The Winged Trail

by Sabrina Shapsis

The book is split up into two sections: poetry and short stories.The poetry section contains 12 pieces of completely unrelated poetic prose and poetry with a personal illustration for each. A navigation through hardship and a path of growth, every poem explores an emotional experience, thought, or idea in the mind, perspective , and journey of a teenage girl expressed through the trail of a minuscule blue butterfly. The short story reads separately as a twisted, Brother’s Grimm-inspired fairytale filled with fantasy, darkness, and mystery. It contains a cohesive set of illustrations according to the story’s events. Essentially, an exhibition of passion in writing and art, the book is an expressive work of a young and aspiring author.