As the butterfly pin was removed from a thick bed of plastic beads, tarnished metals, and dulled jewels, its glistening gems reflected the light in such a way that caught even a distracted eye. The alluring...
It is a strange predicament when the writer of the story finds himself at the epicenter of his topic, like standing in the eye of the hurricane and watching the gyre of winds swirl around it.
Yet,...
The Japanese government doesn’t want anyone to know the story that Glen Rock resident Minnie Roh has told in her Emmy-nominated story.
It has denied its involvement, claimed that the women were...
The suede couch seemed to swallow up 11-year old Michael Quinn as he napped. The living room, an assortment of warm-toned colors, had a doorless divide into the kitchen. Michael’s mother, standing a few feet away from Michael, brushed away pizza bagel crumbs from the counter.
The air of the Boston Children’s Hospital corridor is thick with the odor of bleach and sterilized equipment. The muffled sound of the televisions from the different rooms resonates throughout the...
Names in the following article have been altered to protect the identities of the people described.
It’s 8:30 on Sunday night: millions of eyes stare at television sets and witness some of America’s...
by Julia Rooney, Multimedia Manager
• April 28, 2016
The air was thick and hot and the sun was just about to retire for the day. The clear sky was filled with fireworks, almost as if it were the fourth of July.
“Girls ready?” the judge asks the five girls wearing black leotard dresses. The girls stand in the center of an open gym, watched by groups of people in the audience. Mandy Rosengren, one of the...
by Julia Blando, Senior Staff Writer
• April 8, 2016
Since Glen Rock High School was opened in the 1950s, talent shows, presentations, assemblies, and other school events have taken place here for both the middle school and high school: the stage....
by Zach McCollum, Opinion & Editorial Editor
• April 6, 2016
About a hundred heads gather in a small, hot venue. It is the basement of a building in Montclair, New Jersey, that houses a fancy French restaurant on the first floor and apartments above that. There...
