There is freedom in not loving someone
Read more“Church Pew”
I remember so clearly, the stiff, wooden pew
Which never quite taught me how to sit still
But instead that it is never okay to chew
On the tingy-copper-quite-improper
Read more“My Captain, My Guide”
Evermore anchored in wicked swells
Barnacled chain pulls in vain to break
I heave to and fro in cursed spells
Like a warrior against water drake
Read moreLife Reminders with Charlie Brown
Charlie Brown is a classic during the holiday season. Whether that’s because of seasonal depression, family tradition, glee for Lucy and Charlie’s dynamic, or for Linus’s gospel message, we all have different reasons that “Charlie Brown Christmas” appeals to us. There are a few things I appreciate about the Peanuts when going into each holiday season, but the reason “Charlie Brown Christmas” is the best Christmas show is because the characters are super relatable.
Read more“Zone of Interest”
In the spring of 2019, my family visited the grounds of Dachau, which was one of the first concentration camps used by Nazi Germany during the Second World War—now a memorial site dedicated to remembering the experiences of the thousands who were persecuted there. It was an eerie, heart-wrenching experience. While I was familiar with Holocaust history, being on the very site where such horrific abuse and hate were enacted was an overwhelming and powerful experience.
Read moreBoiled in Blue Hour
I dip the egg into the boil. My hands start to sag in the steam, and I quickly draw them out of the billows, and toss the shell into the faraway trash bin.
Read more“My Body is a Crumbling Temple”
My body is a crumbling temple,
It does not look it from the outside,
Not when I paint its exterior in brightly colored hues,
Or when I cover my skin in golden bangles and decorative dangles.
Rarely do the monuments from centuries before now
Look as old as I feel anyhow.
Read moreRinging a Peal
I listen to the bells of the Bergen Cathedral, ringing out even louder than the seagulls are laughing. If I were in that bell chamber with those massive church announcers, I could be judged. The sheer sound of a thing can kill. Resonance too powerful to withstand.
Read moreHumor Grotto: “Imagine a Place Where Everyone Gets Better Every Day” EP Interview with Daniel Holdridge
Daniel Holdridge, a Covenant College senior known by most for his bright orange beanie, released his EP “Imagine a Place Where Everyone Gets Better Every Day” on Tuesday, October 17, 2023. Holdridge started creating music about a year ago, but he has been playing guitar for three years. Holdridge’s artistic process varies greatly, but when it comes to music, what he enjoys most is playing with other people.
Read moreAURORA: Spirituality and Norwegian Influenced Art
Ever since first hearing the ethereal voice of Aurora on my Discover Weekly, I have been enamored by the spiritual incentive and challenging art of the singer from Norway.
Read more“Untitled Grief” – An Original Play
On Saturday, November 18, Covenant College’s theatre department presented “Untitled Grief,” an original play written by senior Sara Rogers and directed by alumna Emily Cothran ‘21. Rogers wrote the script between her sophomore and junior years as a way of processing her hearing loss, and she wanted the play to reflect the idea of grief as a universal human experience.
Read moreSmoke
I am the smoke in the spotlight
Read moreHozier “Unreal Unearth”
Imagine this: a hammock, sunshine and Hozier. You know what that sounds like to me? Pretty perfect
Read moreDecember 3, 2023
I have a story to tell;
Read moreKiss the Rain
Inspired by the song “Kiss the Rain” by Yiruma
Read moreGarden
I saw a garden in bloom
Where birds sang an everlasting chorus
Where streams shine under the moon
Pouring into the river of life around us
Read more"On a Walk in November"
The crepe myrtle leaves have decided to fall today.
They carpet my path with their corpses of crunching wax;
They never lost color but still they fall all away.
Though brittle, these trees are not fit for the ground-man’s ax.
They doff all their glory, to die, yet to live come May;
In feigning their death they prepare for the winter’s pax.
The squirrels in their fervor among the dead garments play,
Oblivious to Eucatastrophe in their tracks:
The dead lie in wait to be broken, come spring’s new day!
Netflix’s “All the Light We Cannot See”
On Thursday, November 2, Netflix came out with a television adaptation of Anthony Deorr’s novel “All the Light We Cannot See.” This show appeared in just four episodes that mimic the odd chronology of the novel.
Read moreThe Now Dr. Tahere
Congratulations to David Tahere in the music department for his successful completion of his doctoral thesis and officially becoming Dr. Tahere!
Read moreMountain Affair: Talent Show or Battle of the Bands?
Mountain Affair’s Shift From Variety Acts to Music Only
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