Rookie is no longer publishing new content, but we hope you'll continue to enjoy the archives, or books, and the community you've helped to create. Thank you for seven very special years! ✴
About Rookie
Rookie is an online magazine and book series for teenagers. Each month, a different editorial theme drives the writing, photography, and artwork that we publish. Learn more about us here, and find out how to submit your work here!
inky blue blotches under my skin,
an outline of the time
i popped my finger
a hundred times
until it bled.
a needle without a thread
attached to a pencil
so simple.