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Of Summer Nights
By Joe Carriere The night races by As music whips with the wind Through open windows We found the right place The most pointless spot to sit To do whatever We own the summer The hot, cloudless nights where we Burn beneath the stars If we are lucky And we take time to let go […]
Airport
By Molly Boes I wove through the crowded airport, my bag digging into my already sun burnt shoulder, my eyes set on the food court. After a week filled with fish, potatoes, fresh fruit, rice, and chicken, I was looking forward to a meal of deep fried, completely unhealthy fast food. As I placed my […]
Final Table
By Joe Carriere It had been a long day at the table, and at this point, Hummel was the last person I wanted to see sitting across from me. He was dangerous because he played like he had nothing to lose, and even though I had a decent chip lead I didn’t feel […]
A lil’ art to get things mood
Hello everyone. The first deadline to submit is tomorrow and we’re doing good so far! About 50 submissions are in and they keep coming! Check out this art by the lovely Hannah Baker and get inspired.
A Helpful Resource
By Molly Boes This is not a poem, nor a short story, nor a piece of graphic artwork. Instead, it’s a helpful resource for you writers out there. . So are you looking to write your own piece to submit, but fighting a losing battle with writer’s block or unsure about how exactly to write […]
Domestic Terrorists
By Alexa Von Bargen . I spent my time playing Polly Pockets with friends in grade school. I’d devote hours to setting up the doll town, the house, the wardrobe…but after the family was situated and beautifully posed in their dream home, there was nothing more to do. The figurines were all too small or […]
A Sonnet: On Love and its Time
By Katherine Colborn The aches that love will cause man’s heart are great, But none so hard to bear as time, the fiend Too late be loves that grow from biased hate Too swift are those which through mere lust are dreamed Like any two with love and lust be wild, Their questions posed are […]
Were it to be
By: Kevin Tighe Were it to be green: Green as the grenade, Green as the grass, Green as the past; . Were it to be green: Green as full paid cash, Green as the austere splash, Green as the caste; . Then, and only then, would it be a reality. Then—and only then—would it be […]
And we’re back.
The Xavier Athenaeum is back like hopscotch on Saturdays. This site will be used to exhibit some of the publication’s best works as well as pieces from our editorial staff and event announcements. To us, creativity is key so we hope you enjoy. Like that one guy said, “You can’t wait for inspiration, you have […]
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