Category: Portfolio

Listomania: Plans to Make for Spring Break

Go to Namibia (they have a significant cheetah population) Go to your bed/hibernate Go to any place that has better food than Ray Fyre Festival  Buy a ranch in the old country Go to space (the final frontier) Hop the fence and explore Father Shanley’s house Do your taxes File your FAFSA Go down a […]

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Tiff and Earl

Dear Tiff and Earl,  I just woke up, and I wish I didn’t. I’m covered in Mondoz ranch dressing and I might’ve stolen a poster from them. I even called them the other night to say hi. I think I have a problem. What do I do? Regretfully, Mondoz Maniac    Dear Mondiac,  Admitting you […]

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Fluromance: Finding Love in the Midst of the Flu Outbreak

by Kate Ward ’23 “I got you a present.” His voice was muffled, one hand pressed against the glass, the other behind his back.  I took off my mask and looked at him intently. “If it’s another mask I’m going to be mad.” I laughed a little. It had been sixteen years since the initial […]

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Jagged Love

by Connor Zimmerman ’20 Is it bad that I can feel the echoes of your sorrow coming off of you, as I glide over the scars on your arm? Is it bad that I can touch your distress as my fingers run through your hair? Is it bad that I can sense your anguish pulsing […]

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The Last Two

by Jay Willett ’20 “Cheers,” she raised her wine glass, “to being single on this lovely Valentine’s Day!” We clinked and took our first sips of the red wine I bought for seven bucks at Shaw’s. She wrinkled her nose and gasped. “That’s bitter!” “Wine can’t be bitter.” I grinned. “Well, it is!” I nodded […]

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Falling Without Gravity

by Clara Howard ’20 “Hellooo, earth to Marina?” Marina blinked, the fog of memories and laughter lifting at the voice of the attending on-call and the surrounding sounds of the hospital. “What?” Dr. Li frowned at her. “Are you okay? That’s the third time you’ve spaced out on me this shift.” Marina shook her head […]

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14 Ways to Say I Love You

by Jessica Polanco ’21 I love you. I hate you. I want to hear your voice. Shut up. Hug me. Don’t touch me. Come over. Stay away. Kiss me. Don’t kiss me. We make a good team. I’m better without you. I miss you. Leave me alone.

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Love Limericks

Short and Sweet by Sarah Heavren ’21 Master of the cleverest pun, You make all the boring things fun. I hope you know And that I show You’re loved by a certain someone. Staycation by Samantha Pellman ’20 What do I get him for Valentine’s Day? Plan something special, they all say So I booked […]

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Fast Fiction: Dream First Date

In six words or less write a story about your dream first date… Go! Only us drowned in candlelight. by Grace O’Connor ’22   A good laugh…all I need. by Erin Venuti ’20   Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, Disney+, and… by Connor Zimmerman ’20   They laugh together, and she’s happy. Clara Howard ’20   […]

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A Real Galentine’s Day

by Samantha Pellman ’20 It’s a Friday night at 6 p.m. The sky is dark already The air is cold. To us it’s just a Friday night But to others it’s the most romantic day of the year. We don’t look at it that way. We stand in front of the mirror Curling our hair […]

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