Category: Portfolio

Portfolio Alumni Submissions: What does PC mean to You?

this place, it felt by Ariana Pasquantonio ’16 Alumna Portfolio Staff like dripping in sun on the lawn, warm bricks, like a top-bunk firework fever dream splitting through closed eyelids, just light and shadows, neat lines on canvas.   We Brave Life’s Hour by Branan Durbin ’16 Alumna Portfolio Editor The thing about Motherhood, even […]

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What If?

by Sarah Heavren ’21 What if we listened Instead of just heard The meaning of Somebody’s words? What if we saw Instead of just looked At pictures Somebody took? What if we cared Instead of just did Whatever we Thought we wanted? What if we felt Instead of just thought About things that Matter a […]

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What Could Have Been

by Sarah Kirchner ’21 Looking at the stars, we thought to ourselves: The two of us could have lived different lives If only we had told each other the truth But, we were scared and we were liars. The two of us could have lived different lives together. But we played those childish games and […]

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Boy on the RIPTA

by Jay Willett ’20 The card didn’t scan at first. I panicked though I knew in the back of my mind that my credentials were fine. The RIPTA driver raised an eyebrow, and I could feel the warm sensation of sweat seeping through my sweatshirt. The machine beeped, I scuttled to a seat directly behind […]

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Castles of Wood and Stone

by Clara Howard ’20 There’s a half-remembered ranch house with a stream in front. A perfect place for playing princesses and pirates. On the outside, white siding gave way to honeycolored stones. On the inside, rooms opened their arms wide, ready to embrace wild imaginations, cooking mishaps, and childhood innocence. Wallpapered bedrooms smiled at stuffed […]

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Signed

by Sarah McLaughlin ’23 Wouldn’t it be great To someday be So famous You’re signing passport books And grocery receipts Gathering a crowd Outside of the White House? Most famous place on earth They’ve traveled so far To see it And they happen to catch you Hold out a pen Ask for your name Because […]

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Friartire: DormWars AQuties vs Suities

by Sally Satirist ’20 As the warm darty season passes into a chilly autumn, residence halls prepare for another annual showdown. While Eaton St. remains a monument to late night life, dorms have been recently rising in Friday and Saturday night notoriety.  Suites Hall, the suite-style upperclassmen dorm, is the traditional spot for on-campus shenanigans. […]

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Listomania: Suggestion for Next Year’s Late Night Madness performer

Amateur Slam Poets  Friar Dom and Huxley  The Return of DJ Diesel  Self-Help motivational speaker  A hologram of The Beatles Elton John  The Naticks Adam Hanna Fr. Shanley playing the Kazoo  A professional didgeridoo-er Open mic night  A man playing the guitar with his toes  Maintenance Mike Vsco girls saying “sksksksksksksk” James Charles  Tupac (he […]

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Tiff and Earl

Dear Tiff and Earl, I got a Hydroflask as a gift and now people are bullying me in class. Please help.  Woefully, #Vscoboy    Dear #, The best way to break a new trend that everyone bandwagons on or wishes they could bandwagon on is to start a new trend. Usually people like to go […]

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Marks on the Sole

by Sarah McLaughlin ’23 I slide my right foot in, it catches A hole in the lining, my toe’s stuck inside “Why don’t you just put them in the trash?” I shake my head and smile, like it’s a nice joke Thirteen years old, I picked them out Thought they looked cool—black leather, gold eyelets […]

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