Jocelyn Doan
Jocelyn Doan is a sophomore at Walton High School in Georgia, and she loves to read and write poems and novels of all genres. Her love for words and art have placed her for Most Creative in the 2023 Georgia Day Art Contest as well as her poem at the county level for Georgia PTA Reflections Winners.
She is an avid reader with 2 poems currently published in Visual Verse and is also a STEM kid who loves to participate in science-related activities. In her free time, she is learning to embroider and is brushing up on her driving skills.
Updated May 2023
Stories from This Author
One Thousand Cranes
May 21, 2023 • Jocelyn Doan
The gentle breeze carrying the scent of freshly made mochi from the next-door shop greeted me as I strolled down the familiar pathway lined with vibrant bamboo stalks and hanging wisteria vines toward my grandmother, Akemi Tsurumi. Her wrinkled, yet steady hands lovingly caressed the colorful paper that surrounded her in a circle, like a goddess among her faithful believers. I started to slow down my footsteps in hopes of catching her working her magic that seemed to flow from …
