“Deux Millimetres” by Lynn Frederic ’23 Any mirror within my gaze would only reflect the distance by which I am defined: a two-millimeter-gapped smile. Why did I have to be different? I would faintly laugh as I was told to get my gap “fixed”. I learned to hate the space in my smile because I…
“Summer Child” By Erin O’Connor ’25 I fell in love with the earth at a young age. I fell in love with the spray of the sun, And I fell in love with the voice of the wind. Even though I was born in the midst of winter, I soon became a summer child. I…
Article by Phoenix writer Keira Quigley ’26: The Renaissance, Kellenberg’s literary magazine, held its first poetry read-around of the year on Friday, January 20th. The Renaissance hosted a few of these last year. The poetry read-around gave us an opportunity to “expand the club and not just post the creative work of students at Kellenberg…
“Breathe” by Katelin Lopez ’25 If I cannot create then I cannot breathe. Creating art is my air. It keeps me going. Creating with my hands makes the sun brighter, puts a bounce in my step, and makes my smile like the sun. When I’m deep in creating, the art starts to flow from my…
“I am Korean. I am Italian. I am Attilio” by Attilio Saulo ’23 Feeling the hot blood rush to my face, I sat in my new sixth-grade homeroom dreading for my name to be called next when I heard the teacher call out, “A-At-Attilio?” Embarrassed, I timidly raised my uneasy hand and held my head…
“A Valuable Bah-Humbug!” by William Hegarty ’23: Christmas time, Oh so many joys, The time of earmuffs, To block out the noise. The corny songs, The cringe-inducing imagery, The all-expensive presents, With a very hefty fee. The whole season itself, God, it’s awful! It’s a corporate paradise. No one’s being thoughtful Of the sick, the…
“Searching Skeleton” by Spiro Mihalatos ’26 “Trapped Inside” by Caroline Filocamo ’27 I sit in a chair, surrounded by darkness. I stand, after minutes— no, hours. Days, years maybe. I stand and see something; there’s a light in the distance. I start walking towards it, wanting to leave this ever lonely palace of darkness, but…
A Runner’s Mind By Katelin Lopez ’25 A man comes on the loudspeaker to let the 200 meter racers know that it’s time to come to the starting line. They organize us into groups by our speed. All of a sudden it hits us that we need to run. We pray a quick Our Father…
My Uncle’s Squirrels By Victoria Vakser ’26 I have an uncle who despises squirrels.He hates their little faces, the way their tail curls,for they gnaw on his roof, chew through his power lines,and scatter bits of acorns and other such finds. Now just so you know I would like to make clearthat to get rid…
“Them” By Chloe Horstmann ’26 The large doors opened, sending a chill down her spine in the already frigid air. She turned around, unsure of her next move, although she already knew what they wanted her to do. Her friends snickered behind her yelling, “You won’t do it! You can’t! Look at the scaredy cat!”…
