Spring 2026 Issue

Rhymed Verse by Emmanuel Baptiste
Art by Sarah Martinez
Short Story by Dione Nwamah
Essay by Mia Felipe
Free Verse by Adia Smith
Art by Brianna Chin
Short Story by Brooke Glatz
Art by Sarah Phelps-Hill
Sestina by Adriana Rodas
Photograph by Evan Omana
Two Voices Poem by Ainsley O’Donovan
Free Verse by Sarah Martinez
Essay by Jonathan Alonzo
Art by Stacey Fung
Ekphrastic Poem by Anayia Casas
Short Story by Hannah Ikner
Haiku by Sophia Alan
Animatic by Sarah Martinez
Ekphrastic Poem by Brooke Glatz
Art by Justin Betancourt
Narrative by Dione Nwamah
Art by Liam Brown
Short Story by Adriana Rodas
Free Verse by Janeyliz Baez

Published by theatala

the atala is designed, curated, & edited by the Pines Charter Chapter of the National English Honor Society. It showcases original student poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, literary criticism, and art. Like its namesake — the small, bright butterfly that grew from near extinction to rising numbers in our part of the world — this little literary journal aims to grow our love of writing and expand our community’s appreciation for the literary arts.

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