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Divine Acedia

Divine Acedia

Kyla Crane, Staff Writer February 3, 2025

Profound ennui Rings within the winter pond From undisturbed stones   I reach in and grab Though slippery coat of moss To ripple water

The Walmart Regime

The Walmart Regime

Legend Carter, Guest Writer February 2, 2025

“I pledge my loyalty to the Greater Walmart Regime. I will fight the enemy and protect my allies. I will follow orders without question for one cause: honoring our leader. I am willing to die for the...

 Ouroboros Snake

The Serpent Eats Itself

Eva Windle, Staff Writer February 1, 2025

Occasionally, while waking up or when I’m too deep in thought- there might be a brief moment when I have no idea who or what I am. I simply haven’t thought of myself yet, and I experience thoughts...

Luigi Mangione in Custody

“An Ode to Insurance”

Jack Krauss, Guest Writer January 6, 2025

Looking upon the tough, Blue Shield in pain, My lover’s life is cresting the dark west Now, I pray for milk from the beast’s breast— Knowing her passing propels the shield’s gain. Contracts...

Space Story

Space Story

Legend Carter, Staff Writer December 25, 2024

A murder mystery story (warning: graphic in some scenes, not too bad) Chapter 1: The LSS Across the vastness of space, further than any man or machine has ever gone, is the Lodown Spaceship. The...

Beyond Infinity

Beyond Infinity

Colleen Mcmoran, Staff Writer/Musician December 23, 2024

No one had ever found the edge of the universe before. It was not Selene’s plan nor the plan of the Gemini mission they represented.  But as they gazed out the great stained-glass window of the ship,...

Aliferous

Aliferous

Ezekiel Bowman, Staff Writer December 23, 2024

God in the attic,                             God breathing like a thousand wings inside the                             confinements of your head. The hollowed out  ...

How I Made My Millions

How I Made My Millions

Eva Windle, Staff Writer December 23, 2024

I woke up, burnt my hands from the faucet, and slathered on French pharmaceutical hand cream. Grandpa told me about the time he took the L train to meet an old friend at a diner in the West Village. I...

In His Footsteps: A Gift of Knowledge

In His Footsteps: A Gift of Knowledge

Mary Lopez, Editor December 23, 2024

Seated in the front row, middle seats, my hand gently held by my father, I felt the world unfold before me like an intricate melody. The grand piano’s notes from Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3...

On Chores and the Nature of Human Existence

On Chores and the Nature of Human Existence

Colleen Mcmoran, Staff Writer December 23, 2024

I did the laundry today. I finally did the laundry, and I found myself wondering why so many people (and I’m not excluded) feel themselves longing for a partner like socks whose matches have...

The Long Journey Home

The Long Journey Home

Colleen Mcmoran, Staff Writer December 23, 2024

Under the darkness of early night a young, nimble creature escorts delicate things to their resting place. It journeys over stony trails winding beside fields of blue, gold, green, and white, the...

The Mosquito

The Mosquito

Giea De Los Reyes, Guest Writer December 23, 2024

Alone, the young mosquito seemed to be This evening on a damp and dying tree The bug then buzzed a sad soliloquy That shone his individuality: “Survival’s not the life that’s fit for me I want...

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