Now and Then | KidSpirit

fall 2023

Now and Then

Volume XVI, Number I

This season, KidSpirit contributors journey along the paths connecting past, present, and future. How does history influence our perspective today? What imprint does a fleeting experience leave? Amid constant change, does anything remain the same?

Cover Artwork: Om Kakkad, age 15

The Big Question

Are There Any Constants in Life, or Is Everything Impermanent?

Everything has its time: a time to grow, a time to flourish, a time to cease.

More Stories

Light from the Past

Our knowledge of the past impacts us on a profound level, shaping our identities, guiding our decisions, and providing us with valuable lessons for the future.

The Dynamism of History

What is perceived by many to be a static rendition of the stories of bygone eras is in reality an ever-changing and ongoing process.

A Rose-Tinted Past

Literature from the Past to the Present

Kronos

by Elliot Marie

Childhood in an Alternative World

by Nikita Zinoviev

The Redemption in Darkness

Bedtime Story

by Abhinayya Saravanan

Awesome Moments

A Mirror into the Past

by Muhammad Shaheryar Khan

Awesome Moments

Ollie

by Noah Carlevarini

Rumors, Rumors, Rumors

Interfaith Connections

In Both Past and Present

by Vincent Chang and Amy Bai

Interfaith Connections

Soulful Serenity: How Sufism Weaves Its Threads into My Life

by Marium Ihsan

One of Hercule Poirot’s Many Adventures

by Madison Thermidor

A Mind Doesn’t Have a Color

by Ananya Verma

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Poetry

Then And Now

by Ananya Verma

And now, it is burning red
Tired after a long day's work
Yearning to crash in bed
Casting mysterious shadows on the sandy beach,
And kissing the waves good night
But
Then
Mere hours ago
It was sprinkling its sunshine
Dancing with the waves,
Gazing through the clouds
And bringing life to all things that live
Commencing the transient journey in the sky
When the sun came out, then life began . . .

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A Fall Is Also a Rise

by Dhruvika Parikh

We Have Said So Many Goodbyes

by Annika Ziff Glueck

Hello, My Friend

by Emilia Li

I Stop and Ponder

by Lucas Ginés

The Fatal Force

by Leemar Sheriff

Nani

by Tanvi Jeph

Enjoy What We Have While We Still Can

by Maximiliano Zapata

Protector of the Roman Bath

by Dylan Zhang

I Am a Passenger

by Claire You

Now and Then

by Maha Shamsi

Time ∙ Cocoon

by Richard Siyi HE

Bend the Classroom Door

by Fifi Wang

Dear Now From Then

by Lily Wang

Conquering Time

by Jude Sheriff

Autumn’s Symphony: A Tapestry of Colors and Change

by Oksana Sheremeta

Ashes of Time

by Konrad Tittel

PerSpectives

Words, Words, Words

by Phil Cousineau

I grew up on the lap of Homer, and I don’t mean Homer Simpson. I mean Homer, the immortal Greek poet.

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