When Dr. Terrence Roberts stepped into CEC last week, the room shifted. It’s not often that Blair students get to hear directly from someone who shaped American history. Not through a textbook, but th...
To Catch a Yeti
Not long after the hail had stopped, the man was back on the trail. Bright rays pierced through the thick blanket of atmosphere high above, illuminating patches of ground—patches the size of the villa...
A Quaker’s Promise: Isaiah Carroll
A Quaker’s Promise: Isaiah Carroll When Isiah Carrol decided to transfer to Blair Academy, it wasn’t a random move, It was intentional. A fresh start, a new challenge, and a chance to be part of somet...
The Empowering Words: Story of Your Life
When I first read Ted Chiang’s Story of Your Life, I saw myself reflected not in the story’s alien world, but in its quiet exploration of how words reshape reality. The protagonist learns a new langua...
The Man That Dreamed
The Man that Dreamed There was a man that dreamed of a utopia. He was a man of principles. He was a man of honor. He was a man of truth. He was a man of loyalty. He was a man of faith. He was a man of...
The Dreams of A Man
The Dreams of a Man The true dreams of the man were to create a beautiful and perfect utopia. A world where all the starving are fed. A world where all the homeless are sheltered. A world where all th...
Existential Tribulations
There is nobody, There is nothing. Trauma processed to gain clarity, Pain is Liquid, but the surface is breaking, white is white, the blue is blue, the shock. The universe doesn’t prevent the yearning...
Two Burger Recipes (for picky eaters)
Two Burger Recipes (for picky eaters) Coming from someone with a family filled with picky eaters, it’s understandable to be bored of making and eating the same bland food. If you want to start cooking...
Free Verse 4
Free Verse 4 I am afraid to feel. What is it like? To be joyful, enraged, or content? To be so vulnerable, yet so strong? “Men don’t cry.” Men don’t cry. So instead, I feel Like a flag torn from its s...
NBA Playoff Predictions
My NBA Playoff Predictions The NBA playoffs are well underway and the hype is here. Many stars have reached a new stature within these past couple of weeks. The chase is on for this year’s cham...