
Skipping Stones
Vol. 32, No. 1 January – March 2020 ISSN: 0899-529X
Youth Speak Out • Landscapes of Tuscany, Italy
2 Photos of the Redwoods and the Pacific Ocean
4 Excerpts from Mishka Banuri’s Keynote at the Bioneers
6 Empathy
7 Love • My Last Goodbye • Poems by Brooklyn Kuman
8 I Am From • Starry Night • Frigid Diamonds • In A Land Not Mine
9 The Benefits of Learning Chinese
10 Haiku • Landscapes of Tuscany
11 Landscapes of Tuscany: Watercolor Paintings by Daemion Lee
13 A Trip to Lebanon
15 My Return Home
17 Nanouk: Ours Polaire (French Translation)
20 Loha • The Difference Within
21 Passengers on New York Subway, 1983
22 My Dear Planet Earth
23 The Cherry Tree
24 Simple Joys • Shiok!: The Singapore Lingo, Singlish
25 Singapore Botanic Gardens • My Winter Self • Recycling Protects Wildlife
26 Blues Kids: Budding Blues Musicians in Chicago, Illinois
27 Blues Kids: Teenagers learning Blues music from professional musicians
29 My Zoroastrianism Adventure
30 Dear Paly, Reflecting on High School
33 A Horse Race with No Finish
34 Endangered Animals
Regular Departments
Cover Isha Clarke at the 2019 Bioneers Conference. Photo:Hope Rollins
3 From the Editor: Bioneers Gather to Incite Change
7 What’s On Your Mind?
18 Skipping Stones Stew
19 Nana Jean and Granddaughter Ainsley Mae on Female Students of Color
28 Poetry Page
31 Noteworthy N.E.W.S. & Taking Action
35 Portraits of Endangered Animals
36 Back Cover: Dr. Edwin Coleman Jr. Center’s Wall Murals
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