Category: Portfolio

The Season of the Witch

Dark sweaters, messy hair, Something odd is in the air. Flushed cheeks, wide grins, Goosebumps traveling up skin. Boiling potions, brews of caffeine, The steam leaves little to be seen. Frantic pacing, long nights, Someone has turned out the lights. Wild winds, scratchy threads, Nails painted in the deepest red, Sweet lips, pumpkin pie, They […]

Caitlin Bartley '24

Nightmare on Elm Street

He lurks in the streets,  Avoiding the illuminating glare of street lamps.  Passing each house, you can feel his presence in your heartbeat.  You fight the urge to sleep,  Dozing in and out. You’ve tried everything to stay awake But as your eyelids close, darkness creeps upon your pupils.  Not summoned by the lack of […]

Anna Pomeroy '23

Hispanic Heritage Month

Quien soy yo, si no una flor rompida de la tierra de mi madre, de mi padre. Who am I, if not a flower ripped from the soil of my mother, of my father. Tierra que una vez era mía––o así dicen. Tierra de gente con piel de oro. Land that was once mine––or so […]

Mariela Flores '23

“Tea Time”

Step right up. Which hat will you put on today? All are made in the old-fashioned way, An eternal quality each does hold, Passed down from times of old. Those who wore them Were no different from You or I, So what do you say, Do you dare try— To don or not, That is […]

Sara Junkins '23

Yearly Tradition

My favorite time of the year is coming up. Finally, a chance for me to express myself and be who I want to be! The world is so beautiful around this time as well! The leaves change from green to red and orange, like the trees captured sunset in their leaves. People bundle up and […]

Connor Rohan '24

What Happens Between the Hours of 4:00 A.M. and 2:00 P.M.

I woke up early to the sounds of a stranger’s snores filling the air. You could tell it was early in the morning because the birds weren’t chirping yet. Crumpled paper hearts and record covers were peppered around the walls of the room, blue LED lights lined along the ceiling and a stolen stop sign […]

Taylor Maguire '24

Tiff and Earl

Dear Tiff and Earl, This past weekend, Khalid came to PC and put on a really good show! I want to get more into his music, as I had never really listened to his stuff before the concert. Any songs you’d recommend and why? Thank you! Newly Converted Khlowns (this is Khalid’s fandom btw) Dear […]

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Listomania

Things to hide from my parents before they visit My extensive stash of alcohol  My Urban Outfitters corset  My credit card statement My unopened textbooks My shot glasses My “White Lies” T-shirt My bowl The 100s of opened tabs on my laptop My significant other’s sweatshirts (they think I’m single) My significant other

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Of the Margin and Death’s Door

Blankets of nightly aura roll through clouds like spirits, Trembling scarecrows, inviting the unwelcome crow, Bits of city rubble rain descend to chapels like meteors, Terrible tales be told like spirals, Bellowing frogs croak oil like stomach acid, Taunting figures lurk in your mirrors, Burning grass leads you to a path, To bodies strewn in […]

Max Gilman '25

Listomania

Worst Darty Themes  Groutfit America (during the second week of September) Boston Tea Darty  Beach  Denim  Neon  Tight ’n Bright  Blackout  Whiteout  Decades

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