Pass Me A Paper
Kayen M.
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Inspired by USC’s application prompt, ”Write a scene between two characters. One wants to go out, the other desperately wants the first to stay home,” this scene focuses on two young inmates turned best friends--Abdul and Nino--who bicker on the nature of home given Nino’s plan to escape and Abdul’s more positive outlook on prison. I used this admissions prompt to exercise my creative muscle, given this is quite a general prompt. So, I used the environment to drive my scene’s conflict.
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Filtering my raw, untold and subtle experiences into a story that might resonate with a general audience. These are the stories I believe change minds. Stories that offer new angles and underrepresented perspectives on relatable, human struggles.
