A collection of creative work by the Syracuse University Honors community
Writing
Phantom Cat
By Marissa Solomon
Owl eyes that never blink and heavy paws that thump forevermore down
the stairs.
A Phantom Body
By Ash Alexander
The beginning of a new era through the lens of acceptance of oneself while struggling with understanding who you are.
MoreI Think He’s Lonely
By Lilianna Smith
To this day, even when I don’t utter a word to him, he supports my dreams. I don’t think I even realize the depth of my own selfishness. Am I a monster?
MoreThe Water Horses and the Mermaid
By Megan WIlcox
Beyond the white stallions, where the water is a sapphire blue, I see a flash in the corner of my eye.
MoreYour Story Walking
By Alaina Triantafilledes
Perspective of voices that are commonly overlooked.
MoreThe Concerts Are Canceled
By Julia Catalano
In three years, when we’re at Syracuse and forced to say goodbye again, the concerts will be canceled. But we don’t know this yet.
MoreMissing 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.
More“Kamsahamnida” and the Moo Moo Lady
By Shiharu Yamashita
We’ve had this conversation before—about Halsey Middle School, about how I’m not Korean—but really I wonder if she has any relatives and is lonely.
MoreThe 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.
MoreAmerican Holiday
By Emily Kelleher
How leaving home made me feel the weight of where I came from.
MoreThe Science of Words
By Sasha Temerte
Armed with a notebook and diverse passion, I can intertwine the words and numbers inside me with my dreams.
MoreTalking It Out
By Shiharu Yamashita
It’s difficult for me to cry when someone dies. When my role model took her own life, or even when my dog Hide died, I could not cry right away.
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