Spring Cleaning by Bess Frierson ‘22

A Good Fry by Anna Brodsky ‘20 and Isabella Silvers ‘20................. 38 In-N-Out by Anna Brodsky ‘20............................................................. 39 Junioritis by Kat McKay ‘20 ................................................................... 40 She Says My Name by Maddie Fenster ‘20........................................... 41 Two: Corner by Livia Blum ‘19.............................................................. 42 Two: Other Things by Livia Blum ‘19................................................... 43 Esophajuice by Madis Kennedy ‘21....................................................... 44 Dreams by Juliet Youssef ‘19.................................................................. 44 and i ask by Sabrina Kim ‘22.................................................................. 45 Defender by Zoey Cort ‘20..................................................................... 46 Ella by Zoey Cort ‘20 .............................................................................. 47 Elementary, My Dear by Lena Jones ‘20............................................... 48 Clouds by Quincy Gordon ‘22............................................................... 49 Dancers by Quincy Gordon ‘22............................................................. 50 In Love in Ohio by The 2019-2020 Creative Writing Class............... 52

Spring Cleaning Bess Frierson ‘22

Editors Note

In writing this Editor’s Note, I was incredibly daunted. How do I introduce this magazine? The magazine that our class has spent months working on. How do I capture its essence? Well, after asking God (Margaret Atwood) for an answer, I’ve come to the conclusion that if you carve out a piece of creative writings’ soul you’d have this magazine. Each piece is so beautifully unique to the author. Every author or photographer featured in this magazine is extremely talented and I cannot even begin to explain how proud I am of our team. Grab some tissues – because this magazine is one wild emotional roller coaster.

–Kat Mackay ‘20

Since ninth grade, I’ve eagerly looked forward to when the semesterly litmag would be added to the library, so I could look over it and see the amazing work that people from around Archer make. Last year, I took the creative writing class and I got to see how the behind the scenes of the litmag run. This year, I’m co-editor, and I get to feel the pride and excitement of putting this amazing litmag together. Everyone in the staff has worked tirelessly to choose which pieces should be accepted, and all the authors, photographers and artists whose work is included have worked so hard to create beautiful artwork that we are so proud to present to you now.

–Josie Gordon ‘20