As we, the non-graduating editors on The Tattler Editorial Board, reflected on the past year, we realized that it would be remiss not to express…
Posts published in “Byline: LOUISA MILLER-OUT”
I interviewed a group of IHS students across different grade levels and en sembles to gain some insight into their experience this year with music…
A Visit to Madame Boucher
By LOUISA MILLER-OUT on June 2021
A bell chimed neatly, signaling the beginning of Valerie’s appointment. She leapt to her feet, eager as a Pavlovian dog. The tweed of her trousers…
The Course of Empire
By LOUISA MILLER-OUT on June 2021
You called it savage I called it paradise Lilac clouds reached For the tips of the pines We sheltered in their branches And foraged for…
The Disturbing Wave of Anti-Trans Legislation
By LOUISA MILLER-OUT on May 2021
(Content Warning: This article contains mentions of transphobia and suicide) Though 2021 is far from over, this year marks the highest number of anti-transgender bills…
春短歌 (Short song for spring)
By LOUISA MILLER-OUT on May 2021
Barefoot on the grass Soil blooms with tender shoots Buds turn to flowers Everything is sunshine and Earth has never looked so green
Happy Story Contest: Inside Every Dark Cloud
By LOUISA MILLER-OUT on May 2021
“I’ve got some good news and some bad news for you. Which would you like to hear first?” The doctor looks at me expectantly. I…
Avian Reminiscence
By LOUISA MILLER-OUT on May 2021
Remember this apocalyptic day When acid rain laid mighty creatures prone The brand-new serpent casts its skin away They watched as twilight ripped the…
Crisis in Myanmar: Military Seizes Power
By LOUISA MILLER-OUT on April 2021
(Content warning: This article contains mentions of rape, genocide, and murder) On February 1, 2021, Myanmar’s nascent democracy was thrown into turmoil. The country’s military,…
“Be careful around the Governor.” This is what a friend of Lindsey Boylan told her when she was promoted to Chief of Staff at the…
How to Save the Planet
By LOUISA MILLER-OUT on April 2021
You’ve all heard some variation on the classic adage “turn out the lights, conserve water, go vegan.” Switching to public transportation and carbon-free activities like…
Winner: On My Sleeve By LOUISA MILLER-OUT Plaster-white flakes fall Slices of impermanence With glass spider legs _______________________________________________________ Distance By LILY GROVER Sometimes I feel…
Ciucarun
By LOUISA MILLER-OUT on April 2021
The tower stands deserted It looms over the plains Where once there was a village Nothing but this remains A mute, imposing monolith With lonely…
Discordia
By LOUISA MILLER-OUT on April 2021
Te extraño más que nunca Sin que yo sepa por qué Has salido en la noche Y mi corazón se fue My entire persona was…
Thinking Past Reform: The Case for Prison Abolition
By LOUISA MILLER-OUT on March 2021
On January 26, 2021, Joe Biden signed an executive order to phase out private prisons by refusing to renew federal contracts with them. This decision…
Lifeboat
By LOUISA MILLER-OUT on March 2021
Sitting there One small ship Lost at sea Lonely air Till you sat Next to me Anywhere That you are I will be
March 2021 Limerick Contest
By ALEX JORDAN, ALICE BURKE, ANYA KRAMER, CAITLIN STRONG, LELIA SHAFFER, LOUISA MILLER-OUT on March 2021
Winner: Turnips By LELIA SHAFFER There was an old woman who noted That the turnips upon which she doted Gave her stomach a grudge And…
Finalmente: Argentina Legalizes Abortion
By LOUISA MILLER-OUT on February 2021
On December 30, 2020, the Argentinian senate voted to legalize abortion, joining Cuba, Guyana, and Uruguay as the only Latin American nations to do so.…
2nd: The War for LGBTQ+ Right is Hard Enough Without Infighting
By LOUISA MILLER-OUT on February 2021
Recently, I noticed a post on Instagram about how the pansexual identity is invalid. For reference, pansexual refers to someone who is attracted to people…
Santo Stefano
By LOUISA MILLER-OUT on February 2021
They watched us from the central tower We crept, for fear of being caught But now the cries of battle Drown out our secret plot…
Castellammare
By LOUISA MILLER-OUT on February 2021
The word “Vesuvius” evokes images of lava spurting from a massive volcanic crater, people running in terror and succumbing to the suffocating clouds of ash…
Abolish the Electoral College
By LOUISA MILLER-OUT on December 2020
The election of 2016 left many of us wondering why the candidate who was ahead by nearly three million votes still lost. How does it…
The Odyssey Bookstore: Paradise for the Mind
By LOUISA MILLER-OUT on December 2020
One gloomy Sunday afternoon, I crossed the street from Press Bay Alley, turning the collar of my wool coat up against the wind. A beautifully…
Missing Me
By LOUISA MILLER-OUT on December 2020
We’ve spent hours upon hours clearing out the attic, and if I see another dusty old table or broken snow globe I think I’m gonna…
Silvae Solae
By LOUISA MILLER-OUT on December 2020
I remember what I uttered On that evening in the garden When the moon shone bright as ever When the roses turned to stone …
Amy Coney Barrett’s Appointment Could Be Disastrous
By LOUISA MILLER-OUT on November 2020
By way of a narrow Senate vote, the Supreme Court has fallen completely under conservative control. The passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg left an empty…
Broken Heart, Heartbroken
By LOUISA MILLER-OUT on November 2020
Dust to ash and ash to dust Rust to heart and heart to rust Lust to lies and lies to lust Must you go? Yes,…