December 2021

Issue 11

FICTION
A Spirit Problem
Soline Loeffler
Ruza met with the mayor in the market square.
FICTION
Comb
Kenna Klop-Packel
She is an old woman. She does not come from anywhere. She simply exists.
FICTION
See-Through
Simon Policy
I feel like the people who say “you’re never alone” don’t know what real loneliness feels like.
POETRY
Ode to Egg Sandwiches
Sonja Wooley
It began in Manasquan
With salt and yellow protein
And sweet buttery grease.
POETRY
Cable Car to the Moon
Miriam Reichenberg
Promise me, my dear, not to wake me 
if this is all a dream.
FICTION
And She Smiles
Zora Laddish
“It’s late.”
The man in the room flicks the switch again.
FICTION
Everything Important
Zael Johnson
Once, there was God. And that was pretty great, as far as the universe was concerned.
POETRY
Honeydew Melatonin
Aja Lelchuk
honeydew melatonin
dribbles
drops
FICTION
Cafe Dandywolg,
Part One
Divya Sachdeva
I didn’t realize that being different from everyone else around you would be so hard.
FICTION
Say Your Goodbyes
Jasper
Lovvorn-Black
I woke up in a pool of drool, with my face pressed into the rough and unwashed carpet.
POETRY
Truth
Auden Svoboda
someone saw me dancing on a playground
FICTION
An Intertwining of Half-Crafted Realities
Eva
Fostovsky-Geckeler
I’m walking past the movie theater . . .
FICTION
Her Eyes
Meghan Malone
You wake up in an unfamiliar bed, to an alarm you have never heard before.
FICTION
Judgment
Skyler Rockmael
I now enjoy wearing my dresses over my light wash jeans to school, even if it means judgment-filled stares in the hallway.
FICTION
Automata (Repulsed),
Part Two
Zoe Mitchell
I continue to explore the room. The signal inside my new body indicates what everything is.
FICTION
Polaroids
Ash Dodge
“Sort through these,” Ivy says, handing me a box.
FICTION
Scattered Shadows
Claudia Johnson
The shadows were still snatching people.
FICTION
Home
Daisy
Paris-Kaufman
There is something inside me. I can feel it. Feel them. I can feel their claws . . .
POETRY
Pencil Art
Julia Weinberg
So much promise, so much ahead
But that was then
POETRY
Musings
on a Sunny Afternoon
Camhan Ngo
I often think about how fleetingly people grace your life
FICTION
Trial Day
Echo Rettstatt
The sun awoke from its solemn slumber, casting rays of soft light onto every corner of the city in the sky.
POETRY
Earthquake
Julia Segre
Up until I was six I was convinced
The earth’s crust was so thin
That I could dig my way to lava . . .
FICTION
When I
Wake Up
Chloe
Rappaport Crowther
I don’t know why Claire is crying. It’s just an injection, right?

October 2021

Issue 10

FICTION
The Mystery
of the Sky
and the Sea
Daisy
Paris-Kaufman
There was once a girl who could fly. Or at least she said she could.
FICTION
And on the Road They Went
Zora Laddish
The boots kept the road in shape.
FICTION
We'll Be Okay
Ash Dodge
He’s chewing on his thumb again.
FICTION
Golden Hour
Claudia Johnson
The statue was just off campus.
POETRY
the night
sets me free
Auden Svoboda
as the world exhales
and fiery fingers weave a black blanket across the sky . . .
FICTION
The Resolution Shop
Julia Weinberg
Ezra took his spot behind the bar at Vivian’s Restaurant, unaware that in an hour he’d be drenched and out on the street.
FICTION
My Last
Garage Sale
Jasper
Lovvorn-Black
I’ve never understood what led me to believe that the garage sale would be a good idea.
FICTION
Creepy Crawlies
Sonja Wooley
It is summer and Ella is crouched by the lake.
POETRY
She is Real
Aja Lelchuk
Her eyes wide as life-rings inside redwood trees
Her strides cousins of the fawns
FICTION
Mortality
Kenna Klop-Packel
There is a store at the end of the world.
POETRY
Rudimentary Beginnings
Sol de Ugarte
All begins with a step
Baby steps, they say
FICTION
As the World Burns
Meghan Malone
Adam knows he will not live past thirty.
FICTION
A Welcomed Visitor
Soline Loeffler
You enter the house at nightfall, like your friends said you should.
FICTION
Automata (Repulsed),
Part One
Zoe Mitchell
Around the world there is blood.
FICTION
Skyflower
Zael Johnson
The invocation flushed pink, blossoming in tendrils from Arboriasus the Verdamancer’s dark hand.
FICTION
Lost and Found
Eva
Fostovsky-Geckeler
I’d heard many stories about the legendary lost and found, but hadn’t seen its magic for myself until a couple of weeks ago.
POETRY
Dollhouse
Miriam Reichenberg
Enter Tornado, moving in fast . . .
FICTION
S. S. Atropos
Simon Policy
It is day one. We are fifty miles from earth’s atmosphere and all humans have been placed in cryosleep.
POETRY
The Girl
in the Mirror
Ysabel Chu
The girl in the mirror is taller
Her hair falls in gentle waves
2021-22 Academic Year

Editor-in-Chief:
         Julia Weinberg

Senior Editor:
         Sonja Wooley

Editors:
         Sol de Ugarte
         Ash Dodge
         Kenna Klop-Packel
         Zora Laddish
         Aja Lelchuk
         Meghan Malone
         Zoe Mitchell
         Auden Svoboda

Emerging Writers Mentors:
         Sol de Ugarte
         Ash Dodge
         Kenna Klop-Packel
         Zora Laddish
         Aja Lelchuk
         Meghan Malone
         Sonja Wooley

Writers:
         Ysabel Chu
         Chloe Rappaport Crowther
         Sol de Ugarte
         Ash Dodge
         Eva Fostovsky-Geckeler
         Claudia Johnson
         Zael Johnson
         Kenna Klop-Packel
         Zora Laddish
         Aja Lelchuk
         Soline Loeffler
         Jasper Lovvorn-Black
         Meghan Malone
         Zoe Mitchell
         Camhan Ngo
         Daisy Paris-Kaufman
         Simon Policy
         Miriam Reichenberg
         Echo Rettstatt
         Skyler Rockmael
         Divya Sachdeva
         Julia Segre
         Auden Svoboda
         Julia Weinberg
         Sonja Wooley

Emerging Writers:
         Sophia Bevis-Lipton
         Sylvia Burns
         Maya Dang
         Cruz Foster
         Penelope Kershaw
         Samantha Lopatin
         Max Mardesich
         Penelope Purchase
         Jamaica Rodriguez
         Haley Willem

Faculty Advisor:
         Sakiko Muranaka
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