This story occurred one Halloween eve;
a night they call “Mischief Night,” I do believe.
It happened to children just ‘bout your age.
Their names, I recall, were Parsley and Sage.
Parsley was...
There’s a kind of silence that comes over the mind,
After not enough rest, or too much,
After a time of heaviness or wander,
When the business is replaced with roaring
Like an old, yellowing fan...
I’m not sure if I even have $7 to my name, but I find myself waiting in line nonetheless. It’s an integral part of my day to spend money I may or may not possess, on a sweet little treat, to feed dopamine,...
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Dayne’s writing focuses on detailing his own feelings and emotions while expanding on the impulsive and intrusive thoughts that occur while they’re happening. He hopes to push the...
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Set in Downtown Portland, Maine, the plot of CIVIL BLOOD centers on young college theatre girl, Hannah Channing, who desperately attempts to find her way out of, or survive,...
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Sage is both a traditional and digital artist, but has recently been switching between one or the other, and sometimes combining them. Their work has a heavy focus on characters in their...
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Heike’s piece, entitled as Farewell Messages, reflects the complexities behind societal perceptions on next-door lovers worth pursuing. Its prose moves beyond, and asks for answer upon...
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Dayne’s writing focuses on detailing his own feelings and emotions while expanding on the impulsive and intrusive thoughts that occur while they’re happening. He hopes to push the...
What does it mean to not overthink? Or, to reconcile. To forgive and soothe remnant after remnant of the human psyche. Affirmation, re-evaluation, and everything in between is all it takes. The following...
Heike Chaney, staff reporter for Basement Medicine, is a transfer from Castleton University majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies. Although Chaney is heavily dedicated toward her work in Musical Theatre...
Heike Chaney, staff reporter for Basement Medicine, is a transfer from Castleton University majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies. Although Chaney is heavily dedicated twoard her work in Musical Theatre...
Todd-Michael Gauthier is a first-year student at NVU. While he is currently pursuing his BFA, Todd views writing fiction as an artform used for expression as well as sculpting or drawing. He spends time...
Hannah McMahon is a creative writing major at NVU-Johnson. Their writing includes themes of grief, nostalgia, spirits, and, of course, love.
New Year Musings
My home town feels empty on New Year’s...
Late afternoon light glittered off the folds of midnight oil that crinkled under the delicate pressure of touch, the planes and angles worn soft and hazy from the feather light caress of a thin pair of...
the grass here is thick and tall,
rising enough to conceal the lower half
of a person’s calf should they walk
carefully enough not to disturb it.
the grassy fields stretch out for miles,
coated...
My school nurse warmly welcomed me to the office every week or so, handing me an ice or hot pack to soothe some tender joint or muscle. She often asked if I had friends. “Not really,” I’d say, or...
It begins with a bloody nose most times. Other times a nail will pop out, or maybe a tooth. Suddenly in agony, I will fall to the ground, sobbing as I pull free clumps of my hair like an irradiated cancer...
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