October 2022

Issue 13

FICTION

A "Bad" Story

Ash Dodge

Our story begins on a Tuesday morning.

FICTION

Faded Colors

Soline Loeffler

The dried flowers still hung in their mounts; peeling chips of paint and blankets of dust decorated the frames . . .

POETRY

Creative Liberty

Eva Fostovsky-Geckeler

She dreads the
Scrape
Of pencil across paper

FICTION

Cafe Dandywolg, Part Three

Divya Sachdeva

“Oh, and we meet again!” I hear a voice from behind me and whip around, facing Tim.

FICTION

Remaining Little Joys

Luka Henrie-Naffaa

It was quite the ordinary autumn afternoon.

FICTION

Sit Down, Relax, Have a Cup of Tea

Daisy Paris-Kaufman

If you ever find yourself frustrated with the city life, the constant movement, the hustle and bustle . . .

FICTION

Blur

Jasper Lovvorn-Black

“Good morning! Did you have breakfast yet today, Jonathan?”

POETRY

On Its Own Terms

Skyler Rockmael

My belly is full of water
But I feel the need to
take
a
sip

FICTION

If You Have a Cake

Mia Skoble

If you have a cake and you don't share it with anyone, you have one cake, some annoyed friends, and most likely a stomach ache.

FICTION

Renegade

Zael Johnson

Pipes clanged and reverberated as Jean-Luc dropped the wrench.

FICTION

Spirit of the Forest

Simon Policy

I’d long since grown weary of trespassers.

POETRY

Duology: Waking and Nightland

Zora Laddish

I isolate in the bright summer heat
It’s not intentional

FICTION

Encounter with a Stranger

Ori Boozaglo

The street is too busy. There are too many people. Too many noises and smells.

FICTION

Monotone

Sol de Ugarte

The alarm sounds at 0830, as usual. The Routine begins.

FICTION

Peach

Claudia Johnson

The car horns continued blaring from every direction.

POETRY

Time

Chloe Rappaport Crowther

Time
The one thing humans cannot control

FICTION

Acceptance

Neisa Ahmadzadeh-Heravi

Model UN Club, Bay Area Volunteer Club, BHS National Honor Society?

FICTION

A Midnight Walk

Julianna Loretto

The sun sets, slowly disappearing beneath the cityscape as the night rises to replace it.

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2022-23 Academic Year

Editor-in-Chief:
          ​Auden Svoboda

Copy Chief:
          Zora Laddish

Director, Emerging Writers Program:
          Ash Dodge

Managing Editor for Editors:
          Meghan Malone

Managing Editor for Writers:
          Aja Lelchuk

Copy Editor:
          Claudia Johnson

Editors:
          ​Sol de Ugarte
          Eva Fostovsky-Geckeler
          Zael Johnson
          Soline Loeffler
          Jasper Lovvorn-Black
          Daisy Paris-Kaufman
          Skyler Rockmael
          Divya Sachdeva

Writers:
          Neisa Ahmadzadeh-Heravi
          ​Ori Boozaglo
          Chloe Rappaport Crowther
          Maya Dang
          Sol de Ugarte
          Ash Dodge
          Eva Fostovsky-Geckeler
          ​Luka Henrie-Naffaa
          Claudia Johnson
          Zael Johnson
          Zora Laddish
          Soline Loeffler
          ​Julianna Loretto
          Jasper Lovvorn-Black
          Meghan Malone
          Naomi Nickolaus
          Sierra Ott
          Daisy Paris-Kaufman
          Simon Policy
          Kali Proud
          Skyler Rockmael
          ​Divya Sachdeva
          ​Mia Skoble
          Auden Svoboda

Faculty Sponsor:
          ​Helen Zou