It was only summer for the rabbits. They stuck out their cracked noses from the yellowing bushes, ears twitching rhythmically. Heat battered their soft fur…
Posts published in “Byline: ELLA AVGAR”
No Time To Spare
By ELLA AVGAR on March 2024
in a room no time to spare the heart awakens a pulse laid bare look for me what do you find a teasing, dancing, lonely…
If That’s the Case: Tomatoes
By ELLA AVGAR on December 2023
Over the nation’s history, the Supreme Court has made a myriad of decisions: many have been important, many have been controversial, and many have been,…
Hidden
By ELLA AVGAR on December 2023
shhh look up no, not there by the lemony sigh by the hesitant shout by the row of zippered lips and tempered rage and orange…
A Trip Of A Lifetime: The Women’s World Cup
By ELLA AVGAR on September 2023
You might have expected my first game to be my favorite. It was a beautiful night in Auckland, where I got to watch the US…
Three Small Poems
By ELLA AVGAR on September 2023
water rolls underfoot waves of silver, tiny tears slipping through to coat my feet the tears fall towards the light if I knew the skies…
An Average Conversation
By ELLA AVGAR on June 2023
“Hey” “What” “I…” “You what?” “Calm down” “I’m calm” “No, you are not” “Will you just spit it out already?” “Fine” “Fine…” “I wanted to–”…
Recipe for a Spring Day
By ELLA AVGAR on May 2023
Ingredients – me – you Instructions 1. start with cherry blossoms on the tree, lapping up the breeze with their soft pink tongues 2. add…
May Events
By ELLA AVGAR on May 2023
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April Events
By ELLA AVGAR on April 2023
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March Events
By ELLA AVGAR on March 2023
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Dustpan
By ELLA AVGAR on February 2023
she was always quite good at sweepingbringing all out into the openbrushing the hidden things into pilesuntil they were captive in the stark white dustpan…
February Events
By ELLA AVGAR on February 2023
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November Events
By ELLA AVGAR on November 2022
Nov. 83:45pm The Tattler Writers’ Meeting @ H-Courtyard Nov. 11Veterans Day/No School Nov. 153:45pm The Tattler Writers’ Workshop @ H-Courtyard 6pm Board of Education Voting…
The Not So “Super” League
By ELLA AVGAR on June 2021
On Sunday, April 18, twelve of the world’s largest soccer teams released a joint statement, looking to change soccer forever. The proposed idea: the Super…
The (Hot) Chocolate Take
By ELLA AVGAR on March 2021
While it may be March, it’s pretty clear that the Ithaca winter is not scared of blowing into the spring months. And if the winter…
Snowglobe
By ELLA AVGAR on December 2020
I trudge along. Wind and snow surround me. The path shakes and I slip, moonlight disappearing. But, in the sky, there is no moon. Only…
A Guide to Taking Your Activism to the Next Level
By ELLA AVGAR on November 2020
Activism is an idea that has sparked the imagination of our generation. The social injustices of our time have prompted our generation to push for…