LOOKING GLASS , Ella Aspinall

27 LEMON SUN , Reilly Brady

27 PLANTING ROOTS , Nicole Maneatis

28 PRODUCTION NOTES , Sarah Feng

28 PRODUCTION NOTES , Sarah Feng

30 STRAWBERRIES FOR MY LOVE , Florencia Rodriguez Steube

31 BRIDGE TO TERIBITHIA , Gabriella Ip

32 ROMAN HOLIDAY , Sarah Feng

32 PAPER LIVING ROOM , Katherine Chui

35 PAPER KITCHEN , Katherine Chui

37 PAPER CITY , Katherine Chui

38 ART CLASS , Katherine Chui

41 MUSIC ROOM , Katherine Chui

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48 ALPHABET , Carter Brady

49 ONE SUMMER DANCE , Alex Roesch

50 THE MOOSE THAT CAPTURED MY HEART , Prithi Srinivasan

51 ORANGINA 2.0 , Gabriella Ip

52 JELLYSCAPES , Katherine Chui

53 BREAKING THE GLASS CEILING , Reilly Brady

54 DEAR LIPSTICK , Natasha Moretti

55 EYES , Skylar Chui

56 THE REIGN OF A TYRANT , Cindy Lin

56 THE CALM AFTER THE STORM , Cindy Lin

58 FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF A GIRL’S BATHROOM MIRROR , Mina Okamoto

59 SCULPT , Courtney Young

60 A HOME SPLIT , Micaela Rodriguez Steube

60 SOURCES OF ANXIETY , Olivia Page

63 MINDSCAPES , Olivia Page

64 CLOUDED MEMORY , Olivia Page

66 LOSING STRUCTURE , Olivia Page

69 PROCESS DESIGN , Olivia Page

70 THE BIRTHDAY PARTY , Sophia Yao 72 WEDDING SINGER , Courtney Young 72

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