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The Cowl’s Holiday Bucket List

Get a tan Eat more than I did on Thanksgiving Get my “merry” on Pass finals Play (and probably lose) a drinking game with my aunt Get drunk off of virgin eggnog Actually enjoy my family To not talk politics at the dinner table Avoid the physical labor of outdoor decorating Read Joe Biden’s book Make […]

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The Gift

  by Connor Zimmerman ’20 It must be perfect, It cannot be any ordinary object. It must make her smile, laugh, and cry. It should be the apple of her eye. Browsing through the stores, The clock is ticking, and doors are closing. Sweat begins to run down my face, It feels like I’m running […]

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A Friartown Christmas Story

by Jay Willett ’20 You don’t have to attend Providence College to know the spirit and energy that comes with every winter season. Frigid winds tear apart my lips, and make me cough and sputter on my own breath. No matter how much thick clothing I have my mom send me in the mail, I […]

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Red and Green

by Marelle Hipolito ’21 red. green. green, red. what was once alive is now dead red. green. green, red. all because of something that should’ve been left unsaid him, and his little bitta whiskey me, and my now little brittle heart why’d he have to open his mouth, and tear me apart? now the chestnuts […]

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Listomania: Christmas Gifts for Your Haters

A Snowball-ed House Blockbuster/Borders Gift Certificates The Torch (as a Plushie, a Keychain, a Decal…You Name It) Figgy Pudding Fruitcake Feral Cats A Bag of Flaming Poop A Restraining Order Spray-On Hair Re-Gifted Presents A Gym Membership A Slap in the Face A Six-Pack of Deodorant A Bella Thorne Poster Unsolicited Eggplant Pics Tickets to […]

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Tiff and Earl

Making PC an emotionally stable place one letter at a time…* Dear Tiff and Earl, How do I survive the Hunger Games-style battle for study spaces this finals week? Sincerely, The Tribute of District McVinney     Dear Tribute, Ha ha ha. Sorry, I just remember the days when I was in your position—so concerned […]

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Tiffany and Earl

  Dear Tiff and Earl, What is the proper etiquette when there are potentially-suspicious activities going on in the shower stall next to me? Sincerely, Not So Squeaky Clean   Dear Not So Squeaky Clean, Ummmm, what? What, I mean, I, I just have no idea what you’re talking about. At all. I have no […]

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Listomania: Best Ways to Increase Your Holiday Weight Gain

Consume all the Soft Serve in Ray Binge-Watch Netflix* Go Black Friday Shopping on a Scooter Visit a Chocolate Buffet Marry a Haven Brother Boycott the Gym Listen to Justin Bieber…or Chris Brown Procrastinate, With Subsequent All-Nighters Kälteen Bars Door-to-Door Christmas Parties Leftover Halloween Candy Double-Fried Turkey Try all Starbucks Holiday Drinks, in Venti *while […]

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Overthinking Again

by Julia Zygiel ’19   In the heat of imagination You loved me back Held me with the intention to keep me   In a haze of unreality everything has significance your silence your deafening blabber the smallest sigh is despair a half smile is the ecstasy of love it encapsulated me until it was […]

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Gunshots

by Jonathan Coppe ’18   “What’s the deal with limp-biscuit over there?” Al scoffed, gesturing toward Logan, who stood rather listlessly some 50 feet off. “I don’t know,” Jim shrugged back. “I’ve been tired of seeing him moping around the apartment. I thought maybe coming out with us would help, give him an adrenaline rush […]

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