Quiet Diaries is our space for younger voices to post their perspectives on life. We hope you enjoy these smart, introspective kids and teenagers as much as we do! Thanks to Writopia Lab for providing several of our talented writers as well as guiding their work toward publication.
How one family grew to understand each other better… bite by bite.
Read more >Introvert or not, your collegiate life can be deeply fulfilling.
High school is like a dress rehearsal. Make mistakes, and learn from them.
Read more >From where (or whom) did you get your personality?
Read more >Sometimes you must defy cultural norms to live an authentic life.
Read more >Having fun in a company of quiet souls and in a quietest place of all—the library.
Read more >I don’t think I was meant to be a kid. I never felt like one.
Read more >I get to spend extended periods of time writing about nonexistent people, and not being considered crazy! I’m living the dream.
Read more >Is there something wrong with me enjoying a story/Feeling what the character feels, trying to live with them/Is it wrong for me to try to escape from reality for a bit?
Read more >Sometimes, I find myself thinking too much. In school, between worksheets and quizzes, there’s always a few minutes that can be filled in a multitude of ways.
Read more >I wasn’t getting any closer to starting a fire, and my fear of being a failure was now turning me into a procrastinating, perfectionist failure, which is worse; at least it feels worse.
Read more >I’ve discovered that despite the thoughts of my sixth-grade history teacher, quiet leadership is not an oxymoron.
Read more >It was an awakening to find what fit me deep down in my core, what sent adrenaline coursing through my veins, and what made my soul feel electrified.
Read more >In high school, I feared that quiet kids might be bullied or at least undervalued, but I believed in myself, and when our Dean announced class president elections, I felt compelled to run.
Read more >I know I’m not the first person to go through this. To not feel smart enough or strong enough or extroverted enough.
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