Doubt
By Blake Johnson (‘22)...
Silent Walls and All They Hear
By Sarita Amoros Ferguson (‘23) Growing up I experienced many traumatizing events as a result of my mother’s mental and physical health. They all end...
Words
By Sara Weaver (‘17)Published in Hemtera 2013 In the letter I apologizedand reconciled my flaws justfor youI was naive andignorant about whatwould bring you back I...
Respect
By Mary Christine Costantino (‘20) Respect something I ask myself if I will ever receive treated differently because of who I am and the things I do...
I Hate You
By Alexandra Keane (’20) I hate youThe way my dog hates his toyBut can’t go anywhere without it.I hate youThe way my brothers hate me...
Letter to You, Never Sent
By MacKenzie Casey (‘20) Dear You, I missed you. The day you left I laid in my bed and watched Dear John on repeat. It’s...
Interview with Juliet Grames
By Shelagh O’Neil (’20) and Hope Winkin (‘21) Students Shelagh O’Neil and Hope Winkin conducted an interview with Grames to not only discuss her novel,...
My Mother Dislikes My Sister and That’s Okay
By Amy Cincotta (’23) A person can only take so much before their heart shatters, just like the back windshield did when my mother smashed...
Where Is He?
By Julie Getchell (‘23) The doctor kept her hand on my neck at my checkup appointment. My ten-year-old self wondered if she was trying to...
I Have Hope, Not Faith
By Grace Phipps (‘22) “Linda, can I call you my step mom?” “Now, why would you do that?” “Because I look at you as my...
People See Me
By Emmett Perkins (‘20) Do you ever feel like your brain is ever-changing? The connections I harbor between body and brain, and mouth and brain,...
Butterfly Girl
By Elena Sidropoulos (‘21) (Previously Published in Hemetera 2019) Did you have to rip off her wings? Small, frail, delicate, such an innocent thing.A face like the...