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Chronicles of a Scary Movie Convert

A Nass writer lauds the transcendent, self-escaping qualities of horror movies

by Sophia Macklin on October 31, 2024October 31, 2024

A Gentle Thing

“The couple on the sidewalk embrace, face to face, covered in dusk. They stand so close together that the falling sun leaves the shadow of just one person on the concrete.”

by Sophia Macklin on April 28, 2025

Bienvenidos (go home)

The pilot gave all of the instructions twice,  once in English and once in Spanish. I had never heard “amarre el cinturón de seguridad” from that crackling airplane speaker.   It was so much like just flying to a different … Read More

by Sophia Macklin on April 25, 2024April 25, 2024

Telescoping Melt

A much celebrated and reviled Nass tradition. To telescope, writers write a brief 300 word piece on a theme (this year, “melt”). Then, a 150 word piece. Then, 75 words. Then, 37 and a half. You’ll see.

by Emily Yang, Isabelle Clayton, Melanie Garcia, Sasha Rotko, Sofiia Shapovalova, Sophia Macklin on May 23, 2024September 5, 2024


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