All the magnificent, time-defying stories and poems published in I Miss You, August were written by students between the ages of 6 and 18 as part of 826LA’s Winter Writers Workshop, which took place over the course of two sessions in January and February of 2025 at The Green Bus Artspace in Santa Monica’s Bergamot Station Arts Center. During these sessions, students explored an exhibit titled “Lost & Found,” which consisted of hundreds of 20th-century found photos, each made compelling by its own inherent sense of humor or nostalgia. They then wrote pieces inspired by specific photos, some of which accompany their writing in these pages. This opportunity was made possible by the generosity of The Green Bus, who not only offered up the use of their space, but provided transportation for students from both 826LA locations in Echo Park and Mar Vista, refreshments and festive balloons for the sessions, and the design of this zine.
