ESSAYS


  • The Weight of a Daughter’s Body

    The Weight of a Daughter’s Body

    Written by Sarah Chack  Art by Julian Dindal  I was ten the first time I realized my mother wouldn’t look me in the eye, not directly, not purposefully: a two way mirror that had, now, become one way. Sitting on her bed, halfway between child and adult, a weight that was not my own fell… Read more

  • On Wednesdays We Wear Pink-Colored Glasses

    On Wednesdays We Wear Pink-Colored Glasses

    Written by Audrey Orenstein  Art by Eve Colabatistto  Unlike many moviegoers who are moviegoing to the 2024 film adaptation of the Broadway musical Mean Girls, I don’t have any nostalgia for the original 2004 film both are based on. As a trans woman, my exposure to “girly” movies of its ilk has been extremely limited… Read more

  • January Horoscopes

    January Horoscopes

    Written by Madeleine Minks  Art by Greta Scheff  Happy 2024, dear readers! New year, new…nothing. Don’t lie to yourself. I certainly won’t lie to you.  Aries: The days are at their shortest and that means turning to your age-old coping mechanism: getting back into your middle school interests (The editor writes this with gritted teeth,… Read more

  • Abi’s Ins and Outs For 2024

    Abi’s Ins and Outs For 2024

    Written by Abriella Guertin Art by Greta Scheff  Disclaimer because my editors made me: These are my opinions. If you don’t like them, close the tab. I’m just words on a screen. Don’t send me an email saying you disagree. I don’t care. Happy New Year haters! In:  Doing what you loved as a child … Read more

  • 2023 Art Gallery

    2023 Art Gallery

    Chivomengro would not be what it is without our artists. They bring to life the marvelous words of our writers and dazzle us with their talents and visual eulogies. This gallery showcases our artists work outside of Chivomengro – works we believe would be a disgrace not to witness. Sit back, and be amazed. What… Read more

  • The Fall Of The Western Media Empire

    The Fall Of The Western Media Empire

    Written by Ella Quinlan  Art by Justin Bissonette  My final semester of high school was not what I imagined, expected, or hoped it would be. It was 2020, and I was the Editor of my high school paper, The Brewster Browser. Due to COVID, for the first time in the school’s 200 year history, I… Read more