by Kate Ward ’23 “I got you a present.” His voice was muffled, one hand pressed against the glass, the other behind his back. I took off my mask and looked at him intently. “If it’s another mask I’m going to be mad.” I laughed a little. It had been sixteen years since the initial […]
by Jay Willett ’20 “Cheers,” she raised her wine glass, “to being single on this lovely Valentine’s Day!” We clinked and took our first sips of the red wine I bought for seven bucks at Shaw’s. She wrinkled her nose and gasped. “That’s bitter!” “Wine can’t be bitter.” I grinned. “Well, it is!” I nodded […]
by Clara Howard ’20 “Hellooo, earth to Marina?” Marina blinked, the fog of memories and laughter lifting at the voice of the attending on-call and the surrounding sounds of the hospital. “What?” Dr. Li frowned at her. “Are you okay? That’s the third time you’ve spaced out on me this shift.” Marina shook her head […]
by Clara Howard ’20 His Royal Highness Aidan William Rothschild, Crown Prince of Collarch, was royally pissed. And anyone who could hear or see him walking down the hall knew to remove themselves immediately from his path. His sister, her Royal Highness Princess Brianne Aislinn, winced as she listened to the heavy fall of his […]
by Sarah McLaughlin ’23 During his piano lesson, Grayson doesn’t really seem like himself. I know he’s not particularly talkative, but he’s even more reserved than usual today. He looks at the music with stoic, sad eyes and takes longer than normal to pick up on the new concepts I try to teach him. I’m […]
The following piece includes a discussion of sexual assault and the subsquent mental and emotional impact it may have on survivors. Discretion is advised. by Connor Zimmerman ’20 I stand there in the corner absorbing everything around me. The sounds, the music, and the vibrations crawl their way underneath my skin. The sweat streams […]
by Erin Venuti ’20 Her last Christmas season here. The first one was exciting. Although they’d had an entire Thanksgiving break to get ready, it seemed that the campus had transformed itself overnight. Each day, Kate discovered something new—another Christmas tree, more lights, the cheesy decorations in the dining hall. She and her roommate Ashley […]
by Sarah McLaughlin ’23 I found myself shopping for you in Barnes and Noble, of all places. I never realized a bookstore could be such a shit show, but hey, I guess it’s Christmas Eve. I’ve never been much of a reader; you know that. You’re the smart one. I just pay the bills. Kidding. […]
by Sam Pellman ’20 “I’ll never make it home!” she sighed. The schedule just changed from a two-hour delay to now four. The snow was falling hard at home. She looked at the TVs where the runways in NY were covered in white. “We haven’t had a white Christmas in years! Why does the weather […]
by Kevin Clifford ’20 – Creative Writing Contest Winner “Hayward to Irving, that’s for three. Brown’s effort kept it alive temporarily, but Middleton gathers the miss.” Jack had dozed off during the game, so he decided to watch some of the highlights. “Must have been a rough game if that brick was shown in the […]