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Walking in a State of Drowsiness
Written by Ella Quinlan Art by Lillian Anderson Sleep is an indicator of my mental state. It’s 3 AM on a Tuesday, and the walls still haven’t spoken back. They drip of grief from a past life; the remains pool onto the floor in the form of dirty laundry piles and stacks of dirty dishes.… Read more
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What’s A Girl to Wear?
Written by Madeleine Minks Art by Greta Scheff I’ve earned a title here at Champlain: the strawberry girl. If you’re here often, you might have seen me walking around campus in various combinations of pink, red and white, usually sporting some sort of strawberry-themed accessories: strawberry-patterned clothes, strawberry lanyard, strawberry glasses chains, strawberry earrings, and… Read more
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A Fast Fashion Fiasco
Written by Aeowynn Ayres Art by Lily Anderson Karl Lagerfeld once said: “Trendy is the last stage before tacky.” As a result of the constant overconsumption of fast fashion brands that is beginning to be normalized, the lines between what is trendy and what is tacky have never been so blurred. It seems that every… Read more
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Deep Plunge
Poem by Simone Lerner Art by Lillian Anderson My hull hits the hibernal sea I allow the familiar lull and push to take control Steel shackles of guilt and shame plunge me towards the floor Tendrils of eelgrass grab my ankles, pulling me further into the pain My body aches with agony With the reminiscent… Read more
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Weed Before Xmas
Poem by Randolph Trow Art by Lucas Eglin T’was the Night before Weed Day, when all through the house No creatures were stirring, not even a mouse; Their buds hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there; The children were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions… Read more
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A Note to You
Poem by Aeowynn Ayres Art by Alisa Kokorovic I look at photos of myself from the period that I knew you, and I am glad. Glad that the storms you were battling no longer endanger my harbor, pulling me down below the surface, drowning me. I am glad that the bullet holes that you pierced… Read more
