Category: Portfolio

Tiff and Earl

Dear Tiff and Earl, I’m allergic to pumpkin spice. How do I assimilate into society? Blandly, Not-Spice Girl Dear Blandly,  That’s really tough, especially this time of year. But a pumpkin is just a gourd, so you can make a new flavor by experimenting with other plants to make a new scent. I would stay […]

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Providence

by Erin Venuti ’20  

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Tiff and Earl

Dear Tiff and Earl, I have no idea what a cowl is. Can you please tell me? Confused, A Boogie Wit a Cowl   Dear Boogie Wit,  A cowl is the newspaper you are currently holding to read this. I mean, it says “Cowl” in big letters on the front, so it is kind of […]

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Listomania: New Milkshake Flavors for McPhails

The blood of my enemies Ice Only toppings Sour Patch Kids White Claw Apple cider Pumpkin spice Mystery ;) Ray leftovers Jungle juice Mint Juul pods McPhail’s popcorn Chicken nugget (broccoli topping option) Four Loko Tide Pod Insomnia Cookie A full night’s sleep Chipotle Yuck Truck Liquid cheese

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Friartire: The Beast is Stirring

By Lil Wit ’21 It’s getting to that time of the year. The leaves are slowly falling, just like students’ spirits because midterms are on the horizon.    Studies show that students dread midterm week for several reasons. For one, midterm week never lasts a single week. It’s drawn out like those civ papers that […]

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Captive

by Gabriela Baron ’20   I can’t believe that you did that to her. You wore a mask of false integrity. She was a captive, now unleashed from “sir” Yet sinking back into naiveté. The door is open, but she stays inside. The birds are singing but she cannot hear. I still don’t know where […]

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Abroad Scaries

by Samantha Pellman ’20 When people tell you that abroad wasn’t real life, they’re not lying. It really wasn’t and there are too many examples I can provide you with to prove it. I’ll choose one, maybe the best one. I had been out of the country for approximately three weeks. Everything was still so […]

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Two Writers, One Line: “I walked into the house and that’s when I saw it”

  Two Writers, One Line: “I walked into the house and that’s when I saw it.”   Electrifying But Calm by Grace O’Connor ’22 I walked into the house and that’s when I saw it Her long, red dress sunk down to the floor The shiny, chocolate brown hair of hers poured down her back Her […]

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Trey and Christina: A Modern Retelling of Chaucer’s Epic Poem, Troilus and Criseyde

by Erin Venuti ’20 “Okay, but I’m warning you right now, before I start, I might start crying.” “Seriously, Jeff, stop being so dramatic.” “Shut up, would you Alison? I’m trying to tell a story.” “But you haven’t even started yet!” “All right. Here goes it — the story of Trey, his first love, and […]

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The Reason

by Connor Zimmerman ’20 A traveler without a compass. A driver without a map. A pilot without coordinates. A sailor without the night stars. My life is a journey without a destination in sight. Being pushed by a force that is beyond my control, I wonder how much longer I can go without some light. […]

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