Artwork by Rose Hathaway

The Paper Cut is a locally owned and operated paper based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. All of the stories inside are written by and for youth, for educational purposes and for mastery of literacy... Mastery of fun, too! Here at the Paper Cut, we strive to create a sense of community in this project, and also to show that young people can be creators - not just consumers - of the web.

Curiosity about life in all of its aspects, I think, is still the secret of
 great creative people. 
-Leo Burnett

The two most engaging powers of an author are to make new things familiar, 
and familiar things new. 
- Samuel Johnson