Leaves of Nass

April 25, 2021

Leaves of Nass – Full Design

This week, the Nass considers Judaism, documents our living spaces, and separates fiction from fact.

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Jew-ish: A Brief Reflection on Identity

A Nass writer reflects on his complicated relationship to his Jewish identity.

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Please Don’t Touch

“For who would not want to /
stroke the smooth plane of her face?”

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Song of My Studio

“Most days I whack my shinbone on the coffee table /
When friends come over we drink whiskey and forget the rules of chess”

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The Turtle

The Nass enters the wide world of surrealist fiction.

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Transient Stupor

A photo essay as a chronicle of decay.

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A Mysterious De-Personing

“More than a few miles from home, I conclude this first sliver of college convinced of the notion that I’m more fiction than fact. Now more than ever, I feel like a character, and not a good one.”

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Why is Your Camera Off?: A Nass List

All the reasons you might see just a name inside a Zoom box.

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Portrait of a Stranger

“and the paint’s thin enough / to show silver peaking / and wildflowers that cut / deep into her sides”

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Someday I’ll Come Back to Peter Taylor

“Remember how lovely / Your dreams once were, filled with sandcastles /
made from stolen buckets on a beach /
Long since nationalized.”

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Oeuvre Reviews: Josh Malina in “View From The Top”

A Nass writer takes another dive into the work of her favorite B-list actor.

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Godzilla on the Page

“i am timeless! un- /
stoppable! godzilla /
on the page.”

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“I’m Art” in the Basement of a Chilled Water Plant

A photo series.

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Hypochondriac

“my fingernails scratch at you under /
my hide, like hives or a rash or some /
other disease.”

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Verbatim

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Overheard during a chess game

Player 1: Ah, it appears you are arranging the Naked Elf formation.

Player 2: Why yes, indeed I am.

Overheard at Mountain Lakes

Boy, approaching girl: Hey! Are you a student?

Girl: Yeah.

Boy: Cool, same! How old are you?

Girl: I'm 22.

Boy: Oh. I'm 16.

Overheard on SnackPass

Friend, sending SnackPass point to another friend: congrats on getting laid!

Overheard at Junbi

English major: CBE is BSE backward.

Overheard in religion seminar

Soph: Do you like philosophy?

Philosophy major, PTL: No, I hate it!

Overheard while rehashing the Cold War

On-the-fence Marxist: I would go to a gulag for a free quesadilla

Overheard in Lecture

Professor: Do you think I’m such an asshole -- sorry, such a dick -- that I’d correct someone in public?

Overheard in Seminar

Professor: When's the paper due?

Students: Monday

Professor: Oh FUCK

Overheard in Forbes

Forbes Frosh 1: I live in the Main Inn, not the Annex.

Forbes Frosh 2: Oh god, you privileged fuck!

Overheard in the Dining Hall

Nass Junior Editor: I'm telling you, men are just jealous of women's ability to give birth.

Overheard in Writing Seminar

Tired professor: the implicit metaphor here is that she is a car