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Taylor Rogers '24

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Nov102023Halloween Night, 2017

For the first year ever, Pippa and Charles were finally allowed to go trick-or-treating by themselves. They had basically shoved...

Taylor Rogers '24

Nov102023A Flash of Blonde

When I was smiling with my friends, a flash of blonde caught my eyes, Flying through the wind of the...

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Nov122023Summer Camp Memories

by Taylor Rogers '24 on November 12, 2023
Portfolio Co-Editor

Girls in dresses color my tattoos with Crayola markers,

Fine-tuning linework with determination, 

Shifting the edgy needle remnants into a coloring book permanently etched onto my body. 

Grubby hands drag me forward,

Forcing my knees to hit the dirt as they admire ants who march diligently,

Unaware of their impact on the giants looming above,

Each who yearn to pick them up from Earth’s clutches.

Glitter magically finds its way from my bag,

Along with glue, gloss, gel, and grass,

Forever taunting my fanny pack, 

Refusing to disappear.

Grins refuse to leave my face as I glance down at my rainbow tattoos, 

Rub dirt off my palms,

And try to shake glitter out of my bags.

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Nov42023Enchanted

Smoke danced around your lips as I watched you in awe, the half-lit joint in your fingers immediately enticing me, and I couldn’t help but wonder. My brain was already foggy, weaving in and out of sobriety like our relationship. Friendship and something more clashed ruthlessly in my mind. I couldn’t help but clutch your […]
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Feb102023A Letter to My Home

To the residents of Manchester, New Hampshire: Hello from Barcelona! Right now, I am sitting in a too-cold cafe sipping on a chai latte that fails to overload me with flavors the way my typical order from Dunkin’ does. The people around me are whispering, laughing, and talking in Spanish, and I find myself picking […]
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Dec82022A Green Sweater

I pull my knit sweater over my head,  The soft green fabric kissing my skin, Simultaneously tugging at my curls, Peering over my shoulders curiously as I debate: jeans or leggings? My sweater embraces me,  Gently reminding me of rainy days, Days Dad and I would sit indoors,  Eyes eagerly scanning a puzzle as we […]
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Oct202022Favorite Colors

Content warning: mentions of self-harm When I was around 6 years old, my mother asked me what my favorite color was for the first time. For some reason, she had concluded that after six years of dictating the color that would dot my room, clothing, and hair, it was finally my turn to choose one […]
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Oct92022A Demigod’s Dream Come True

Disney+ Announces Upcoming Reboot of Percy Jackson Growing up in the early 2000s, most children with an avid love for reading fell under two different categories: the Harry Potter superfans or the Percy Jackson die-hards. Both series reached massive success, inciting blockbuster movies that led to non-bookish children and adults also admiring the new wave of […]
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Sep82022Labels

An obnoxious yellow tag stands out on my black bathing suit, The neon color disgusting me when I discover it; My nails dig into the dirty label, Trying but failing to rip it off, As it stubbornly sticks to the dark suit. Finally, I shed this label, Yet I still feel the judging stares of […]
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