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  • My Cousin Asks Me About College

    My Cousin Asks Me About College

    Written by Parker Rogers Art by Parker Rogers For Mila, and all of her muchness. I am teaching her to embroider. The family bread recipe is rising in the oven. “You’ll like it,” I tell her. “It’s a lot of fun.” “Fun? How is school fun?” She asks me. Skeptical in a way that only… Read more

  • November Horoscopes ’25

    November Horoscopes ’25

    Written by Julia Cote Art by Greta Scheff Happy November, my little Turkeys! How funny is it that just a year ago we still had hope for this country… Anyways, I hope you get some great leaf-crunching in, and of course,  Aries: At times such as these, may I suggest curling up into a ball… Read more

  • Anything for the Wilderness, By God

    Anything for the Wilderness, By God

    Written by Izzy Hughes Art by Lily Anderson Everybody is super worried about conservation these days (well almost everybody), especially in the mountains. There are all these rules now. When you do trail work, you have to make it look natural, like it came out of the Earth. You have to replant uprooted saplings and… Read more

  • Streetlight: A Collective Essay

    Streetlight: A Collective Essay

    Written by the Chivomengro staff Art by Jordan Coolbeth JULIA COTE “Sneaking” I snuck out only once as a teenager, to climb through a girl’s window, who I realized on my walk to her house I didn’t even remotely like. In a previous year’s fearful obsession, I decided to put my dresser against the window… Read more

  • Smelly Smelly

    Smelly Smelly

    Written by Noah Maywar Art by Hadley-Rae Balmes Each morning, I open my eyes to a setting moon so I can read to the sunrise. The smell of inked paper greets the morning dew, the smell forcing me to pause. I am reminded of books and their smells throughout my life.  The best smells are… Read more

  • Jack Ruby: Never Enough

    Jack Ruby: Never Enough

    Written by Parker Rogers Art by Parker Rogers There is a bottomless well of information regarding the assassination of John F. Kennedy, the apprehension of Lee Harvey Oswald, and the messy way their lives intermingled. The source of the well is unknown, and someone else will show you how to lower the bucket into that… Read more