Category: Artemis Walsh
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To Mourn, To Pray and To Hope
Written by Artemis Walsh Illustrated by Grace Monahan As I typed these words, Notre-Dame-de-Paris was on fire. It sounds almost uncanny or unreal that such a notable historical site, such an ancient and well known artifact is as mortal as its creators. The men who first designed or built the…
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Debate (About) Me.
Written by Artemis Walsh Illustrated by Isabel Dickey I am a person. I am also a public debate. The presence of transgender people in the public consciousness has skyrocketed in the last 10 years. As a friend of mine said, “A few years ago the general media image of trans…
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Dreams of Terror and Unfamiliarity
Written by Artemis Walsh Illustrated by Grace Monahan I don’t usually remember my dreams, and I’ve rarely seen the sunrise. I have always found “early to bed, early to rise” immensely difficult. By the beginning of my final semester of college, I found it almost impossible to fall asleep in…
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Hey Broseph, No One Invited Your Dick to the Party
Written by Artemis Walsh Author’s Note: This story takes place during my sophomore year of high school. At the time, I identified as a cis heterosexual male, which is the context in which this story will be told. When a second woman came forward to accuse Brett Kavanaugh of sexual…
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Songs of Loss
Written by Artemis Walsh Music affects us. I don’t think that’s a controversial statement. But there are times when certain songs connect to a very unplanned and unexpected feeling. When my best friend committed suicide, it threw me onto the rocks. I had lost not only my closest friend, but…
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The Fate of the 8th
Written by Artemis Walsh Editorial Note: This was written pre-vote, and we decided to keep it in its original form while including an Addendum at the end. On May 25, 2018, millions of Irish people will go to the polls to vote in a referendum on the most contentious topic…
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The Starving Stones
Written by Artemis Walsh [Trigger warning: Eating disorder] When I have a spare hour before an afternoon class, or some time after a class, I walk around Saint Stephens Green, one of Ireland’s main parks. The treecover is thick. The leaves cast green shadows. On each corner of the park,…
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Cripple Punk
Over the past year and a half, a new internet community has formed—“Cripple Punk”. However, the movement has nothing to do with The Ramones or The Sex Pistols—it was created by disabled people for disabled people, but like punk music, it’s anti-establishment and rejects mainstream ideas. It was started by…
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The Future Is Uncertain For Many Students Under Trump’s Budget
The Trump administration released its proposed national budget on March 16. President Trump promised to “increase funding for the military […] without increasing national deficit”. To this end, the administration proposed sweeping cuts across federal agencies, such as the Departments of Education, Labor, State, and the EPA. It also proposed…
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The Selfish Thing
Several months ago, I broke up with my girlfriend of 19 months. I sent them a breakup message on Skype (it was a long distance relationship, they live on the West Coast), deleted their number, and blocked them on every outlet of social media. This came at one of the…
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