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30 Minutes

She said she wanted to be 30 minutes from a mountain, 30 minutes from a city, and 30 minutes from a sea.

by Serena Alagappan on October 10, 2016

Leon/Levy

Forgiving and living after the Holocaust

by Serena Alagappan on December 11, 2016July 21, 2017

The Smell of Salt

“We rolled the shoes / over like small, still bodies.”

by Serena Alagappan on February 17, 2019February 17, 2019

Barbed Beauty

“Perhaps we must accept that we are simply watchers of beautiful forms. And if we acknowledge that we are observers, bound by our own frailties and limitations, we may be able to rescue the memory of what was, for an instant, exquisite.”

by Serena Alagappan on April 8, 2018April 8, 2018

The Tat Cat

The tattoo artist on the corner of Davies Street says “Please.” “Please let me write something on your body.” After a while, the needle doesn’t even hurt, he promises, your skin just sort of goes numb. I look up at … Read More

by Serena Alagappan on July 31, 2018July 30, 2018

The Sculptures that Surround Us

Brief descriptions of artistic objects you walk past on Princeton’s campus.

by Alex Jacobson, Andrew White, Mina Quesen, Serena Alagappan, Tess Solomon on November 17, 2019

Nostalgia Architects

“With too much text to see or read, / I imagine the storm of a thousand paper cranes.”

by Serena Alagappan on December 8, 2019December 8, 2019

A Different Kind of Sound

Sign language stories in Barnes and Nobles.

by Serena Alagappan on October 10, 2016October 15, 2016

Love According to Gabriel García Márquez

“Love is a breath, and a surprise, and the common space between two solitudes, and two bodies.”

by Serena Alagappan on May 5, 2018May 5, 2018

A Prayer in Passing

“‘Would you like a prayer?'”

by Serena Alagappan, Tom Hoopes on May 8, 2017March 6, 2018

Adapting Art: A Call for New Monologues

And if it were to embrace a more expansive view of womanhood…a new production that seeks to radically transform the way women are perceived and perceive themselves, could also deal more thoughtfully with other perspectives.

by Serena Alagappan on February 24, 2019February 24, 2019

To Talk To Jellyfish

When she was seven, Kaya said, “If I ever grow up and have my own bank account, the first thing I’m gonna buy is a Christmas tree and then Christmas tree ornaments.”

by Serena Alagappan on April 16, 2017April 22, 2017


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