The pearlescent water of the Lethe ebbed and flowed. It was a Sunday, and so Dahlia and Lilac went to the river, Dahlia with her…
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King of the Trash Bins
By JULIA KLEINBERG on September 2026
Content warning: suicide. In order to become trash, you must first believe that you are completely and utterly worthless. These days, it’s not hard to…
Estate Sale of the Unclaimed House
By JULIA KLEINBERG on September 2026
Content warning: addiction, human trafficking. These are the eccentric belongings of an unknown family, found in a house which fell from the sky. Inspectors found…
Your Ice Cream Flavor This Summer, by Star Sign
By JULIA KLEINBERG on June 2026
Gemini (May 21 – June 20): This year will be your strawberry ice cream year! It’s bright, summery, and colorful, just like you. Strawberry is…
Voicemail #437
By JULIA KLEINBERG on May 2026
0:00Hi, I’m just calling to…actually, I don’t know why I’m calling. I miss your voice, I guess. But I don’t really have all that much…
What Fancy Adjective You Should Start Using, According to Your Star Sign
By JULIA KLEINBERG on April 2026
Aries (Mar 21 – Apr 19): Extemporaneous (spoken or done without preparation), for the next time you do something dumb on impulse and need some…
English Classes, or How to Do What You’re Told
By JULIA KLEINBERG on March 2026
It seems to me as though math teachers constantly have to prove why you should be in their class. For the past several years, I’ve…
Cornell Increases Funding to ICSD
By JULIA KLEINBERG on March 2026
Over the past many years, the subject of Cornell University’s contributions to its Ithaca neighbors has grown contentious. The school, being a nonprofit, does not…
Red Brick Walls
By JULIA KLEINBERG on March 2026
Do I remember this place? There are holes in my sightWhere I know ghosts still perchSitting on beanbags orcriss-crossed on the floor Still, my fingertips…
Your Next Big Project, According to Your Sign
By JULIA KLEINBERG on March 2026
Pisces (Feb 19 – Mar 20):2026 is the year you keep a journal! You may hate the way you sound when you write, and it’s…
Live Music Is Not Dead: The Teens of Ithaca Play at Angry Mom Records
By JULIA KLEINBERG on February 2026
I think I’ve found the best way to spend a Friday evening: sitting cross-legged on the linoleum floors of Angry Mom Records on the Commons,…
WRFI Community Radio: a Beacon of Hope
By JULIA KLEINBERG on February 2026
Across the US, public media is under attack. With government funds cut to National Public Radio (NPR), Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), and more, it is…
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra: A Review
By JULIA KLEINBERG on December 2025
There’s nothing quite like the moment when the house lights start to dim in a crowded performance hall. The crowd hushes, the stage lights come…
Why Showing Work on Math Problems Should Be Optional
By JULIA KLEINBERG on December 2025
Since we started doing math in kindergarten, we’ve been taught to show our line of reasoning, whether it’s moving blocks from one pile to another,…
im calling it honesty
By JULIA KLEINBERG on December 2025
twist up my words in a tangleand tell me im trying too hardas if it isnt you who curdlesthe words which flow from my wriststhey…
The Collectors
By JULIA KLEINBERG on November 2025
The pebble went tumbling down the road, first in the way she had intended it to go: straight and narrow, an extension of the line…
Phobos/Deimos
By JULIA KLEINBERG on October 2025
i cannot will not put into words the words which pound through my own veins corrupting lungs intoxicating my very muscle fibers while my limbs…
A Look at Our 2025-2026 Student Government
By JULIA KLEINBERG on September 2025
Last June, elections were held at IHS for the sophomore, junior, and senior class officers, as well as representatives to the Board of Education. What…
An Introduction to Our New Administration
By JULIA KLEINBERG on September 2025
This school year, IHS warmly welcomes a new principal, Caren Arnold, and two new associate principals, Julie McChesney and Terrance King. These three, along with…
Every Sign’s Favorite Thing About the Beginning of School
By JULIA KLEINBERG on September 2025
Aquarius (Jan 20 – Feb 18): Back toscience—it’s time to see how many hatson various body parts will get you adress code violation. It’s not…
Do Me a Favor
By JULIA KLEINBERG on September 2025
Do not pity meFor my qualitiesFor my quantityI’m not yoursTo Judge Do not change meThe core thingsThat make meI’m not yoursTo Mold If you want…
Erysichthon
By JULIA KLEINBERG on June 2025
Content warning: eating disorders, death. I wonder if, and if so, howI stumbled on Demeter’s spiteAnd brought upon myself the curseOf never-ending appetite I picture…
Cornell Faces Billion-Dollar Funding Freeze
By JULIA KLEINBERG on May 2025
On April 8, Cornell University received an announcement from the federal government that one billion dollars in grants were to be withheld from them. Along…
Hell Has Frozen Over
By JULIA KLEINBERG on April 2025
The island’s Envirodome display hadn’t changed in days. At least, the same things kept popping up all over the massive, spherical screen: old cooking videos…
Gemini (May 21 – June 20): Guess what? That guy you met in the fast food line is actually a billionaire. He’ll be paying for…
Faerie Politics (Prologue)
By JULIA KLEINBERG on March 2025
I stand facing the town hall, my wings quivering slightly, trying to muster the courage to enter the massive building. I hate all government offices.…
Riding Hood Revisited
By JULIA KLEINBERG on March 2025
The girls in the village know not to seek out the one who lives in the shadows. They don’t know why, only hearing the whispers…