Spring 2021
Faith, Trust, and Six Milliliters of Pixie Dust
Laurie Batzel
The nurse dabbed the tip of the ink pen with her tongue. Swiping a quick test scratch at the corner of the notepad, she looked at the first patient. “And what’s your name, my dear?”… Read More
The Bus Stop
Yong Takahashi
The school bus stop is the heartbeat of the subdivision. Years are measured as children grow – their presence and absence intertwining past, present, and hopes for the future… Read More
Spring 2020
Your Searchlight Eyes
Madeleine Klebanoff O'Brien '22
I came here to speak of my disillusionment. I want to be free of it, at last. Do you mind keeping the curtains open? I don’t mind the draft. Thank you... Read More
Golightly on a Shaded Calle
Alex Ankai '23
Thump thump thump thump… A pair of black embroidered heels hammered against the cobblestones as they sped away from the port and into.... Read More
Where the Very Wild Caterpillars Are
Olivia Farrar '21
My wife was lying spread-eagle on the futon in a head-to-toe fur costume the night I thought I’d stopped loving her…
Old Friend
Lily Davis '22
The last time Kay saw Nina was almost fifteen years ago. For a long time, Kay had relished the theatrics of a good old-fashioned toxic female friendship…
Ezterab
Arjun Mirani '20
I heard you gasp as I accidentally floated into the corner of your vision, resembling a dreamlike starscape from afar…
Fall 2019
Draíocht
Olivia Farrar '21
I had brown bread for dinner again. Not bread as a sandwich, or bread with stew, or bread with pasta, or bread with anything. Just bread. ... Read More
Family.mov
Tajrean Rahman '20
Since the day Nafi decided he hated his father, he’d only ever wanted to be left alone. He’d fought for solitude by ignoring phone calls and staying out... Read More
Spring 2019
Starbucks Name
Abhijith Ravinutala HDS ‘19
“What’s the name on that chai latte?” “Dhruva.” “Sorry?” “Uhh, just put Drew.”... Read More
Confessional
Samantha Neville ‘19
“Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned.” Maria’s mother used to make her go to confession... Read More
Fall 2018
Gold Ribbons
Madeleine Joung '20
There was silence again, after. The kind that happens during a power outage when you remember all the sound that’s missing...
Those Lost Upon the Lake
Andrew Matthiessen
And that was just it, he thought, the ability that girls have to unfold each movement into something soft... Read More