Upon entering my junior year of high school, I felt like I began drifting from literature, which previously was an integral part of my life. From writing out detailed shopping lists to mini-memoirs of my family's road trips to scribbling writing short stories on the back of my watercolor paintings, pen and paper have marked the bounds of my comfort place for most of my life. By joining Polyphony Lit, I hope to reconnect with the part of me that loved immersing myself in a variety literary works, both as an avid reader and enthusiastic writer. I can't wait to begin engaging with a community of talented young authors!