Category: Portfolio

Candy Heart Warnings

by Sarah Kirchner ’21   It’s another late night at the office, which has become typical for almost the whole month. We’re behind on reports, and Frank keeps asking me to stay and work on them, so I have. I know I deserve a raise, but I’m too nervous to ask. It isn’t too bad, […]

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Tiff and Earl

Dear Tiff and Earl, I just found out my roommate is taking the same person to Senior Ring Weekend as me. What happens now? Sincerely, Throuple Trouble   Dear Throuble, The only answer is sabotage. Have your roommate’s outfit conveniently disappear and/or accidentally trashed (you could have some fun with that). Although in actuality, this […]

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Frederick the Fearful

  by Gabriela Baron ’20   Frederick the fearful ladybug never learned how to fly. Even his younger sister, Petunia, had mastered the skill. Frederick was among the very few ladybugs that never seemed to mind staying on land. “C’mon, you gotta learn to be brave, bud!” Frederick’s friend, Duke, exclaimed. “Dukie, I don’t think […]

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Listomania: Presidential Primary Debate

Is water wet? Do you button your shirt up or down? Cereal or milk first? TOH-MAY-TOE or TOH-MAH-TOE? Is a hotdog a sandwich? If you could be one utensil what would it be? Were the ’90s better? Who’s your favorite Power Ranger? Was the moon landing a hoax? Time travel—does it exist? McDonald’s or Burger […]

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Ghost Poems

Does Fear Disappear? By Sean Tobin ’20 Does fear disappear If Stephen King writes it down And Hitchcock films it? Or does fear instead Creep, crawl, and hide deeper down Where you cannot reach?   The Wind Sarah Heavren ’21 The wind whips and wails Shaking the walls Rattling the trees Making leaves fall. It […]

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On the Eve of Samhain

by Clara Howard ’20 As the sun set on the eve of the harvest season, the countryside of Valenlea was awash in yellows, oranges, and reds. Nature brushed fingers of brilliant light against the tops of trees and blew winking kisses of gold to the terracotta tiles of roofs. The royal castle, settled high in […]

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No Place Like Home

by Gabriela Baron ’20 “Do you remember what I told you?” Mom asked nervously. “Get lost and walk alone?” I said, mocking her. “Ella!” “Mom, it’s going to be ok. Stop worrying. I’ll be with all my friends.” It was my first time trick-or-treating without my parents. I was in sixth grade, and my mom […]

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Arctic Summer

by Jay Willett ’20 Picks dug into the transparent ice, deep enough for the burly man to gain a footing with his spiked heel. Void of upper body strength, Daniel heaved hard, chuckling at his own physique and exhaustion. It had been Danielle who convinced him. Think about it, she said, the Inner Arctic Circle: […]

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The Path Home

by Erin Venuti ’20 Amidst a string of warm autumn days in October, there was a cold, dry night the week before Halloween. And it was on this cold, dry night that she noticed the footprints. She was walking back from the library after a late-night study session for her biology midterm. It was two […]

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The Dark Arts

by Sam Ward ’21 The wood burned as the fire cracked and the occultist conjured unsettling images. Clowns and killers brandishing knives. “Dahbay!” The syllables erupting from the bottom of his throat; he threw sand on the fire. “Mugrodan!” His hand fell flat on the ancient tome. “Kasarah!” The fire exploded outward, sending him and […]

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