Wake up, all froth and sea foam, and scrawny dreams. You swear your blood is crystallizing; from the pattering leaf-shade, watch the lift of seven…
Posts published in “Literary”
Questions
By LILY GROVER on April 2021
Why is it that nature Is so inspiring? That when I hear a bird chirp I want to sing along and Flit from my world…
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…
Writing Prompts
By ADOWYN ERNSTE on April 2021
Write about something that is perfect in every way except for one. How much can happen in a single moment? Devote one paragraph (or stanza)…
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
c r u m b l i n g
By ALICE BURKE on March 2021
i feel like i’m a spring wound too tight i’m always sprinting but never move so close to just falling to pieces
Judith Slaying Holofernes
By RAIA GUTMAN on March 2021
How had he wronged you? Had he spilt your blood or the blood of your sister with that same sword? How heavy and strong was…
Butterflies In Light
By JINHO PARK on March 2021
I’m quite fond of my physics classroom. It’s a large room. In a school full of cramped classrooms with ceilings so low that you…
Forgettable Things
By LILY GROVER on March 2021
I love it when the snow falls slow and heavy So you can picture that time stands still And they’ll never touch the earth. …
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…
Writing Prompts
By ADOWYN ERNSTE on February 2021
Write a somber poem about clutter, trinkets, and broken things. Set a timer for three minutes to create a character or story premise. Develop the…
February 2021 Haiku Contest
By ALICE BURKE, ANNA COHEN on February 2021
Winner: 1/6/21 By ALICE BURKE They attack Congress Raise the Confederate flag Our country bleeding ______________________________ A Breath of Fresh Air By ANNA COHEN A…
Nonets
By RAIA GUTMAN on February 2021
I: Transcendental Above the forest floor, see the trees. The trees, under a clouded sky, Stretching like hands, stretching toward What to them is so…
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…
Wrapped Gut
By ZEKE LAWRENCE on February 2021
I listen to music, alone in my room, Waiting for my thoughts to bloom. It’s from the Renaissance, And I know what you’ll assume: This…
Pictures of Dreams
By LILY GROVER on February 2021
I can spin With my feet on the ground My head in the sky And I feel like I am falling Tumbling down Without moving.…
Literary Issue
By THE TATTLER EDITORIAL BOARD on January 2021
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1st Place: Sem Tambores – Daniel Zawel 2nd Place: Can’t it Wait – Jonas Heimbecker 3rd Place: The Stars – Sam Sachs Phycotronic – Jonas…
Shmoop’s Scoop
By ADOWYN ERNSTE on December 2020
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 …
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…
Pass It Along Column
By ALICE BURKE, TANIA HAO on December 2020
There was once a man named Harold Norman. Despite his wealth and lifetime supply of expired pickles, Harold was unhappy. He was finally free, and…
Writing Prompts
By ADOWYN ERNSTE on December 2020
Write a poem or short story about something that disappears so gradually that its loss isn’t noticed until too late. Write a climatic scene from…
Dear Lover
By RAIA GUTMAN on December 2020
On the twelfth of December, It will have been eight months. I ceased more than I started eight months ago — Stopped pretending I don’t…
Excerpt from Lady Lazarus
By RAIA GUTMAN on December 2020
On Wednesday, we went to a state park, and again, Rhiannon was in my group. Reaching a cliff’s edge after an hour hike, I noticed…