Category: Portfolio

Book Review: Will Smith’s Will

Book Review: Will Smith’s Will The Actor Shares Personal Struggles and Growth Grace O’Connor ’22 Actor Will Smith has released a new memoir highlighting his resilience and strength, offering hope for those facing similar struggles. Known for bringing smiles to his fans through his often blunt comedy, Smith’s career began in the 1990s with the […]

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The Fried Chicken Song

by Marelle Hipolito ’22   I ate some fried chicken yesterday It tasted good to eat my worries away  I saw my friend in the hallway  But I hit a locker and it took my breath away I went to stats, we had a happy frappy Made me realize that my life was so crappy  […]

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Listomania: Worst Times To Have Fire Drills

Worst Times To Have Fire Drills During my shower  In the middle of a midterm  During a Zoom class 7 a.m. on a Sunday morning  Ten minutes before my paper is due…I still have two paragraphs to write When you’re in the middle of a good dream  Three a.m. When I’m cramming for finals In […]

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Batman: The Long Halloweekend

by Aidan Lerner ’22   October 30, 10:30 p.m., Pinehurst Avenue, Providence RI 02908 Jack Ryder shuddered as he hustled down the cracked sidewalk of Pinehurst. Even by New England standards, this was one of the colder October nights in recent memory. Jack paused to push his phony glasses up the bridge of his nose […]

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Painting

by Taylor Rogers ’24   The rainbow is lazily scattered on my hands,  Reminding me of my past actions. Its prominent hues contrast with my tanned skin,  Standing out like patches of blue sky peeking through a lush, green forest.   Like my hands, my canvas is also stained,  Attempting to display my emotions.  From […]

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The Bulldog of Bergen

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 […]

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My Music

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, […]

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Book Review: Kristin Hannah’s The Great Alone

Book Review: Kristin Hannah’s The Great Alone  Domestic Horror in an Alaskan Wonderland Tully Mahoney ’23 Trigger Warning: The following article is a review of a novel that deals with topics such as domestic abuse. This issue is only lightly touched on in the article, but is described in detail in the novel.  The Great […]

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I Hold onto Autumn

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  

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It Slowly Slipped Away 

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 […]

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