TWO WRITERS, ONE LINE: “The envelope in my mailbox had no return address.” by Marisa Gonzalez ’18 The envelope in my mailbox had no return address. At first, I was quite shocked. Why would someone want to remain anonymous? Of course, once I asked myself this question, I realized how stupid that was. […]
by Marisa DelFarno ’18 Three towering walls wrap around Henry. The dull, plain looking bricks laid out around him resemble grey fish scales. The fourth wall consists of thick rust-rotted bars lined up high in unison. The room is as cold as an icebox. A single dim light bulb flickers above. No windows or […]
Dear Tiff and Earl, I have a housing crisis. One of my friends wants to live with me next year, but I don’t want to live with them. How do I break this to them without ruining the friendship? Sincerely, Pembroke(n)-Hearted Dear Pembroke(n)-Hearted, First off, you have an amazing name. Second, you’re going to […]
Screaming into the Void Begging Our Professors for Mercy Throwing Our Laptops out the Window Burning Our Textbooks Transferring Changing Our Majors Entering the Witness Protection Program Opening a Café in Mexico Eating Donuts Planning Our Own Funerals Getting Massages Cuddling Squirrels Jumping into the Torch Drinking Our Problems Away
by Kiley McMahon ’20 A prospective student Who wants to feel Comfortable and warm, And confident and excited, About coming to her new school. I know how it feels To be a nervous freshman, Hesitant to show off her true self To the rest of her family For the next four years of […]
by Jay Willett ’20 The terrain was drenched in the heavy snow—New England had not been kind to my travels, but I still trekked on. My car had broken down around SR-3, and since it was the apocalypse, there were no other options other than the standard walking. I walked through Braintree; the flames […]
by David Martineau ’18 Flipping the switch reveals a universe in motes of dust. They hang in the heavy air, immobile but active. Scintillating like a thousand stars that have appeared to fill the foyer, they seem to wish that only I could see them. And simply flicking a switch can reveal such wonders. […]
by Connor Zimmerman ’20 There is no such thing as ordinary. This word and others are just labels Used by people who lack true vocabulary. These phrases just make people feel enabled To disregard each other. In reality, everybody is different from one another. There is no such thing as being normal, because […]
by Marisa Gonzalez ’18 There were three boys who lived in a magnificent house. A house that seemed to go on forever. Each room more wondrous than the next. Edgar, Allan, and Paul, who everyone called Poe, had it all: a swimming pool in their living room, a trampoline in their bedroom, and a […]