Category: Nonfiction
A Ukrainian Chess Match; The Descent into War
Out and About – Maddy Goldstein Benya Wilfret I felt his penetrating gaze scrutinizing me, scouring my face for any discernible clues. I slowly raised my head, locking eyes with him, his icy stare piercing into mine with unwavering intensity. I found myself incapable… Continue Reading “A Ukrainian Chess Match; The Descent into War”
Gymnast
“Just go for it,” they urged, as if hesitation was a crime, as if every moment of pause was taking away my progress.
On the Bluff
The wind tangles unkempt hair around my face and drives goosebumps through my frigid swimsuit, whistling like a wild songbird in my ear
Just Keep Scrolling, Just Keep Scrolling, Just Keep Scrolling, Scrolling, Scrolling: Analysis on the Possibly Declining Attention Span
Grey Davidian Working on yet another essay, you sit with your back propped comfortably in the homey nook of your chair. The screen illuminates the room with a soft white hue as the clickity clacks of your keyboard fill the otherwise unbroken silence. Finally,… Continue Reading “Just Keep Scrolling, Just Keep Scrolling, Just Keep Scrolling, Scrolling, Scrolling: Analysis on the Possibly Declining Attention Span”
A is for Academia, Acceptance, Accomplishment, ACTs, and Ambitious Addiction
Sofia Herbert The letter A is primarily known as an article in the English language, but it is also a variable in math equations, a vowel, a piano key, a blood type, and the third most likely answer choice on the 2022 SAT. Fitting… Continue Reading “A is for Academia, Acceptance, Accomplishment, ACTs, and Ambitious Addiction”
Home Away From Home
Annalise Heimel “Everyone come downstairs and sit on the couch, please. I have some big news to tell you,” my mom yelled from the small, dim-lighted kitchen. During the summer of 2017, my mom gathered my siblings and me into our big, sunny living… Continue Reading “Home Away From Home”
The Dynamic Duo
Katherine Griffin The dynamic duo. Ever since the very beginning. Gifted to me by my late grandmother, they were bright pink and blue, with fluffy wool all over them. Now they’re both gray and no longer covered in that comforting cloth. They symbolized youth,… Continue Reading “The Dynamic Duo”
Cocacolus billboardia
Sophia Hopper Just as oceans unfailingly rise every year, Coca-Cola continues its ongoing reign as the world’s largest plastic polluter, responsible for three million metric tons of plastic packaging in 2019 (Tigue). Meanwhile, Coca-Cola convinces consumers that the company cares about the environment, using… Continue Reading “Cocacolus billboardia”
Overthinking
Rachel Mason Overthinking is a delicate, dying artform. Mastery of the arts has become less common in this age of technology. Industrialization and progress be damned; we must revert back to the old days, the better days. The days when no one knew their… Continue Reading “Overthinking”
How to get over a Heartbreak
Let me preface this by saying that I know how you feel at this very moment.