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  • You are going to get hurt

    You are going to get hurt

    Written by River Farrington Art by Nicholas Ioannides 3 years ago I joined roller derby. A few months ago I stopped roller derby. I lost my superpower. Growing up I found there to be many marks lining my body. Bruises of varying colors, cuts in places that seemed impossible. Mornings I would wake and my… Read more

  • M.C. G-Baby’s Songs To Make Sweet Sweet Love To

    M.C. G-Baby’s Songs To Make Sweet Sweet Love To

    Selections by M.C. G-Baby Written by M.C. G-Baby Art by Nicholas Ioannides Welcome to my life, my beautiful listeners. May the delicious, sultry playlists curated especially for you, from me, M.C. G-Baby, wash away your frustrations and awaken something inside of you. These pieces were put together to provide you with some sexy ambiance for… Read more

  • Horizon: Accidentally Ecocritical

    Horizon: Accidentally Ecocritical

    Written by Jordan Coolbeth Art by Christopher Chapman *SPOILERS AHEAD* Imagine your favorite post-apocalyptic game. Fallout maybe? The Last of Us? The world is ending, people are dying, and you’re just trying to survive. Have you ever wondered what happens afterwards? When the threat is dealt with, the main characters are all safe, and the… Read more

  • My New England Life

    My New England Life

    Written by Avery Kelly Art by Lily Anderson When I look out the window in the classroom of my college, I think about the houses sitting in front of me. They’re laid out in some confusing grid that the Queen City decided years and years ago. Long before big trucks found themselves lodged between other… Read more

  • Untitled Poem

    Untitled Poem

    Written by Lily Anderson Art by Lily Anderson i lay on a heavy down comforter and thinkabout my animal bodyred lightly freckled nose,damp hair swirling around propped limbs,eyes sun-baked and redas the pink powdery sunset slowly dips and fades into gentle blues.my skin feels tight, salt puckering, gentle burn, tanned.i look back on pictures of… Read more

  • Protest

    Protest

    Written by M. Echols Art by Greta Scheff Note From the Editors:  The following account was submitted by a Champlain student who has assumed a pseudonym for their safety. This first-person account concerns the events of March 11, 2026, when ICE officers and various Vermont law enforcement agencies executed a raid on a residential home… Read more