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Natalie Yates

Life as a fairy tale

July 23, 2025 by Natalie Yates

Story by Jazlyn Steins | senior | Midland High School [This work comes from the Art of Storytelling class, taught by Julia Satterthwaite.] Big, blue, bouncy ballgown. That’s how 7-year-old me would describe the dress that made me feel like Cinderella at my daddy-daughter princess ball. That night I lived my fairy tale dreams.  As a little girl, my dream was to … [Read more...] about Life as a fairy tale

Vista, an Uninspiring View

July 23, 2025 by Natalie Yates

By Peter Howlett | junior | Grosse Pointe South High School [This work comes from the Art of Storytelling class, taught by Julia Satterthwaite.] At MIPA journalism camp, students are given only one choice for meals that they don’t have to pay for out of pocket. Vista, the food court at Shaw Hall, features Bread Box, pizza and salad bar, Main Street, classic American foods … [Read more...] about Vista, an Uninspiring View

Just a game

July 23, 2025 by Natalie Yates

By Bella Potter | Senior | East Lansing High School [This work comes from the Art of Storytelling class, taught by Julia Satterthwaite.] Baity Wagner doesn't relax on weekends.  She saddles horses to gallop across towns, hunts for hours on end, hijacks trains, robs banks and duels her foes.  You could say she gets pretty worked up. For just a few hours, … [Read more...] about Just a game

Strength in her convictions

July 23, 2025 by Natalie Yates

By Lauren Filey | Senior | Plymouth High School [This work comes from the Art of Storytelling class, taught by Julia Satterthwaite.] Aspiring civil rights lawyer and rising high school senior from Traverse City Megan Dyke is ready to challenge the norm.  Her conviction? She’s pro-life. She wants to fight for the rights of the unborn, those who can’t fight for … [Read more...] about Strength in her convictions

Unexpected connections

July 23, 2025 by Natalie Yates

By Sofia Crook | Senior | Utica High School [This work comes from the Art of Storytelling class, taught by Julia Satterthwaite.] For years, the abandoned industrial buildings of rural Grand Rapids, Michigan, were consumed by nature. As the overgrowth of greenery and fungus breached the concrete, the buildings became increasingly uninhabitable. The creaky floorboards and … [Read more...] about Unexpected connections

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By Christina Karcher | Sophomore | Grosse Pointe South High School [This work comes from the Art of Storytelling class, taught by Julia Satterthwaite.] Ever since I knew how to string letters into words, and those words into sentences, I have loved to read. I would read for hours at a time, fiction about fairies […]

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