by Marelle Hipolito, ’21 I woke up, and I already knew you were there I felt you before I saw you I knew you before I heard you Like how I loved you before I met you The weight of your body on the edge of my bed was so familiar Like how the […]
Dear Tiff and Earl, Should I take the GREs? If so, how do I prepare for them? Sincerely, Forever an Undergrad Dear Forever an Undergrad, I’ve been so swamped with homework and life and friends and the missing Cowls that I haven’t even had time to breathe, so my future is something I just […]
Burned in the Torch The Koi Pond The “No Storage Alloweed” Closet in Ryan Random Dorm Room in Guzman The Matrix The Room of Requirement The Tunnels under Howley The White House Shelby, Ohio Canada (It Got Deported) Middle Earth Joey Aiello’s Trunk
by Jonathan Coppe ’18 Basel was tired of spending all his weekends drunk and depressed. He had resolved to do something about it. It was midnight. The dock was misty, and the cold, damp air got underneath Basel’s clothes, right onto his skin. He shivered, cinching up his scarf. He thought he had arrived […]
by Kiley McMahon ’20 Dear Father, As I walked through the rain, drenched and frigid, I watched the soldiers march, one by one, concealing their every fear from those around them. As I carried the half loaf bread, worth only 50 cents, to our family of five, I tried to think of a […]
by Dawyn Henriquez, ’19 “Who are you?” “Tom Harkos.” “No, no, no,” he said, his silver mask reflecting the late afternoon sun into my eyes. “Who are you?” “Thomson Eliot Harkos,” I said, thinking my full name should do the trick. At that he laughed, his grimacing false face emphasizing the ill-natured air between […]
Dear Tiff and Earl, I’m planning a date with my girlfriend this weekend, but neither of us know Providence very well. You two have been here for a while—any ideas on where we could have a fun night out? Sincerely, Looking for Love (and Food) Dear Looking for Love, For a romantic evening, […]
Built a New Dorm Renovated Aquinas Paid Adjuncts Exterminated Mice Spent More on Lawn Care Built a Petting Zoo Spent More Money on Student Health Updated The Cowl Office Brought in Edible Food Fixed Utilities in General Created More Student Parking Cloned Kris Dunn Built a Zipline to Downtown Providence Bought More Treadmills Literally Anything […]
By Kiley McMahon ’20 Portfolio Staff He sits, lingers, paces, runs, and begs. He is starved, parched, alone, and weary. He takes a train, far far away, from chaos, and clutter, that his future life brought. A new beginning, a bottle released, left to scavenge, along with the past life, […]