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Commentary by Katie Lipoma Once again, working on midterms and unsuccessfully attempting to recover from them has largely consumed my time and energy. I miss reading novels, but I decided … Continue Reading Your Perfectionism Will Not Save You.
by Kylee Walton I was born the daughter of a professional chef, but I rarely cook. I wouldn’t say I’m poor at it or anything, I’m just not very good … Continue Reading On Soup
Commentary by Katie Lipoma This week, I had midterms for all my classes and sadly didn’t have time to read a book. So instead, I’m mixing things up with a … Continue Reading Things We Forget Are Normal in Our Twenties
by Kylee Walton I like to daydream about mundane things. What my perfect morning would be like, my perfect evening, going out on self-dates, what I keep in my bag. … Continue Reading On Aesthetic
by Kylee Walton I love Pinterest. The app where you can find inspiration and ideas from others by saving different photos and videos (pins) to a board that you create. … Continue Reading On Pinterest
Review by Katie Lipoma *Spoilers ahead & content warning for murder, rape, and religious mania* This past weekend, I embarked on a trip to Boothbay Harbor, where I found The … Continue Reading The Dead Zone
By Mark J. Mitchell Look, her almost bare stems bows away from glass, casting charms and spells so you’ll face the glass. Leaning towards light, this one expects you to … Continue Reading Glass Ghazal
By Mark J. Mitchell You’re watching a minor league game on an unmanicured ball field. The players are so fast and so young, A routine ground ball slides past the … Continue Reading The Error Dream
By Erick Wilund I am a young boy, on a suburban lawn, lying in the grass. I can feel the cool, vaguely rough blades under me and around my ears, … Continue Reading Streetlights
Review by Katie Lipoma I finished Thinking 101: How to Reason Better to Live Better by Woo-Kyoung Ahn this week. This was required reading for my psychology Professional Seminar class. … Continue Reading Thinking 101: How to Reason Better to Live Better
As a young man at the age of 18, I joined the United States Air Force. I would have to leave Maine to fully appreciate all that it had to … Continue Reading Culture Shock
Spoken word creative nonfiction by Carolyn A. Fox. Carolyn A. Fox—In addition to writing essays, one of which appeared in Southern Indiana Review, Carolyn is currently completing a memoir, “To … Continue Reading A Right Hook at the Rive Gauche
by Connor Haskell Our Father, who art in heaven,forgive me for my trespasses,as I feel myself craving the forbidden fruit. Hallowed be thy nameand thy creation, the fruitof your labor … Continue Reading Ode to the Forbidden Fruit
As the colors of autumn begin to flourish I am reminded how much I love the state of Maine and its seasons. Mainers will begin to see “leaf peepers” in … Continue Reading A New Season
by Kylee Walton I grew up on the edge of gender identity. That is to say, I grew up in a constant state of confusion about my own gender expression. … Continue Reading On Being Feminine
Review by Katie Lipoma This week’s read was The Raven and Other Favorite Poems by Edgar Allan Poe (published by Dover Publications). This seemed like the perfect option as someone … Continue Reading The Raven and Other Favorite Poems