Among these orphans, there is no dread.
They walk, unified, marching to join their fellow dead.
Their one true father leading from the front
Korczak, the inimitable
Read moreLost in Time and Space
Grief has been a confusing journey. When Nana died, I did grieve, and I have continued to do so. But I grieve for what I missed out on. Nana never saw me graduate high school, never even saw Hudson leave middle school, and Zach was lost in time and space. We were the forgotten grandchildren.
Read moreWrong Shot
There is a target on my back
I’m waiting for the Firing Squad
Yet I’ve already been shot
Have they already taken away my shot?
Read moreDaniel
Daniel acts kind of weird around a lot of people, but he thinks it’s them who are acting weird. He just wants to be friendly.
Read moreUSA Gymnastics Board Meeting: Undesired Encounter
The meeting began at 9:10am on a rainy Monday morning — unpleasant, but unavoidable, just like the subject of the meeting.
Read moreRemembering
breaths labored like I have just run a sprint
as in my mind
i try to search back to what i remembered
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Vulnerable
Atop a mountain the wind threatens to knock me over
Yet the feeling is too great—where I want to be is closer.
Vulnerable.
Read moreHome for the Holidays
Home for the holidays
Gone for the holidays
Mentally, physically alone for the holidays
Essays, tests, stress-
Goodbye, for the holidays
Read moreThanksgiving "Break"
Professors feel just a little bit too comfortable assigning vast amounts of homework over the break. Whether that is because the break is so short that they do not consider it legitimate or if they are plain sadistic, I have yet to conclude.
Read moreInspired By Darkness
Writing
The Game
The whole world seems to hold its breath as they wait,
Poised like statue versions of their usually energetic selves
Their legs itching to run
Their arms itching to sweep the ball into the back boards of the goal
The air is cold and crisp, adding an extra pep in everyone’s step,
And the sky is a perfect watercolor
Read moreParisian Midnight
Jewish Holiday Crossword Puzzle
A Jewish holidays-themed crossword puzzle!
Read moreAgain
Five Essential Dhall Life Hacks
Thankfully, there are murmurs of certain secret techniques that could satiate your culinary desires. Today, here are five DHall life hacks that will make your meal swipes even more useful.
Read moreHow To Deal with Losing a Friend
When a safety net has been pulled but you keep jumping anyway, at some point the black and blue scars don’t seem real. Nothing makes sense when part of your most prominent memories are torn in half. It’s hard to realize nothing mattered when at a point our friendship was my world.
Read moreFall
Falling, floating down, the leaves of Saratoga, yellow and brown. Upon dreary students humbled by grades and papers.
Read moreTextbook Time of The Year
No one ever wants to think about buying overpriced textbooks, especially during the summer, when you are still recovering from the damage done to you by the previous school year’s textbooks.
Read moreRueler
He will risk for no one
For reaching down to shore
He leaves his raptures galore