Category: Portfolio

The Shrink

by Sam Ward ’21 I. The eeriness of this silent ride spelled out perfectly in his memory. It was dark and the road seemed to carry itself longer than normal. His eyes fixated on the yellow lines as they illuminated underneath the high beams of his beat up truck, darting and flickering his tired eyes […]

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The Tailored Criteria

by Jessica Polanco ’20 When I walked into the building, I noticed how easy it was to just push through the doors and walk into any classroom. I wondered if the police car outside of the school was just for decoration. I do not know if it was intentional to place the Main Office on […]

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Flashes

by Grace O’Connor ’22 Lightning cut through the sky like a sharp knife The rough waves were being pushed under the boat Dark clouds filled every inch of the sky The air around us dense and deadly still We accelerated the speed to get to the final destination, Although it was nowhere in sight as […]

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Strangers

by Julia Zygiel ’19 Five years ago, while he was sitting in some stoner’s basement with music blasting and underage drinking tornadoing its way through a high school party, Erik finally clicked in James’ head. They’d been friends for three years leading up to that, and at that point, James liked to say that Erik […]

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Gemini

by Jay Willett ’20 Mischievous, nervous, joker, lover, laugher, crier, hopeless, higher. Blame, but never stay the same. Shame, but always play the game. Not a choice, just our voice, because the world expects in our bourgeois. We just want to live up to them. Every court needs a jester. Every jester needs to laugh. […]

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An Ode to History

by Sarah Heavren ’21 Oh History, how boring you can be If one can’t see the forest, just the trees. Why do many people choose to ignore Your countless articles found on JSTOR? People complain that there’s too much to read, And research is such a tedious deed. But so many people seem to mistake […]

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Chuckleheadz Go Shopping

by Mark Fairchild ’20

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Listomania: Stress Triggers

The PC Men’s Basketball Team Seeing professors in the gym To snow day or not to snow day? The Starbucks line five minutes before class Taking someone else’s laundry out of the machine 11:55 p.m. instead of 11:59 p.m. deadlines The Dunkin’ line on the weekends Walking from Smith to Ruane in between classes Getting […]

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Tiff and Earl

Dear Tiff and Earl With spring break fast approaching, I just learned all my friends are going on a Euro trip next week. The trip is sold out, and I don’t want to be at home all break. What should I do? Yours truly, Fyre Festival   Dearest Fyre Festival, There is only one way […]

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Classroom (Lovers)

by Dawyn Henriquez ’19 An Interpretation of “Untitled” (Perfect Lovers) by Felix Gonzalez-Torres   Clock on the Far Wall It hangs nearly lifeless above the seldom-visited bookshelf. Its crimson hand slaps each second, skipping its obligatory pause at each black line. It races instead, tracing the lines of its body with each round. “I’m ok. […]

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