Learning Network: The Winners of Our 100-Word Narrative Contest

Teen “Tiny Memoirs” [View in browser](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnjOQQP4QwAWh0dHBzOi8vbWVzc2FnaW5nLWN1c3RvbS1uZXdzbGV0dGVycy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS9keW5hbWljL3JlbmRlcj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDI0MDExOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTI4NDMmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcHJvZHVjdENvZGU9TE4mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NTc0MiZ0ZT0xJnVyaT1ueXQlM0ElMkYlMkZuZXdzbGV0dGVyJTJGMzQ3MTBjNmYtYmNlZS01NTcwLTg0MDQtMjZkNGYzNGRiMzgwJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZaIQX6plBp1fOlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD)|[nytimes.com](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnjOQQP0S4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjQwMTE5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMjg0MyZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU1NzQyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplohBfqmUGnV86Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~)[Continue reading the main story](#) [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnjOQQP0SfaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTYyMDk5JmxpPUxOJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1MTl8yMDI0MDExOSZ0ZT0xJm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjQwMTE5VwNueXRCCmWiEF-qZQadXzpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [The Learning Network](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnjOQQP0TIaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc2VjdGlvbi9sZWFybmluZz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDI0MDExOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTI4NDMmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NTc0MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZaIQX6plBp1fOlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) January 19, 2024 Dear Reader, The story of a first kiss gone wrong. An encounter on a snowy city sidewalk. A profound realization about a stepparent. An embarrassing moment on a soccer field. These are the subjects of some of [the best of the nearly 13,000 “tiny memoir” submissions](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnjOQQP4QbAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDEvMTcvbGVhcm5pbmcvdGVlbi10aW55LW1lbW9pcnMtdGhlLXdpbm5lcnMtb2Ytb3VyLTJuZC1hbm51YWwtMTAwLXdvcmQtbmFycmF0aXZlLWNvbnRlc3QuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDI0MDExOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTI4NDMmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NTc0MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZaIQX6plBp1fOlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) we received for our fall contest, in which we invited teenagers to tell true stories about meaningful life experiences in 100 words or fewer. One of our winners, Vira Hadzhiieva, a Ukrainian teenager who wrote about the moment the Russia-Ukraine war came to her doorstep, told us, “This tiny memory of my life has changed me and made me a new person.” She said a mentor encouraged her to share her life story with others “so it may make them stop for a second and revise their life.” We encourage you to [read the 15 winning memoirs](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnjOQQP4QbAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDEvMTcvbGVhcm5pbmcvdGVlbi10aW55LW1lbW9pcnMtdGhlLXdpbm5lcnMtb2Ytb3VyLTJuZC1hbm51YWwtMTAwLXdvcmQtbmFycmF0aXZlLWNvbnRlc3QuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDI0MDExOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTI4NDMmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NTc0MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZaIQX6plBp1fOlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) in full. We hope that each one — whether it’s about a moment big or small, serious or silly, familiar or brand-new — makes you do what Vira hoped hers would: stop and think. If you’re a student, please share with us what resonated with you most in our [related forum](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnjOQQP4QTAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDEvMTcvbGVhcm5pbmcvaGVyZS1hcmUtMTUtd2lubmluZy10aW55LW1lbW9pcnMtd2hpY2gtb25lcy1tb3N0LXJlc29uYXRlLXdpdGgteW91Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbG5fMjAyNDAxMTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEyODQzJm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTU3NDImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWiEF-qZQadXzpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). Sincerely, The Learning Network RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS [[A triptych with a photo of a soccer trophy, an illustration of a fork in a steak and a photo of a school hallway.] Kirian Veach; Dora (Yuan) Mou; Elodie Ruff](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnjOQQP4QbAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDEvMTcvbGVhcm5pbmcvdGVlbi10aW55LW1lbW9pcnMtdGhlLXdpbm5lcnMtb2Ytb3VyLTJuZC1hbm51YWwtMTAwLXdvcmQtbmFycmF0aXZlLWNvbnRlc3QuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDI0MDExOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTI4NDMmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NTc0MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZaIQX6plBp1fOlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [Contests Teen Tiny Memoirs: The Winners of Our 2nd Annual 100-Word Narrative Contest We invited teenagers to write miniature memoirs about meaningful moments in their lives. Read the 15 winning stories. 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