Category: Spring ’23 (vol. XXXI)
silence.
Arabella Mitchell I am afraid of silence. Not the quiet kind. Not the kind that’s welcoming, Ushering you into tranquility, But the kind that swallows you. The kind that roars like waves, Crashing over you, Again and again I am afraid of silence. The… Continue Reading “silence.”
Growing Pains
Sasha Olander I’m 6 feet in the air, not looking down, a smile plastered on my face. I hear the cheer music blasting clashing with my coach screaming, “You’re hitting!!! Stay up!” Suddenly, I feel my foot start to turn and my body becomes… Continue Reading “Growing Pains”
Ballad of the Bookworm
Shirley Yang She stands by herself, but is never alone, for her mind takes her to faraway places, and between her hands is the key to her home. As she flips through the delicate pages, the girl lives through dozens of lives, meets hundreds… Continue Reading “Ballad of the Bookworm”
Things Left Unsaid
Sasha Olander P, I never wanted you but I always needed you. I never loved you but I always craved you. Your presence never impressed me but your absence pains me. You were never the one but you were always second. JL, Without you,… Continue Reading “Things Left Unsaid”
Forgotten to Remembered
Laurel Carter Laughter and joy once filled the space. It had no clue where this joy came from, why He was always laughing, or why the one that made him smile would always come dancing into the room. The beast would run around on… Continue Reading “Forgotten to Remembered”
Untitled (Andrew Guenard)
Andrew Guenard Untitled 1 I know not why I anger at you I anger at myself in turn. For when you turned your eyes from me You were but another. For I am a child born of every turned gaze, Of every closed door,… Continue Reading “Untitled (Andrew Guenard)”
Irrational Hatred
Joshua Ward I have a dangerous proposition For you today, standing here in Honors English class. I’m here to tell you that I despise the English language. Okay, I don’t mean ALL of the English language, But I think we can agree that a… Continue Reading “Irrational Hatred”
Blood
Tul Cherukuri It was sort of peaceful watching my mother cleave in two. It wasn’t nice peaceful–more like eerie peaceful. I can’t explain it; she broke, as if she was a flimsy piece of wood and the surgeon’s blade, a saw. Finally, from inside… Continue Reading “Blood”
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”