Look. We’re not saying these books are bad. Here at DOWN we don’t believe in judging books by their covers but by the content of their character. All we’re saying is that if you saw us reading this in public no you didn’t. When someone leans over our shoulder to ask what we’re reading on…
By Lula Talenfeld ’25 I catch myself shape-shifting with the seasons A new form of spring that is juxtaposed with a falling That is forgetting how to care at all – Weather changes sporadically like how I hear a heartbeat And I find a tornado where my closet used to be The fence has come…
a bi-weekly column by michelle ampofo ’25 managing editor ✶✶✶ an iron pillar. I KNOW MORE NOW THAN I’VE EVER KNOWN. That’s all. That’s the intro. ✶✶✶ J.k. because I feel like ending the year that way would be super anti-climactic. But I still don’t want to come up with something new to write… So…
By Makda Assefa ’26 I read through my old journal today. Ancient emotions spilled across pages reserved for just one set of eyes. Don’t they say time heals? I think time spreads. Spreads life across months, weeks, days, Spreads experiences across a novel’s worth of memories. Moments captured, trapped, in ink, On these pages. Pages…
a bi-weekly column by michelle ampofo ‘25 managing editor ✶✶✶ ALL THINGS MUST GO This column is mostly recommendations this week because I’ve abandoned thought, though not consideration. But first, a word. We’re so close to the end of the school year. SO close. But I feel increasingly contained and uninspired. So I want to…