Watch Paul Rudd movies Watch paint dry Create a background for your Zoom classes Finally start doing your freshman Civ reading Buy textbooks Start a YouTube vlog channel Write a one-man screenplay and act it out for your roommates Test out vaccines Write your memoir Binge-watch 10 hours of The Office reruns Unpack your clothes […]
by Jess Polanco ’21 If you face what they see, would you be able to see what they face? Edited. The lines, the colors. Take a closer look. Their feet carry all the weight. Pace yourself when you walk. Come on, walk at my pace. Can you see the pain behind the masks on their […]
by Grace O’Connor ’22 After the miles of travel the bustle of the city felt like a sip of cold water on a hot summer day The buildings scratch the sky above, as herds of people clog the sidewalks all around The smell of food lingers and suffocates her as a nauseating reminder of comfort […]
by Ellie Forster ’24 Every day she woke up at seven to leave at seven thirty to get to school at eight. She always walked, no matter what. Since about halfway through the fourth grade, she walked alone. That was, until her mother shoved a six-year-old’s hand in hers, said something about new neighbors, new […]
by Anna Pomeroy ’23 Life is a piece of paper. A single sheet–– Lost in the endless motion of pages. It is fresh and crisp. Yet, its once desired appearance–– Becomes indistinguishable Over the years. We can choose to wear Our heart on our sleeves–– Sometimes, disguised in Illegible scribbles. Or We can erase what […]
by Mariela Flores ’23 Today my Spanish was more broken than my English. The words did not fit in my mouth. Between every attempt was the phrase cómo se dice. The two oceans inside me clashed, two lives being forced to merge into one coexisting life form. My palms were sweaty as the round vowels […]
by Lil Wit ’21 The only thing worse than getting picked last for the kickball team in your middle school gym class is being picked to be a blocked-off seat in classrooms during the pandemic. Accommodations for physical distancing have left many seats empty and purposely blocked off or removed. These chairs have only one […]
Cleaning your apartment or dorm Socially distanced three-legged race The Masked Singer Going up stairs in a mask People-dodging No-touch football Screen time olympics Best COVID-19 test swabber Guess who’s behind the mask Looking presentable from the waist up on Zoom Putting on jeans TikTok dances Adjusting your position during Zoom so your body doesn’t […]
Dear Tiff and Earl, I passed gas on my Zoom call and my video went on speaker view. How do I recover? Sincerely, Mortified Morty Dear Mortified Morty, There’s no way to reverse engineer the damage that has been done. The only good thing is that if this were an in-person class, you definitely […]
by Sam Ward ’21 One misstep now I’m missing time. My sun just rose but I’m losing light? That pie is halfway done and under baked, I’m overwhelmed? What’s the answer if I question myself? The force that animates life only moves forward. So, salute the skies like a kite, soldier. Rest or unrest, it’s […]