We dedicate the 2020 collection to Trevor Daley Pierce

We dedicate the 2020 collection to Trevor Daley Pierce (2001–2020). Trevor wrote this introduction for his honors orientation seminar: My name is Trevor—I’m a political philosophy major at ‘Cuse, and I’m really excited to be here. Given that I’m from New Hampshire, which is completely rural and quiet, being at Syracuse is the exact opposite of

Missing You

By Giovanna Veiga

“I miss you too,” I say to an empty room. But if I reach, out I can feel the scruff lining his jaw, the dip in his chin, the crease at the tip of his nose, all my favorite parts of him.

The Bradford Pear Tree

By Giovanna Veiga

I run outside barefoot to see the Bradford pear tree that we planted ten years ago lying across the front yard, ripped apart by the wind.

Mom

By Sara Shaygan

Every time I call, You answer.