Suddenly, I Felt a Beginning: A Symphony of Self-Agency and the Rhythm of Resistance

Suddenly, I Felt a Beginning is a collaborative, cross-disciplinary publication featuring students from New Mission High School’s creative writing class and members of 826 Boston’s Youth Literary Advisory Board. Together, these pieces examine the intersections of music, creative writing, and civic engagement through the themes of music and democracy. While the structure of their stories span dystopian fantasy, poetry, libretto, and historical fiction, each author encourages readers to wonder, as Jakobe writes, what it truly means to take “one step closer to justice.”

This book is intended for mature audiences. Recommended for readers 14 and up.