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Posts published in “Literary”
Refugees
By ALEX DEROOS on April 2017
Do you know what a refugee is? A person who has been forced to leave their country To escape war, persecution, or natural disaster A…
It Was a Day
By ZACHARY FOLEY on April 2017
A day of blame A day without aim A day absent of name A day that was never lame A day that all should viciously…
Chicken Race Haiku
By ZACHARY FOLEY on April 2017
I raced a chicken It could match my pace no more I went fast and won
The Gorillas Came From The Hillas
By ZACHARY FOLEY on April 2017
The Gorillas came from the hillas The Chimps were wimps So the Chimpanzees fled to the trees But the Tree had Bees so the Chimps…
The AP Exam vs. Me
By TRISTAN ENGST on April 2017
The teacher passes out the AP exam. The large packet lands on my desk with a loud plop. I’m pumped and ready to go, my…
The Pool
By LILLIAN HWANG-GEDDES on April 2017
A wet log beneath my feet wrapped around by many hands Climbing up, up, up Leaning on rocks to stay balanced Leaping, flying Falling…
A World of Green and Yellow
By LILLIAN HWANG-GEDDES on March 2017
Tall, green trees To the left, trees To the right, trees Are what I see With my nose pressed Against the cool glass of the…
Haiku of the Month: Confusion
By LILLIAN HWANG-GEDDES on March 2017
I’m hearing my name Many faces turn towards me Mind turns to blankness
An Homage to Our Hero: Through Poems
By JUSTIN HEITZMAN, LELAND XU (Staff Writer) on March 2017
Haiku Ay, how’s it poppin’? Ay, Barry Bee, Twitch, Bob Ross Ay, I want to die The Musings of the Intangible Meme Now the thirteenth…
How to Tell Her That You Love Her—Without Ever Actually Saying Those Three Words.
By ABBY KATZ (Staff Writer) on March 2017
When she speaks, listen. Nod in assent, but don’t interrupt. Maintain eye contact. Try to see past the surface, but only just slightly. Only as…
Christmas Eve
By LUCA GREENSPUN on March 2017
Snake! He yells And betrayal cuts like a knife, stings like bleach in the eyes of a just-now blind man Anger flares like the wings…
The Future
By CHLOE WRAY (Staff Writer) on March 2017
IS IT COOL TO BE FREAKY, OR FREAKY TO BE COOL the question is mysterious, the answer is obscure bio—one’s life, course or way of…
The Problem
By THEA CLARKBERG on March 2017
“Life” is a problem set, a good-sized packet, spiral-bound with time. Question follows question, annoyingly repetitive, each asking, “How shall I live this day?” So…
March
By STERLING WILLIAMS-CECI (Staff Writer) on March 2017
March falls between the cracks, people pass it by. February is romantic winter and April is dewdrop spring, but what is March? A leprechaun’s lament?…
A Haiku
By LUCA GREENSPUN on March 2017
when winter was both Tomorrow and yesterday But today sun shined
Most Likely the Haiku of the Month
By LUCA GREENSPUN on February 2017
No one else submits Luca takes home another Haiku of the Month!
Three Haikus
By JAMES PARK on February 2017
I have a problem I can’t stop making bad jokes It’s a gag reflex I made up ten jokes To try and get folks…
Ode to Green Star
By CAMERON HARTMAN on February 2017
O, Green Star how you please me so The beautiful co-op store leaves many in woe O, Green Star your all-organic food is quite…
Breeze
By JULIA LUNA on February 2017
Millions of little children With ten million, soft-spoken, greedy Fingers Reaching out to me Little vibrating fingers sliding past my face Rubbing across my cheek…
The True You
By RAMONA GORE on February 2017
Is anyone truly a prince? What is he hiding behind the spell? This so-called prince can’t keep up the facade forever. A crack will appear…
A Meditation on Mournful Times
By MAX FINK on February 2017
As I looked down at the cotton shirt that adorned my poor stomach divested of nourishment, the salvation of the vending machine called out to…
Literary Issue
By The Tattler on January 2017
The Literary Issue is best viewed at issuu.com, here. Due to some technical WordPress whatnot that we’re still sorting out, the only version of the…
Broken Brick Wall
By TESS on December 2016
It is just my siblings and I The Second has told me to take the paper that a child has dropped I look out from…
College Apocalypse
By STERLING WILLIAMS-CECI (Staff Writer) on December 2016
College apps are due Seniors mad stressed all the time The world is ending!
Human Beaten Up and Eaten by Laptop, Suspect Still Running Loose
By TRISTAN ENGST on December 2016
The following story was compiled using CCTV camera and audio recording devices. It is written from the perspectives of its characters. Aaron tries to use…