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Poetry
“You Are the Streets of Paris” by Mack Regan `12
You are the streets of Paris The wind flowing in the old sycamores The leather boots stepping along the stone The kisses given in the light rain that falls every few afternoons You...
“Old Modern” by Alex Stanley `12
Where structure gives way to style Noise is oblivious to the air, Laughter shocks the stillness, The hint of a recognized melody Does not acknowledge, Just passes by. The cobblesto...
“Monochrome” by Jimmy Crnkovich ‘14
Eschewed words By Nicaraguan drug lords A writ of Habeas Corpus A lack of suspended purpose...
Fiction
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“Telegraph Hill” by Michael Cullan `12
Owen Pendleton was sitting outside on concrete steps drinking tap water out of a disposable coffee cup. He believed it made him look sophisticated, and he liked girls who wear glas...
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“Confessional” by Colton Chase `12
I am not a therapist. Therapists get to work in tastefully decorated offices with tasteful views of the city and tasteful music playing softly. I get to work in a shitty Crown Vict...
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Non-Fiction
“The Greatest Trophies Aren’t Always Made of Gold” by Jack Hutt ‘14
Rickey Henderson is stealing. I see his jump, and, as I feel the round, rough ball hit my mitt, I jump to my feet. Dirt is flying in my face and my vision becomes impaired as I sme...
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Poetry Readings
If Versus When by Chris Perkins ‘11 and Colin Marston ‘13
If Versus When by Chris Perkins ‘11 and Colin Marston ‘13 ...