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Posts published in “Literary”
Now
By TARAN KNUTSON on March 2024
And I thought the tall people could no longer live And I thought life’d have no more to give And I didn’t ‘get’ accomplishment and…
Try and
By ACE DUFRESNE on February 2024
Shade them from the grating wind, The thundering of collapsing trees Warm them with a loving embrace, Newborn snow on the tip of their tongue…
Solo swim
By ZADIE WANG on February 2024
Content warning: Suicide Dip your toes in. Cold, cold, cold. Water kisses your ankles and rushes back into the ocean. Wade into the water. Let…
What I Didn’t See
By MIA CHO on February 2024
When I opened my lunch box, I saw a sandwich and a juice box. What I didn’t see, Was the time my mom spent making…
Grow up
By ACE DUFRESNE on February 2024
Content warning: Self-harm Battle with your gap-toothed grin Your rosy cheeks Your unkempt hair Battle with your unbroken heart Your open creativity and Dreams of…
Dinosaur Egg
By TARAN KNUTSON on February 2024
you say i’m not sure but i never wanted to be sure. i never wanted to know exactly who i was. if i surprise you…
Literary Issue 2024 – Reflections
By THE TATTLER EDITORIAL BOARD on January 2024
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A Communist Capitalist
By CAEDMON SETHUPATHY on December 2023
I stole from the rich, And flipped a penny to the poor, Now watch as they cheer and shout. They forget that indeed, Right up…
Hello Child
By CAEDMON SETHUPATHY on December 2023
Hello child, You just opened your eyes. The light must be so bright in your mind. I can picture a day, When you’ll grow old…
Missy was an odd girl. Out of all the children Lily babysat, she was undoubtedly the most mature, but she could also be the most…
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…
The Princess Visit
By ZADIE WANG on November 2023
CW: Death, disease. I don’t think I was given the correct address. I’m all dressed up in my Cinderella costume, as my Subaru Forester and…
Benches
By TARAN KNUTSON on November 2023
I didn’t need to sit— I could’ve gone on Soldiered forward folded my shoulder as it got colder and colder The bench didn’t need me—…
Do you remember the soft spring breeze? And how we sprawled on the grass and drank frosty lemonade out of chipped mugs, and how we…
I spend a lot of time thinking, about what’s yet to come. I spend a lot of time thinking, about what has happened in the…
Hobbies of the Illusive Cousin
By CORNELIA YE on October 2023
We all have that cousin, Oh, you know the type, Your parents tell you all about them, And it keeps you up all night, So…
A Few Hungry Pumpkins
By TANIA HAO on October 2023
The thick black mud clutched at Amelia’s legs as she hacked away at one particularly determined pumpkin vine and wondered why she’d ever agreed to…
Fall is Here!
By MINA BARLAS on October 2023
She sipped her pumpkin-spice latte and hummed in joy. With the blur of colorful leaves outside, Halloween-themed desserts, and a satisfying chill in the air,…
Sand People
By TANIA HAO on September 2023
It was only the third day of the beach getaway, and Lily wanted to do just that: get away. Leave it to her dad to…
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…
IHS Holds Second Annual Climate Exposition
By MUKUND GAUR on June 2023
On May 21, 2023, IHS held its second annual Climate Exposition. The event, which took place outside of the Welcome Center and in the IHS…
The Red One
By TANIA HAO on June 2023
If only I hadn’t bought the red one The blue one would’ve been fine too I could have picked any one of them The red…
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–”…
I was always dreaming of his arrival, Only to be shocked to find out he was coming. He came out of the blue, But I…
Dragonfly Wings
By TANIA HAO on May 2023
It was sometime in May when I completely disappeared. It began in late January, right around that time when everyone is getting sick and so…
Dear 14
By ALIZA PROULX on May 2023
Gravel, winding, autumn, vibrant fear Memory is distorted Adrenaline, excitement, elation, escapism alone Photos are misleading Wind, sunset, euphoria, forever exhaustion Who are you? Powerful,…