This article was sent to us by Natalie S., an eighth grader stationed in Texas. Do you have a story to share with your fellow military...

There are an endless number of things we can’t control in life - decisions that are made for us and external forces that no matter how...

Moving to Spain in sixth grade, as a very musical person, I doubted there would be many opportunities to continue doing what I loved....

This article was sent to us by Natalie S., an eighth grader stationed in Texas. Do you have a story to share with your fellow military...

This article was sent to us by Emma H., a college freshman stationed in Nashville, Tennessee. Do you have a story to share with your...

About a year ago, I wrote this article reflecting on what community service meant as a high school student. Particularly, I wrote from...

Seven years ago, a fourth-grade girl standing alone in a library curiously picked up a volume titled Global Warming. As she flipped...

This article was sent to us by Natalie S., an eighth grader stationed in Texas. Do you have a story to share with your fellow military...

This article was sent to us by Natalie S., an eighth grader stationed in Texas. Do you have a story to share with your fellow military...

The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. The early bird gets the worm. You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink.  ...

I’m no stranger to changing neighborhoods and schools, having nine of each under my belt. The transition is always tough, but as an...

Dirty old river, must you keep rolling, flowing into the night?   sings Ray Davies at the start of  Waterloo Sunset , a song by the...

This summer, I had the opportunity to attend an American Legion Auxiliary Girls State program in Missouri. The program consisted of...

One of the most common words I’ve heard during my time writing with Bloom is the "Itch.” For the uninitiated, the "Itch” is the feeling...

So, where are you from? It’s an infamous question among Milteens. We all puzzle over how to answer it, and I’ve heard a lot of eloquent...

It was 3 a.m., and I was dragging my two suitcases through Vicenza , Italy's hotel lobby, hoping silently that the items tightly packed...

Military life involves a lot of time away from those you love – parents who are deployed, or who simply work such long hours that you...

When most civilians see the camouflage uniform of the military, the words “thank you for your service” come to their mind. At many...

Sixteen summers have come and gone, making me the girl I am today. I believe Belly Conklin said it best: "Summer was what mattered. My...

Taiyo Reimers is a second year student at Keio University in Japan. Taiyo’s father was a Navy officer who retired after 26 years, and...