Calliope - Spring 2022

SPRING 2022

Pingry’s Literary Magazine

Editors-in-Chief Faculty Advisor Martine Bigos (VI) Ms. Grant Mirika Jambudi (V) Front Cover: Assistant Editor Kimberly Wang (VI) Keira Chen (IV) Back Cover: Art Editors Julia Fu (VI) Kelly Cao (IV) Katelyn Wang (IV)

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Writing Julia Julia Fu 7 A Child Lost Keira Chen 11 Knee Deep in Each Other’s Yesterdays Sriya Tallapragada

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Untitled Sonia Nkansah

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Where Do We Go

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Parth Patel

Werther V. Suarez 26 Birthday Cake Julia Fu 30 Leaf V. Suarez 32 At My Uncle’s House

Natalie DeVito

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Trailblazer Sriya Tallapragada

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Creon Sonia Nkansah

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Vicki’s Diner Peter Youssef 42 On Sincerity Martine Bigos 50 Springborn V. Suarez 56 Infernorum Keira Chen 52 Resting Grounds Adam Bauhs 58 Body Olivia Hung 66 Going Home Natalie DeVito

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Pre-Emptive Shipping

Daniel Lanao

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Mama Africa Sonia Nkansah

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Art Untitled 1 Olivia Hung 6 Summer Nicholas Meng

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Heat Nicholas Meng

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Burn Nicholas Meng

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Untitled 2 Olivia Hung 12 Black and White Globe

Stephen Szepkouski 16

Glow Mirika Jambudi

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Dawn Mirika Jambudi

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Quarantine Katelyn Wang 20 Untitled Katelyn Wang 21 Deforestation Ashley Li 22 Beyond Mirika Jambudi

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Decomposition Ashley Li 27 Haru Yo, Koi Kelly Cao 28 Untitled Stephen Szepkouski 29 Awakening Mirika Jambudi

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Awakening or Delusion?

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Kimberly Wang

Lamp Evan Berger 40 Dour Kimberly Wang

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Untitled Saniya Kamat 46 Bird Jordan Miller 48 Starry Dynamo Evan Berger 49 DissociatiCity Kimberly Wang

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Olympics: Climbing the Borders

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Charles Jiang

Untitled 3 Olivia Hung 57 Untitled 4 Olivia Hung 64 The Lone Road Naomi Billups 65

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SPRING 2022

Pingry’s Literary Magazine