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A Dish Window of One’s Own

“…upon closer inspection you realize it’s not paper, it’s a full hand of press-on nails pressed into the strawberry ice cream pressed into the bowl. It’s a bridge too far.”

by Sarina Hegli on August 6, 2022August 5, 2022

Capri-Sun: Full Design

by nassauweekly on August 6, 2022August 5, 2022 · Uncategorized

This week, in the annual Summer Issue, the Nass reflects on nostalgia for the iPhone 6, bends like a blade of grass, and writes poems from a Costco gas station.

The Blades

by Sam Himmelfarb on August 6, 2022August 5, 2022 · Reflections

“The body politic existed as it should; the blade grew to join the body as it should; the body bowed to the wind — all as it should.”

Kyrielle

by Sofiia Shapovalova on August 6, 2022August 6, 2022 · Fiction

“It was her turn to paint the world in a different light, through words carefully arranged on a page. To assume the role of the enchanter and cast her clever spells. To dream with her eyes wide open.”

Short Guide for Running

by Christine Chen on August 6, 2022August 6, 2022 · Feminism, Humor

Twenty satirical directives for running in the city.

from a costco gas station in california

by Mirabella Smith on August 6, 2022August 5, 2022 · Poetry

“but roots are live wires, and you never saw / that I’m more brick than concrete…”

The Logic of Selectivity

by Aybars Önder on August 6, 2022August 6, 2022 · Campus

A writer considers the stress and exclusion of selective extracurriculars.

White Supremacy and the “Cancel Culture” Backlash

by David Chmielewski on August 6, 2022August 6, 2022 · Campus, Politics

An opinion piece exploring the ideological basis of vocal pushback against “wokeism” on campus.

iPhone Reflections

by Rebecca Cao on August 6, 2022August 5, 2022 · Reflections, Technology

“Looking back at it now, it feels like that iPhone 6s was like an omnipresent eye throughout my adolescence, there to capture and see it all, completely unfiltered.”