Category: Portfolio

Tiff & Earl

Dear Tiff and Earl, My boyfriend is cheating on me with my best friend— what do I do? On the one hand I love my boyfriend and I love my best friend, but on the other hand I want to murder them both. I am very conflicted. Sincerely, The so-called “girlfriend” -Tiffany Go with your […]

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Tiff and Earl 4/6/17

Dear Tiff and Earl, Who is Rae Sremmurd? Sincerely, I thought I was hip enough to know, but turns out I am not and am now the laughing stock of my friend group and not just my immediate friend group, but the sort of satellite groups as well.   Easy. That’s Ray Romano’s stage name. […]

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Listomania: Things You Don’t Want to Find in an Easter Egg

Razor Blades Another Easter Egg A Yolk Black Licorice Anthrax #Meng Ashes Nothing An iPod Shuffle Jehovah’s Witness Pamphlet Morning Mail Chewed-up Pen Cap Despair Broken Headphones Sodexo

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The Pungent Scent of Sweat!

By Kiley McMahon ’20  

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To My Roommates in the Dirty AQ

by Abby Czerniecki ’18 Portfolio Staff Thank you to my two Deranged, insistent, and kind-hearted roommates.   I can’t say you’ve done much, But what you have is worth a thank you.   Thank you for giving me a messy room Filled with last night’s outfit choices, make-up brushes, and unread Civ books.   The […]

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Subordinate

by Marisa Delfarno ’18 Portfolio Staff   Almost in perfect unison, they are all lined up, Postured tall and stately, regal and proud, And their trunks plumped with life. Adorned and fruitful while poised with green, While I am green — in a different fashion.   A celestial ray of light reaches out to them, […]

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Mr. B.S.

by Clara Howard ’19 Portfolio Staff Sam’s pretty sure there are times when she hates him. He is, after all, the most frustrating guy she’s ever known. Everything she says is cause for a salty comeback, and God forbid she stumbles over her words since he pounces on every mistake that she makes. But then […]

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The Last Man

by David Martineau ’18 Portfolio Staff The world Colonel Brandon Kearney dreamt of was perfect, but the world he woke to was broken.  The hard metal bunk beneath him—softened only by the thin mattress that rested between it and his body—was but the first symptom of its imperfection. The second was the silence. It was […]

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Listomania

Best Places to Cry on Campus Stairwell The Cowl Office The Hallway Next to the Cowl Office Quiet Zone in the Library Aquinas Cupola Onstage in Smith* The Bookstore The Koi Pond Empty Classroom in Feinstein Career Service Office Benches Behind Ray The Mailroom My Dorm Room Ruane Private Study Room

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The Raven’s Eye

by Connor Zimmerman ’20 Portfolio Staff I am Raven and I see all within my sight. My vision is clear, but I am no god. Quite the opposite, I am just as human as anyone, even with my power. I’m not an isolationist, but my world is small. I live with a family that I […]

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