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Poor River

“Although the river and its people share the past, on this afternoon, the burden seems unevenly placed. The man whose socks are drying on the concrete can rest in peace knowing that his story has ended.”

by Peter Schmidt on September 24, 2017September 23, 2017

My Month of Meat

I grew up with a brother who, since age four, abstained from eating animals and shouted things like “Meat is murder!” when he saw a plate of chicken nuggets. To this day, when I sit on a leather couch, I hear his voice, whispering, “Is that carcass comfortable?” This is not to say that I don’t enjoy eating meat, or indulge in leather accessories, but I feel a certain guilt in doing so.

by Hadley Newton on October 3, 2013October 5, 2013

Bluma

“The best thing about Bluma was that there was never a lull or an awkward silence–she always had something to say.”

by Tamar Willis on April 30, 2017June 30, 2017

Confessions VII

Charcoal growths.

by Ted Garmizo on November 21, 2012March 22, 2013

The Virtues of Friction

A visit to a meeting of the Anscombe Society, a conservative student group at Princeton.

by Sam Bisno on November 15, 2020November 15, 2020

Sinner Sticks

I could always count on Crackhead Preacher to make his grand appearance on Friday afternoons. Dressed in a red pleather suit and gold glitter shades with massive dollar signs on each lens, Crackhead Preacher would bust into the store and beseech the humble workers of Dominos to “GIVE to the LORD, so then the LORD will GIVE.”

by Hannah Srajer on October 12, 2013October 12, 2013

Genealogy

“Genealogy is an engaging project to undergo because it navigates the…paradoxical relationship between a narrowly defined conception of the self and the larger, more communal one”

by Max McGougan on February 24, 2019February 26, 2019

A Look at People-Watching

Driving back to campus from sailing practice a few weeks ago, I partook in one of my habitual pastimes: people-watching. No, it’s not that creepy lustful gaze, or the serial killer glare that people sometimes give. It’s just my face, watching.

by Bennett Alvaro on October 12, 2013October 12, 2013

Obituary for a Lost Boy

When I called Rachel, she answered the phone cheerfully. I should have listened more carefully to that tone, should have let it linger longer before I brought the sky crashing down over her. Last year, around this time, just as the weather was starting to turn and leaves began popping up on all the trees, our uncle died in his sleep; our grandparents were visiting for the week and found him the next morning.

by Alex Costin on April 12, 2014July 21, 2017

There’s Something About Alexa

“The commercial ventures into strange ground where Alexa is not just a machine or a service, but a fallible creature.”

by Ben Perelmuter on February 18, 2018February 18, 2018

Lever Levre Lever

When I googled the meaning of my last name, I felt the same way I felt while visiting the museum at Gettysburg when a docent urged me to search the database and see if my ancestors had been involved in the battle.

by Emily Lever on April 11, 2013April 25, 2013

Well, Hello Dalai

In Jadwin Gym, His Holiness spoke extensively about love, compassion, and empathy for other people. He urged the audience to focus on the “one-ness of humanity” and to achieve meaningful lives through compassion and dialogue with people different from ourselves.

by Talya Nevins on November 8, 2014November 9, 2014


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