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 […]
by Connor Zimmerman ’20 Portfolio Staff She sits there calmly looking at a mirror. With a penetrating gaze, she studies it like she can look through it. The people on the other side begin to squirm in discomfort, worried for reasons they do not fully understand. One of the guys says, “Dan, look at […]
Dear Tiff and Earl, I ordered my books from the bookstore yesterday, but they’re on backorder. I need them for the first week and have no friends. What do I do?!?! Sincerely, Not-A-Bookworm Dear Not-A-Bookworm, First off, I am very confused as to why you having no friends has anything to do with […]
by David Martineau, ’18 Portfolio Editor
What is the best way to bribe my Civ professor? Why is there no sauce on Ray pizza? Can I still pass if I don’t do any of the reading? Who is Thomas Aquinas? Where is Slahvin* Lawn? How do I tell my roommate he’s being too loud with a girl? What is an RA? […]
by Jonathan Coppe, ’18 Portfolio Staff Getting up for the graveyard shift is a bitch. Who wants to go to work at 10 at night? No, on second thought, it’s going to bed at dawn that’s the worst part. I hate lying down while the sun comes up and it only ever gets brighter. […]
by Marisa DelFarno, ’18 Portfolio Staff What comes full circle? A raindrop descending into the ocean. Ice meeting heat’s devotion. The caged electric flow in a closed circuit. The sour workings of karma’s service. We all obey this motion like the path has been previously woven, but, does deviation have any purpose? Well, maybe […]
by Clara Howard, ’19 Assistant Portfolio Editor A figure leapt across the gap between buildings on 6th Street, landing with a roll on the rooftop of Hayes Financial. He came to a stop and lay flat on his belly, breathing in the gritty smell of the city and feeling the rush of relief of […]