MoCo EmpowHER Literary Magazine

🏅Honorable Mention, 2023-24 Winter Writing Contest It is a Thursday in winter, and the Carter family clusters around a hospital bed....

by Eunia Zhong (she/her) Freshman, Poolesville High School 🥉3rd, 2023-24 Winter Writing Contest Magic white powder fills people with joy...

by Trinity Rosario (she/her) Junior, Magruder High School 🥈2nd, 2023-24 Winter Writing Contest The season of winter can transform the...

by Anshi Purohit (she/her) Sophomore, Richard Montgomery High School 🥇1st, 2023-24 Winter Writing Contest A capsule of old memories...

by Naomi Bortnick (she/her) Junior, Walt Whitman High School A bench; black swirly arm rests, long wooden braces holding up a man and his...

by Dessin Gabby (she/her) Senior, Springbrook High School I love dresses, I love the long flowy ones, The big puffy ones, The sparkly...

As a demure fawn rises from the ground, A silent whistle, detected yet not acknowledged In the alleyway of the night She calls for help...

by Chloe Chang (she/her) Freshman, Poolesville High School A power bright and true, a tempest strong, It draws its strength from every...

STEP ONE: Dismantle the flower monarchy. Make it a bloody, brutal thing, a sandstorm of petals to debris. Let no soil be left unturned,...

by Maya Fritz (she/her) Freshman, Bethesda Chevy Chase HS “The fish is dry,” Mother snidely remarked with distaste. I stared down at my...

Everyone wants to be a pretty girl Until they see what being one really means You value me for something that is only seen I’m perfect...