Posts from "Christmas"
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Christmas | Dec.07, 2019
Tiff and Earl
Dear Tiff and Earl, I was hired to write a new Hallmark movie and am out of ideas. What clichés should I use? Merrily, Clueless at Christmas Dear Clueless, Forget the clichés. Doesn’t anyone ever wonder what happened to…
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Portfolio | Nov.22, 2019
Listomania: Conversation Topics to Avoid During Thanksgiving Dinner
My 90-day fiancé The day I spent at a nudist colony My bank account or lack of one My tattoo of Dot Which state my fake ID is from How my roommate’s drug dealer lives with us The demon that…
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Portfolio | Nov.22, 2019
Tiff and Earl
Dear Tiff and Earl, Last year I got crushed in a stampede on Black Friday, and I was in a coma until Christmas. How do I arm myself this year? Best, Blacked Out Friday Dear BOF, There’s this thing…
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Portfolio | Nov.21, 2019
Going Cold Turkey
by Lil Wit ’21 It’s that time of year again. The leaves are falling, there’s pumpkin spice everywhere, and Thanksgiving is just around the corner. For many students, that means a nice, relaxing weekend home is on the horizon. …
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Features | Nov.21, 2019
Life at its Best
by Connor Christuk ’21 – Creative Writing Contest Honorable Mention How important is a moment? It all depends on if it’s your last A moment among many is not much, For a moment can only be so fast. But if…
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Features | Nov.21, 2019
Bad Jokes and Celtics Talk
by Kevin Clifford ’20 – Creative Writing Contest Winner “Hayward to Irving, that’s for three. Brown’s effort kept it alive temporarily, but Middleton gathers the miss.” Jack had dozed off during the game, so he decided to watch some of…
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Features | Nov.21, 2019
Private Considerations of Pronouns
by Emma McLaughlin ’20 – Creative Writing Contest Winner Your stare menaces from across the bed as I strain, choking on my words, to answer your questions. In my silence, you make me feel disbanded, shapeless without a label. Some construction…
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Features | Nov.21, 2019
Timeless Treasure
by Sarah Klema ’23 – Creative Writing Contest Winner Exposure to the elements has worn it thin. Now fragmented, forgotten, it fights to be rediscovered. Sulking at the bottom of the glassy rolling stream, a treasure lies in patient wait.…
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Features | Nov.21, 2019
The Generation of Speaking out and the Spoken Word
by Nicole Patano ’22 – I’m an advocate of nonviolence, so I don’t want to keep beating the dead horse. Because the more we hear, the less we feel, the same we act. And we forget to react and retract. It’s…
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Poetry | Nov.15, 2019
Kaleidoscope Vision
by Sam Ward ’21 How do we propel ourselves into the unknown? Without fear. Without doubt. How, without shaking in our skin at the thought of what could go wrong, or plucking heartstrings to play hopeful songs? How do we…
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