Author: helicon
Reflecting
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.
Table of Contents
Reflecting Adelaide Ray Young Swimming in Lake Michigan Elysia Lopez Bayshore Boulevard Ava Paulsen Sliver of Vanity Jessica Vallan Exits Ryan Morton wrestling wind Kaitlyn Hung Untitled Elsie Hayduk and on that day Atarah Israel A Civilised People Olivia Mofus Bargaining Maelea Tan Enoch Sees the Light in His Final Testimony Elijah Elvin Patron Saint… Read More Table of Contents
Editor’s Note
For over forty years, Helicon Literary and Arts Magazine has celebrated Northwestern’s undergraduate artists, writers, and poets, publishing a plethora of works that delve into journeys of self-discovery, daring adventures, contemplative soliloquies, absurdist and esoteric ruminations, and more. In the pieces you are about to read, you will find all of these experiences, as well… Read More Editor’s Note
Tomorrow’s Gonna Love You (Outro)
Lucas Oktay Lucas Oktay is a Sophomore from Seattle studying Computer Science and Theatre. His biggest musical inspirations are Car Seat Headrest, Hozier, and The Microphones.
To My Lover
Maelea Tan Maelea Tan is a junior theatre major at Northwestern University, minoring in art theory and practice as well as entrepreneurship. They are also part of the leadership certificate program and are planning to add a curious life certificate in the Fall of 2023. MAE∙LEA /meɪ ˈli ʌ/ (noun) A performance and visual artist.
Study in Longing
Roy Zhu a willow tree late in summer, bending towards the water my mother’s hair through my fingers as i pluck each strand of white the snow still falling on your tongue as twilight comes on the letter i write in my head: sincerely, I love you, I’m sorry, goodbye a whistle from the train… Read More Study in Longing
The Stifling Entrapment of an Eternal Moth
Ginny Lee There is a moth who sniffles and sulks at the train station at every dawn without fail. I am there most weekdays because the coffee shop I work at starts its daily cycle around then. The moth would greet me with a nod as we became friendly strangers. For the first few months,… Read More The Stifling Entrapment of an Eternal Moth
Krio
Olatunji Osho-Williams Royalty ravaged my family tree, the invisible white hand of the market, that tore roots from limbs from names and sucked our sugar and beat us with the cane. Royalty ravaged my family tree, so my blood runs through forests, and jungles, and leaves red rubied streaks stretched about the Atlantic: a… Read More Krio
Reciprocity, Balance, Comfort (A Dream)
Audrey Clarendon Audrey Clarendon is a first-year Physics/Astronomy and Art student. Of her many passions, art and painting are primary. She’s been experimenting with oil paints since the sixth grade and hasn’t tired of them yet. Her other hobbies include language learning, playing card games, and eating breakfast food.
The Hunter
Asiyah Arastu I follow my grandfather into the woods beyond the rusted gate, my eyes trained on his muffled outline. He plods along, steady and deliberate, and he motions for me to step where he steps, to speak softly, if at all. Day-old deer tracks dot the snow. Always, during these forays, he is careful… Read More The Hunter
