Sunlight stretches over Slabs of stone sitting Under a clear sky in Summer, when pines have been Joined by other deciduous Trees and when clouds scatter In favor of the …
Zoe Zarubin
The Body – 2023 Upperclassmen Fiction Runner-Up
When the body dropped from the sky, Emmy knew the world was ending. Emmy was in the garden harvesting mushrooms under the Oak, surrounded by a plain that emanated into …
The Climb Within: Scaling Beyond Personal Heights
I guess if I want to talk about climbing to those who aren’t steeped in its culture, I must first set about defining climbing and a few things about it …
Morning Evolution
It happens like this: (Or perhaps not, it seems to happen different for everyone) The warm, dense fog lifts just a little A cold tendril brushes against your cheek From …
Capturing the Moment
You can capture a moment in time in a variety of ways. If it’s important or impactful enough, it will often cement itself in your memory. Artists like Vincent Van …
A Story of Joseph, Told Through a Technicolored Lens
Many students, faculty, staff, parents, and friends went to see Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat earlier this November. It was OLu’s annual fall musical, but it also celebrated the …
The End to the Road that goes On and On
I thought I was a solid reader before I attempted to read Lord of the Rings the first time. Heck, I thought I was good. I had tested high on …
Lie Drawer
Lies. Every one you’ve ever told. You write it out, fold it up, and put it in the drawer. Pretty soon it’s peeking out. By the time you die, it’ll …
Define Exquisite.
“Extremely beautiful, and, typically, delicate.” My grandmother’s porcelain vase sits in its glass case, spiraling and intertwining blue and green vines tumbling over each other and entwining themselves in such …
Yearbook: The Puzzle Piece That Completes OLu
Puzzles. They are such a big part of our lives, though they collect dust on our shelves. Life itself is its own puzzle, with so many aspects to it. People, …