Dear Tiff and Earl, What is this “darty” everyone keeps talking about? I can’t find it on Urban Dictionary. Is it some obscure class? A fun hat? A spelling mistake? A party where darts are thrown? Sincerely, I Was Homeschooled Dear Homie, Your innocence is refreshing during these beer-saturated times. I’m not sure whether […]
by Sam Ward ’21 Doubt clears the brain, let the stains come, And let the words fabricate themselves. The slippery slope between hope and certainty, Muddled by the inbetween. We get a glimpse of a panoramic view, What you see says more about the flaws in you Then it does about reality, Strength to those […]
by Mariela Flores ’23 I want to grow and for that I will need sunlight. But I do not know Kinich Ahau, Mayan god of sun. I do not know the gold hidden in the skin of my ancestors, I do not know what it is like to feel […]
by Marelle Hipolito ’22 i hate the way the rush came all at once and you felt like air when i couldn’t breathe i hate the way i feel so loved when you look at me i hate the way you make all my worries and anxieties go away i hate that i’ve revolved around […]
by Kate Ward ’23 You can tell a lot by the way people hold hands A loose grip, white knuckled, palms touching Life line Heart line Head line The line of fates running along a pair of palms connecting two people Yet everyone finds their differences and intimacies in something so simple as hand-holding A […]
The koi fish The Flame Paul Rudd Dean Sears A White Claw A pong ball A positive COVID-19 test An image of Dean Sears’s email The green check mark A white square Jesus Adidas slides Lululemon leggings A missing AirPods case A singular AirPod A missing PC ID Dot and Fran, but as one person
by Fiona ’23 The next time someone asks me what I do for fun, I’m going to say that I keep an olfactory scrapbook. My hope is to put an end to that line of questioning right then and there, and slink away in a cloud of enigma, but in the event that my dogged […]
by Ellie Forster ’24 I haven’t had a scrape in a bit Haven’t fallen to the pavement and torn my knee Or slid my elbow across the driveway I haven’t had a scrape in some time Felt the burn of the sun on a cut Or the sting of it being cleaned I haven’t had […]
Dear Tiff and Earl, The squirrels are back, and they’re making it known. Despite being vaccinated, I’m still fearful. How do we defend ourselves against their attack? Sincerely, I Draw the Line at Chipmunks Dear Squirrel-aphobe, I hate to break it to you, but I think the vaccine only protects you from COVID-19, not […]
by Taylor Rogers ’24 Shadows and I become one as the night falls, The sunset smiling down at me, waving one last goodbye. Spring’s simplistic desires draw me in, And I choose to abandon my curfew, deciding to just live. As we dance, the stars begin to appear, Wishing to join our game of hide […]