Category: Essay
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A Writer’s Ode To James Baldwin
Written by Walter Hill Illustrated by Isabel Dickey The faces of the civil rights movement are iconic. Their faces themselves, the furrowed brows and clenched jaws, held the hope and anger and resilience of a whole people. The Martin Luther Kings and Malcolm Xs of the world often tear their…
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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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My Dad is a Possible Felon
Written and Illustrated By Isabel Dickey I think it goes like this: They laundered money from Europe to the United States. My dad was the brains, my mom did the books. My dad traveled throughout Europe doing “business” – Paris, Prague, and London. Then he landed in Portugal. They spent…
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I Peaked In Preschool
Written by Sammie Lee Wilhoit Art by Alyssa Luongo There is a common phrase that people peak in high school – that it was the high point of their life. They were popular; a cheerleader or an athlete. I didn’t peak in high school. Due to my nearly impeccable memory,…
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Chiv’s Worst Sex Stories
Written By Champlain’s Most Angsty Art By Alyssa Luongo and Grace Monahan *Uncredited to preserve anonymity* We asked for your worst sex stories, and oh my did we get some… I’m on estradiol, which makes it a lot more difficult to climax. Both I and the girl I was having…
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The Best Worst Job In The World
Written by Alexis Boucher *Names have been changed to maintain privacy* When I was job hunting last year, the last place I expected to end up was at an after-school program as a tutor. After working there for a whole semester, I hardly thought to continue working with children. For…
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To All the Boys I’ve Swiped Right On: An Open Letter to Men on Tinder
Written by Olivia Lyons If you are between the ages of 21 and 26, within about 50 miles of my current location and a male identifying person interested in females, you may have seen me on Tinder. I created my account with the full intent of using it as a…
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Charlotte Perkins Gilman is the Mother of Madness
Written By: Gillianne Ross Illustrations by: Grace Monahan “There is no female mind. The brain is not an organ of sex. As well speak of a female liver.” – Charlotte Perkins Gilman Way back, a little more than one hundred years ago, before women had the vote, female power was the…
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Roots
Written By Catherine Stuart As my father tells me, my great-great-grandfather raised his son with both English and the language of his home country. Whether my great-grandfather was ever truly bilingual or simply well-versed is hard to know, but he thought little of passing on the native language. He only…
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Technology Interaction Era #2
Written by Walter Proulx Finally, Oprah Winfrey and the Chinese government have something in common: they’re letting technology help them with everyday tasks. According to the Los Angeles Times, Oprah bought a smart home recently that will melt snow off her driveway for her. Meanwhile, the Chinese government have recently…
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