Category: Portfolio

Listomania: Resolutions We’ve Already Broken

Going to the Gym Being a Nice Person Staying Within My Dunkin’ Budget Not Binging Game of Thrones Going to Ray More Often Quitting My Horrible Job Showing Up to My 8:30 a.m. Class Destroying Philosophy Not Watching Cat Videos Not Consuming Fried Chicken Not Wearing Sweats to Class Organizing My Dorm Room Reading More […]

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Letter to You

by Kiley McMahon ’20   Dear You Who Shall Not Be Named, As you kiss my soft lips and moan from tiredness, you check your text messages every five minutes to make sure that you are in the clear. You keep a photo of Elsa, Troy, and Chase stored in your wallet; they are so […]

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Happiness is A Lie

by Jonathan Coppe ’18   Hatmakers in Chile don’t get a lot of break time. Child laborers in Nepal sometimes have to sift through piles of hypodermic needles. It’s important not to read too slowly. Savoring words too much kind of ruins the overall effect. It’s like every time you get to a new word, […]

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Shallow

by Jay Willett ’20   Whether it’s exercise or stress, the sweat is the same, Slow, hot, sometimes worth it, sometimes not. She made me feel like I sprinted 200 laps, She watched me run and run, as fast as I could, Until the breath I was breathing wasn’t my own. Still I gasped for […]

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by Erin Lucey ’20   Let regret get lost in the noise And pain be forgotten with the night. Count down to the future And be the reason it’s bright.   Bring with you those who inspire, And abandon those who restrain. Let the lessons stick with you But the clock dissolve the stain.   […]

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The Resurrection Project

by Connor Zimmerman ’20   “What if you could take away your deepest regret?” I stand there looking at the billboard with the sun shining on a laughing couple at a picnic. I stop and look at this billboard every day. It’s basically become ingrained in my mind. Her perfect smile and his little laugh, […]

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Cartoon: Government Shutdown

by David Martineau ’18

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Cartoon: Man’s Best Friend

by David Martineau ’18

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Tiffany and Earl

Dear Tiff and Earl, I have a real problem here.  I am really interested in having a relationship, but I can never tell when members of the opposite sex are flirting with me.  Are there any signs or signals you know of that I can look out for in the future? Sincerely, Call Me, Maybe? […]

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Listomania: Things We Didn’t Want To Do Over Break, But Did

Got Rabies Shots Ate Fruitcake Shoveled Snow Worked Wore Pajamas for 48 hours straight Applied to Law School Existed Looked at Final Grades Got Stranded in an Airport, Twice Wrote a Thesis Answered Family Questions About Our Five-Year Plans Looked For a Summer Job Ate Christmas Leftovers for a Week Pretended to Get Excited When […]

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