Author: helicon
An Aegean Prayer
Eric Pak An Aegean Prayer After Ocean Vuong and Lydia Wei I celebrate my tenth birthday by shuffling towards my father’s body planted in the sand. Appa do you remember me? … Read More An Aegean Prayer
Scrap Metal
Eliza Tucker A few miles out from Route 82 in the low glow of dusk, two men descended on Bell Lane Church in a quiet fury. Having grown up in Clanton, Alabama, Jude and his younger brother Petey knew the church well–they had snickered during sermons and pulled faces at each other from across their… Read More Scrap Metal
Leaving the nest
Adelaide Ray Young Adelaide Ray Young is a senior Theatre major from Colorado. She is a screenwriter, director, and actress interested in research based screenwriting and the overlap of psychology and film. Her project “With Bird” is sponsored by The Pritzker Pucker Studio Lab for the Promotion of Mental Health via Cinematic Arts.
Bumble Bea
Alijah Hill He looked like he was maybe still half alive. Or she. I think most bees are Hes if they aren’t the queen, and God, I hoped this wasn’t the queen; the queen of bees going out alone, limp on the concrete. There would be no reason. So I convinced myself it was a… Read More Bumble Bea
Preemptive Grieving
for Nonna Maggie Munday Odom We stand at the window and watch the neighborhood go by. The petunias you planted perch on the sill and frame our view, a postcard of a North Carolina spring. It is late morning and our gentle hands embrace our lukewarm coffee cups. We wake up slowly and the world… Read More Preemptive Grieving
In Suspension
Jessica Vallan Jessica Vallan is a fourth year RTVF & ATP student from Oakland, CA. Her work is born out of her fears of forgetting and being forgotten, and she wonders just how long Vienna will actually wait.
Men and Women
Olivia Mofus My mother, despite her public classiness, often makes the same joke about giving us breast milk. Whenever we’d say something about the past, or act childishly affectionate towards her, she’d say, “Aww… do you want breast milk?” pushing a boob, heavy with age, towards our now-annoyed faces in the same raunchy manner –… Read More Men and Women
Wilting Meadows
Eric Pak Mama, take me back to the time when your hair still rooted from your scalp. Before pain dug its teeth into your chest and your groans filled midnight. Remember our hikes Mama by the rolling meadows in Skagit where you would finger the soft glow of the lilacs, letting pollen trickle down your… Read More Wilting Meadows
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Emily Gordon Emily Gordon is a senior studying Mechanical Engineering and Design. She enjoys bridging the gap between technical realism and creative freedom.
Patron Saint
Maeren Quirke When I was 14, I determined two things about my future: I was going to be a ballerina, and I was going to marry a Protestant. Both resolutions came about because of my parents. My father had a reliable job working in insurance, and my mother was a housewife. Neither of them encouraged… Read More Patron Saint
