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Category: Prose

Pulse

Posted on June 15, 2019February 26, 2020 by Ryan French

Krystal Yang in this piece explores the voice of queer Chinese-Americans and how cultural influences can shape a person.

Not Your Numbers

Posted on May 13, 2019May 10, 2019 by Parallax-Online

Sara Jhong warns against the use of standardized test results and other “numbers” as a way of measuring students’ success in “Not Your Numbers.”

Grow a House

Posted on May 8, 2019May 8, 2019 by Kalista Puhnaty

Jieyan Wang explores themes of childhood poverty in her short fiction piece, “Grow a House.”

Revitalized

Posted on March 6, 2019March 6, 2019 by Parallax-Online

Mina Kim explores the intensity and emotional turmoil that romantic relationships can bring in “Revitalized.”

Scars

Posted on March 4, 2019March 4, 2019 by Parallax-Online

Margaret Madole illustrates the struggle of helping friends with mental illnesses survive another day in “Scars.”

Rivers in Her Hands

Posted on April 17, 2018April 17, 2018 by Alex Clendenning

In “Rivers in Her Hands” Viviana Wei explores a mother’s dedication to her daughter, and her daughter’s growth.

Tilt

Posted on November 15, 2016November 29, 2016 by Kalista Puhnaty

Tilt explores a taboo subject seen through the eyes of a small boy. Ashira Shirali uses a childlike voice to depict the hard realism within the piece.

Parallax Fiction and Poetry Scholarship Contest

Posted on October 18, 2016October 20, 2016 by Parallax-Online

Win a $25,000 scholarship to study Creative Writing at Idyllwild Arts Academy!

Sea Cucumber

Posted on May 19, 2014May 12, 2016 by Parallax-Online

Read about Alexandra Lewis’s narrator’s discussion of cucumbers with her therapist in the short story, “Sea Cucumber.”

Sunday Dinner

Posted on May 14, 2014May 12, 2016 by Parallax-Online

Fiora Elbers-Tibbits describes the cliché Sunday dinner in her brutally honest and satirical prose piece, “Sunday Dinner.”

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What is Parallax?

Parallax is a premier high school student-edited literary magazine, featuring original fiction, non-fiction, poetry, plays and screenplays, as well as book reviews and author interviews. Edited by the Creative Writing Department at Idyllwild Arts Academy, the magazine accepts submissions from high school students worldwide. Read more.

Forthcoming

Interviews with Jane Wong and Eliot Triechel, and a wonderful new batch of stories and poems!

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Parallax 12 (2009)
Parallax 13 (2010)
Parallax 14 (2011)
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