TUMOians learned about creative writing and wrote short fiction stories in a learning lab with Columbia University alumna Rachel Keranen.
Aleksandr Chobanyan, 18
Elen Asatryan, 18
Nare Voskanyan, 18
Aleksandra Hunanyan, 16
Aleksandr Chobanyan – 18
TUMO Yerevan
THERE’S NO GOING BACK FOR ME!
Fairly recently, I have read Joan Didion’s fantastic essay “Goodbye to all that” where she detailed her arrival and stay in New York city. What surprised me the most about Didion’s work was the amount of details she remembered from her time in NY despite the fact that those days were long gone at the time of writing. And that brought me back to a thought I have quite often “I don’t really have vivid memories.” Sure, I do have some snippets here and there, but most of them involve simple facts (at least I think so) of what happened, rather than my thoughts and feelings…
Elen Asatryan – 18
TUMO Yerevan
The Talking Silence
It was You,
it was me,
in the enchanting night,
under the stars, dreams,
under the moonlight,
under the silence,
You were more than just a heartbeat in a world
that forgets to love,
You were a drawer
who drew memories in my mind,
You painted my heart with different colors…
Nare Voskanyan – 18
TUMO Yerevan
RESTORE EVERYTHING
Something unexpected happened a month ago. We understand the worth of something most when we lose it, but we didn’t expect that one day we will miss meetings, parties, even the opportunity to share a cup of coffee with your work partner. It changed everything in our life and it won’t be the same in the near future…
Aleksandra Hunanyan – 16
TUMO Yerevan
EMOTIONAL DISASTER
It was an ordinary June day, we went to the pool as usual and dropped Grandma off at the store. She needed milk. I didn’t have any idea that something could ever go wrong.
When we got to the pool, I didn’t feel that something might be off, or that this day was different from the others in any way. We took the towels, we hung out by the pool, I had club sandwiches and everything felt simple and cheerful..
