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, […]
by Marisa Gonzalez ’18 Portfolio Staff Green vines entangled the old brick house, sucking the life out of it. Not that there was much life to suck out, as Old Gladys had passed, but the brick house was being consumed and the sight was scary. There was a time when I thought the house […]
by Sam Pellman ’20 Portfolio Staff What had the potential to be the perfect summer instead turned into the summer of realization. The realization that sometimes no matter how hard you try or how badly you want it, love just isn’t enough. It isn’t enough right now, in this moment, but with time […]
by Julia Zygiel ’19 Portfolio Staff She speaks in fragments of dreams, their syrup clinging to her lips, betraying the intensity of her sweetness. She is a waking fantasy, never completely here with me, but always present in my mind, in the pseudo-unreality of my dreams. She says, “I love you, but not in […]