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NATHAN LUU

Wilbur’s Bane It was a fine afternoon at Encore in Boston, Massachusetts. Two dissimilar cars pulled into the parking lot. Trentwood, in his freshly polished Z4 m40I BMW, a grayish silver convertible costing tens of thousands, where one could even see the sun’s reflection every time you look at it, stepped out of the car Read more…

MONTSERRAT REYES

Truth or Myth: Darwin, Hancock and Ham’s Search for the Answer The origin of humanity is a complicated topic. If we haven’t even discovered all the species of plants and animals that are alive at this moment, how are we supposed to find out everything about the past? Not just what is on earth, but Read more…

CHLOE ZOU

The most obvious thing that pops into my head upon reflecting on my 180 days of freshman year is the busyness of it all. I quickly learned in January that doing the high school gymnastics team, flute auditions, a job, the musical, and a variety of other extracurricular activities along with the ever present burden Read more…

JANIE LEE

The Death of the Moth by Janie Lee This piece of writing helped me to imagine all the movements of a moth. Throughout this essay, the specific movement of the moth felt so significant. I couldn’t help but notice how ironic it seemed, considering the fact that a moth was rather a small and insignificant Read more…

CHRISTOPHER TIAN

In The Mummy, the Will, and the Crypt by John Bellairs, there were many many twists and turns throughout the entire story that constantly kept me on my feet wondering what would happen next. The amount of magic in this story really made me wonder how Johnny could overcome. The final chapter was definitely my Read more…