Category: Portfolio

Where the Rain Goes

by Sam Ward ’21 It is tell me where the rain goes Not tell me what to think Stagnated growth // forget that oath. Simple thoughts translate so well. But dress them up and you protect yourself from being understood (that’s no good). When you value privacy, You find ways to feed the ego Without risking […]

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Through a Window in Seville

by Gabriela Baron ’20 Desde mi ventana veo un nuevo universo lleno de miles posibilidades: coches voladores, robots, y sueños realizados y uno sin árboles, abejas y el té de mi abuela. Desde mi ventana veo alguien que conozco con gafas de estilo vibrante y un vestido rosado con volantes. Pétalos de rosas secas caen […]

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Sitting on the Porch

by Sam Pellman ’20 It’s sunset and the mood is relaxed I can hear the cars passing The air is warm but I can feel it getting cool For the moment, everything is calm I can see others sitting on their porch Talking and enjoying each other’s presence Everyone is a neighbor looking out for […]

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Listomania: Best College Side Hustles

GoFor Inc. Redbubble artist Catfishing old men Charging electric scooters Uber or lyft driver Participating in a psych study Professional Ray date  Selling your hair Donating your Find your Nemo fish to science Uploading feet pics Cutting Fr. Shanley’s grass Selling McPhail’s popcorn on Eaton Street Selling your parking pass Life coach Selling stolen Cowls […]

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Tiff and Earl

Dear Tiff and Earl, How do I get onto the show Caught in Providence? My parents are big fans and I want to make them proud. Looking to get caught, Caprio’s Number 1 Fan   Dear CN1F,  If you want to get Caprio’s attention and make your parents proud, you have to do something creative […]

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Ambition

by Clara Howard ’20 Freshman year English class, my teacher asked us to open Macbeth and ever since then, his lady has meant “ambition” to me. And ever since then I’ve been told I should act like my life has one track that’ll bring me straight to the throne otherwise known as a job I’d […]

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Internal Beauty

by Grace O’Connor ’22 She looked down at the picture longingly as she walked down the beach. Her fingers wiped off the thin layer of dust as they brushed over the creases on the photo. Her smile was big and bright and her eyes had this twinkle of hope. Looking at the photo of when […]

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The Dark

by Jay Willett ’20 Adrenaline, the veins on my temple popped, blood pumped away from the brain and into the legs. Don’t look back, otherwise, it’ll get you. Though the basement was finished, and the carpet bristled under my pacing feet, it was a dungeon, miles underneath Celtic gravel. Stripped of sight, the setting of […]

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Questions

by Sarah Heavren ’21 What is a poem? It’s a series of words. Its lines contain more Than a rhyme to be heard. What is a painting? It is meant to express A certain idea That shouldn’t be suppressed. What is a story? It’s something to be told. It’s happy or sad Based off how […]

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Magic

by Sam Pellman ’20 I turned around one more time and swallowed back the tears that were forming. I’d be back in four months, but why did that feel like an eternity in this moment? No, I can’t cry, I won’t. The car ride was silent. No one knew what to say. I was leaving […]

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