The Knights have returned—not for glory, but to kill the same dragon, high and half-laughing. Everyone is tired. Not in the way sleep fixes, but in the way that lingers behind the eyes. The kind of tired that sits beneath conversation, beneath caffeine, beneath even the desire to name it. One night, I felt it […]
Editors’ note: this narrative contains graphic depictions of suicide and self-harm that could be triggering for some individuals. If you are having thoughts of suicide, or are concerned that someone you know may be, please reach out to the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988, or text HOME to 741741 for support. […]
Trigger warning: mentions of suicide. We remember hospitals to be quieter than they truly are. Their hallways form “private rooms:” large spaces partitioned by sheets of blue instead of walls, so that while a patient might not see anything around them, they hear everything. Footsteps reverberate off the tiled floor while noise grows and fades […]
By the time Valentine’s Day rolled around, there were no anonymous notes slipped under my door and no bouquet of roses from a secret admirer. It seemed there was only one plausible solution to save my first Valentine’s Day at Harvard: Datamatch. Datamatch is a Harvard-invented matchmaking service. It started as a solution to Harvard […]
So, you’re disappointed about spending Valentine’s Day alone. Maybe you’re used to buying yourself chocolate, or maybe this is the first time in a long time you don’t have a Valentine. Either way, you’re dreading that inevitable pit in your stomach that will accompany seeing the countless affectionate Instagram posts and boys walking in Harvard […]
BY: SHAMELESS SHAKESPEARE ’27 It’s been too long since you’ve made me cum, It’s not your fault Zoloft’s making me numb. Still, though, a girl has needs And I don’t like to plead So I think we should have a threesome. Shakespeare’s sonnets fall short of describing The pounding in my naughty bits when I […]
every year when valentine’s day rolls around, i find myself questioning my current understanding of love. sure, this holiday is conventionally focused on secret admirers and forever soulmates. however, my upbringing, shaped by trauma rather than tenderness, leaves me wondering if i can recognize, let alone celebrate, such a loaded emotion. a few weeks ago, […]
The One with the Ghoster On a campus with so many students, the world often feels unexpectedly small. It raises the question: is it truly possible to ghost someone? For those who have been the unfortunate victim, you eventually reach the point where you stop waiting for the text back and instead look forward to […]
Dec. 24, 2020, 11:47 p.m. On my fourth listen of “Snowman” by Sia, I am finally able to scrawl out the phrase I never thought I would write on a tear-stained piece of paper: Please let them be divorced by next year. While my dramatics may have been augmented by general teenage angst, the root […]
1.INT. ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB – NIGHT An organic chemistry lab. It is dark and empty. A GORGEOUS HOT CHEMIST in a tight lab coat that hugs her curves is conducting an experiment in one of the fume hoods. Her MALE LAB PARTNER walks in, tepidly. The two have always had a flirty vibe. This is […]
