by Sarah Kirchner ’21 “Baby, look at me!” I yelled at Daryl behind me. I balanced on the edge of the sidewalk as we found our way home. It was late at night, most likely sometime around 1 a.m. I stopped paying attention to the time at some point or another. We were at a […]
by Jessica Polanco ’20 Daddy I forgive you Although you’ll never get to see my daughters grow I forgive you Daddy the worst part is that you don’t know I wonder if you weren’t sick and didn’t do it would there be more closure Than your rotten subconscious forcing you to turn over My kids […]
by Gabriela Baron ’20 Every morning I visit your home, the garden. My watering can hovers over your head, the refreshing droplets drip down your neck. I pat down your bed, my hands sinking into the soil. You are my patient and I, your caretaker. I make sure that you’re healthy, that your vibrant hue […]
by Julia Zygiel ’19 She is an inferno. Not from foam like her father tells her, but from choking smoke and ash. Impossibly alive, and yet immortal by nature. In dreams she is made from the void of a black hole, her armor fashioned from stardust, the moon her chariot. Stars dot the bridge of […]
by Sam Pellman ’20 Here we go. I had to mentally prepare myself for the events that were going to happen. It was holiday season, and I was finally home for winter break. It was a rough semester, and those last two weeks really killed me. But I somehow survived and had not yet checked […]
Cuddle with squirrels for warmth Wear a ski mask Stand inside the Calabria Torch Put hot chocolate into your veins via IV Buy a $500 jacket in the bookstore Become cold-blooded Ask your professors to cancel class in the spirit of Christmas Burn your purchased textbooks for warmth Admit defeat and accept Lucifer as your […]
Dear Tiff and Earl, Why are all my professors assigning work before finals? How am I supposed to complete five papers in a week? On top of all this, my computer is completely dead. What should I do? Sincerely, Mo Papers Mo Problems Hey Mo Papers Mo Problems! So, little known fact about myself…I […]
by Connor Zimmerman ’20 Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick. What would be an eternity to any onlooker is only a few seconds to him. He sits in the chair, hearing only the clock and his thoughts. Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick. He refuses to look up, to see the world around him. Only the smell […]
by Sam Ward ’21 Restless nights bear peaceful mornings, A break from fear via alarm bell warnings. That’s it, rest easy. I want to take in the moment. Slip out, brush teeth, unnoticed. Sun dips through blinds like a golden colander And days dawdling dimly, seconds lackluster. But mornings like this one are so right, […]