by Fiona Clarke ’23 On adumbrate days, I am the Bulldog of Bergen, And in real time I untangle the long and short Of it, the empty light and heavy weather, The sprints and standstills and downs and outs. Me and my ill-begotten dream— We go hand in hand down these irregular streets, Hand […]
by Max Gilman ’25 I cease to dry my body, As my towel falls to the wet floor, Soaking the towel, In puddles of shower water, I stand there for a brief moment, While listening to a melancholy song, And I think about it, The song I am playing, And I think about them, […]
by Kathryn Libertini ’23 I hold onto autumn Onto its amber tones Onto its crisp winds I do not hold onto myself Shaped by winter spring and summer Shaped by fruitful circumstance So I hold onto autumn Forever the initiator of change Forever the instance of moving forward
by Grace O’Connor ’22 She looked in the mirror and took a deep breath Today was the day her life would change She looked down at her newly polished nails as her heart drummed in her chest Time was going by painfully slowly yet too fast She stood up slowly and walked down […]
Dear Tiff and Earl, It’s me again. My COVID-19 lover and I don’t know what to wear for Halloween—we want a good couple’s costume idea. Thoughts? Sincerely, Caught Feelings (and COVID) Dear Heartswab, Darling, I am positively bursting with couples costume ideas. Two halves of a Kit Kat. Dean Sears and his lollipop. Beef and […]
by Toni Rendon ’24 1946 “AGH, WHAT’S HAPPENING TO ME?” Helen’s howls bounced off the walls of Packard Manor, causing Howard, the head of staff, to rush to the master bedroom in concern. What happened next could only be described as unearthly. Helen, the mistress of the house, was laying on her back in bed […]
Photo courtesy of pixabay.com by Kate Ward ’23 It was another October; she had lost track of how many Octobers had come and gone. Her friends and her lovers came and went with it. Victoria was tired. Not just tired—exhausted, drained, defeated. She had been experimenting for years on how to turn her […]
I dipped my spoon into the Jell-O in front of me and lifted it to my mouth. I had never seen white Jell-O with little red spider veins before, and it was unexpectedly chewy. Kate Ward ’23 Laughter can be such a pleasant noise. That is, unless you live alone and hear it all […]
Worst Candy to Get in Your Trick-or-Treat Basket Milk Duds Candy corn with the chocolate on the bottom Granola bars Apples Green Kit Kats Black licorice Toothpaste 100 Grand bars Laffy Taffy Dots Anything grape flavored (tastes like cough medicine) Bit-O-Honey Circus peanuts PayDays Lemonheads Hard grandma candies Scorpion candy Tootsie Rolls (especially the fruit-flavored […]
by Sarah McLaughlin ’23 It all started with one simple question: Should you eat mac and cheese with a fork or with a spoon? “A spoon, obviously,” Genevieve says. “It provides the utility for maximum scoopage.” Britney rolls her eyes. “A fork can scoop, too, idiot. And you can stab the noodles. It gives […]