It’s a four-hour drive from the city to my hometown. The last late summer light slipped away hours ago, and all that is left are…
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The Clocktower
By LEO ELLIOT on January 2025
By Leo Elliott At ten o’clock the bell rings loud, and the people in the town all prepare to go to sleep. The doors shut,…
Mathematic Puzzling
By CAEDMON SETHUPATHY on January 2025
Caedmon When one equals a, and two equals b, Its no wonder that c equals three. And when d equals four, So on it until…
What I Know
By TENZIN MONDAK on January 2025
Roots trace deep underground Within and all around To be seen is to be heard Which is to be inferred I was asked of what…
Crystalline
By THEODORE DUFRESNE on January 2025
Through our story of my fate, The bright sun never shined. From the last journey we made Formed this tale, crystalline. We trod steadily –…
Watching the building of warships in Maine
By MIRIAM DEGEORGE on January 2025
Creatures of steel have no words, no mouths – just guns. They have lights in place of eyes, and no men yet aboard. They do…
The Entrepreneur of Stickers
By JENNIFER CARVER on January 2025
Mom, I learned to sell things (like you do) in comic cons. But instead of bags and patches, it’s very colorful yet expandable stickers. One…
The Branch
By LUCY PARK-HOOKWAY on January 2025
Chickadee sat on his branch, the same way that he has since last year. Last year, the spring that he left home, flying away in…
Why you Shouldn’t go to Concerts
By GLORIANA ALLNATT on January 2025
Am I going to lose my leg?” I thought as I looked in terror. I couldn’t believe this was happening. My legwas wedged between the…
Night Town
By SARAH PALMER-JACKSON on January 2025
It was 12am when the bells rang A dark and heavy sound reverberated through the small town Night town Night town was always dark and…
The Red Room
By ACE DUFRESNE on January 2025
The door stands ajar: an open invitation, or, perhaps, a threat. I breathe in, filling my lungs with chalky, chokedair. Untouched for six years now,…
A poem in the perspective of Apollo
By LEX WARD on January 2025
Why Why does every lover I touch turn to gold Every single one with the damn sword of Damocles taunting my every action For once…
Night Town
By SARAH PALMER-JACKSON on December 2024
It was 12am when the bells rang A dark and heavy sound reverberated through the small town Night town Night town was always dark and…
funerals for birds
By ZADIE WANG on December 2024
as she notices its corpse i realize this is the first being she will ever mourn. i watch her eyes sink as she bends down…
Untitled
By QURSUM QURSUM on December 2024
From the hill the sunset could be seen Realizes the woods gave some blisters to the keen The golden hour couldn’t have filled her more…
Unlovable
By JOYCE SPEARS on December 2024
The idea of someone Who loves that i’m someone Is a concept I can’t seem to grasp An attraction to me? Or what I seem…
The Search
By CAEDMON SETHUPATHY on December 2024
Would I run for the waters if I could not breathe the air. Would you claw for the key to break you out of jail.…
After School Cool Playlist
By JONAH GILLIS on December 2024
In this article, I give you my ten picks for some of the coolest songs to listen to once you’re back home after completing a…
How VR is Taking Healthcare to Another Dimension
By ZACHARY LINDENBERG on December 2024
A patient participates in a trial for using virtual reality therapy to treat chronic pain. AppliedVR Virtual Reality (VR), once only used by gamers and…
STEM Feature of the Month: The Science Behind Gingerbread Houses
By LILY WANG on December 2024
A structurally sound gingerbread house. Fraiche Living Gingerbread houses are one of the best parts of the holiday season, with tons of colorful candy, sweet…
From the Archives: Excerpts from the Tattler Issues of Yesteryear
By Phoebe Colvin on December 2024
Nothing will tell you more about the past of IHS than the archives of The Tattler. Nestled into the back of E wing, in a…
An Unorthodox Christmas Playlist
By JACK BONASSAR on December 2024
It’s (allegedly) the most wonderful time of the year. Cold weather and general stress brought by the season notwithstanding, Christmas can bring unrivaled levels of…
The NASCAR Playoff Debate: A Champion’s Hot Streak or Seasonal Strength?
By JACK PIERETTI on December 2024
Joey Logano celebrates after winning the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race. Chris Graythen/Getty Images The NASCAR Cup Series Championship stands out from other motorsports…
Recapping the 2024 Swimming World Cup
By LILY WANG on December 2024
Leon Marchand and Kate Douglass celebrate their victories at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup on November 1. Kevin Lim On October 18, the top…
Enduring Climb
By CORALLUS MEEKS on December 2024
The enduring climb is a fight to the death With ascendance comes loss of breath, billowing flames in the gullet of the mountain Yet with…
Lady of the Lake
By CAEDMON SETHUPATHY on December 2024
The lake ghost had haunted the snow capped mountains long before the people came. Draped in a flowery flowing dress, torn ragged at its seams,…
Leviathan
By THEODORE DUFRESNE on December 2024
O, spread your arms like the plague – let me fallPulled down into your tentacle embraceI delve in – diluted: your ocean’s sprawlCold water soaks…