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THE OUTLETLoading...
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Spring 2022Loading...
Warwick High School Literary Magazine
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Editorial Philosophy:
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Submission Policy:
The Outlet seeks to create an outlet for people to plug into their creativity. Throughout 2020 and 2021, many people have suffered great losses, but with the world opening up again, people have had a chance for renewal. In this publication of the magazine, we hope that you will see such a thought projected into the magazine. Our theme for this year was: Renewal.
We accept submissions through the Warwick High School Activities Canvas course under the Literary Magazine Module. We give careful consideration to all submissions and accept high-quality work that best gives people an outlet for their creativity.
Staff:
Thank You:
Eve Boone
Alisha Byrd
Deshara Butler
Lois Carpenter
Katlynn Dang
Alisha Byrd
Deshara Butler
Lois Carpenter
Katlynn Dang
Jayda Donaldson
Alex Herrera
Kennedi Little
Joy Perez
Kierstin Stuckey
Elise Walters
Alex Herrera
Kennedi Little
Joy Perez
Kierstin Stuckey
Elise Walters
All our authors and artists who submitted, all Warwick High School teachers who helped us promote, Mr. Huberdeau, Ms. Marcolini, our new readers, and the Warwick High School administration.
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Cover Art
- Peaceful Reflections BR-S15-E4 by Cheyenne Sawyer
Ghost Story Contest
- Winner: The Hollow Dog by Zoid
- Honorable Mention: Can Blood Stain Linoleum? by Cheyenne Sawyer
- Honorable Mention: Midnight Mind by Kimberly Mayer
- Honorable Mention: Walter Post by James Velkey
- Honorable Mention: Phantom Requiem by Quay
Love Poem Contest
- Winner: He Stayed by Charleigh-Anne Farrell
- Honorable Mention: They Say the Eyes by Fox
- Honorable Mention: You Are Timeless by N.Robinson
- Honorable Mention: The Love That Won´t Go by Rocky Robinson
- Honorable Mention: What is Love? by DeeJay
- Peaceful Reflections BR-S15-E4 by Cheyenne Sawyer
Ghost Story Contest
- Winner: The Hollow Dog by Zoid
- Honorable Mention: Can Blood Stain Linoleum? by Cheyenne Sawyer
- Honorable Mention: Midnight Mind by Kimberly Mayer
- Honorable Mention: Walter Post by James Velkey
- Honorable Mention: Phantom Requiem by Quay
Love Poem Contest
- Winner: He Stayed by Charleigh-Anne Farrell
- Honorable Mention: They Say the Eyes by Fox
- Honorable Mention: You Are Timeless by N.Robinson
- Honorable Mention: The Love That Won´t Go by Rocky Robinson
- Honorable Mention: What is Love? by DeeJay
Individual Works
- First Met by Taniya Batten
- Me and Her by Eve Boone
- Mourning Dove by Eve Boone
- Mon Amour/My Love by Eve Boone
- To Feed by Eve Boone
- Pastiche by Lois Carpenter
- To Mother by Carl Czerny
-Poe Drawings by Caleigh Emond
- Why the Willow Tree Leans Over the River by Maxyn H.
- The Light to Dark of Life by Malaysia Ishmael
- LOVE SONNET by Keith
- Light as a Feather by Keith
- Untitled by Kayli Klein
- Marbles by Gabriel Magallanes
- A DAY IN THE LIFE OF DANIELS by Martin
- SONNET by Sara Strick
- Destiny by Quay
- Attention by Zak
- First Met by Taniya Batten
- Me and Her by Eve Boone
- Mourning Dove by Eve Boone
- Mon Amour/My Love by Eve Boone
- To Feed by Eve Boone
- Pastiche by Lois Carpenter
- To Mother by Carl Czerny
-Poe Drawings by Caleigh Emond
- Why the Willow Tree Leans Over the River by Maxyn H.
- The Light to Dark of Life by Malaysia Ishmael
- LOVE SONNET by Keith
- Light as a Feather by Keith
- Untitled by Kayli Klein
- Marbles by Gabriel Magallanes
- A DAY IN THE LIFE OF DANIELS by Martin
- SONNET by Sara Strick
- Destiny by Quay
- Attention by Zak
FEATURED: from the Ghost Story Contest
WINNER: The Hollow Dog - Zoid
In 2016 on a frigid Halloween night. My dog, Buddy, is hopping and running through the grass chasing the nocturnal cats. It’s getting colder but my jacket is keeping me warm enough, although Buddy doesn’t seem cold at all. He never seems bothered with the cold given how he’s almost naked.
As I was heading back home with my bag full of candy, Buddy saw a cat near a wired fence. He started to chase the cat and they went through a hole in the fence heading towards the woods. “Buddy wait, come back!” I yelled chasing after him. It was hard trying to catch up with them. Then from a distance I heard a yelp coming from Buddy, I ran faster to get to him. When I had finally caught up to him, I was out of breath and hunched over trying to steady my breathing.
When I finally looked up I saw Buddy stuck in a bear trap. His back legs were caught in between the claws and he was laying there in pain. I tried pulling at the claws to set him free but the trap was locked tight. So then I tried pushing down on the spring to release the pressure.
As I was heading back home with my bag full of candy, Buddy saw a cat near a wired fence. He started to chase the cat and they went through a hole in the fence heading towards the woods. “Buddy wait, come back!” I yelled chasing after him. It was hard trying to catch up with them. Then from a distance I heard a yelp coming from Buddy, I ran faster to get to him. When I had finally caught up to him, I was out of breath and hunched over trying to steady my breathing.
When I finally looked up I saw Buddy stuck in a bear trap. His back legs were caught in between the claws and he was laying there in pain. I tried pulling at the claws to set him free but the trap was locked tight. So then I tried pushing down on the spring to release the pressure.
Eventually I was able to open some of it and I was able to slip buddy legs out the trap. Buddy winced in pain as I laid his legs on the ground. “We need to go to a hospital now!” I said panicking.
I couldn’t carry Buddy because he was too heavy, but I don't want to leave him. “Wait here buddy I'll come back for you, I promise!” I said running back to the neighborhood to get some help. As I was running through the forest short of breath I saw my neighbor next door in the distance. “HELP!!” I shouted, waving my arms frantically in the air. The neighbor turned around and saw my face wet from the tears. In shock she ran up to me and asked if I was okay and what’s going on. I told her what happened and my dog buddy went into the woods and got caught in a bear trap.
The lady asked, “you have a dog now?” looking a little confused. “You don’t remember Buddy?” I asked. The lady was sitting there lost then decided to brush it off. She finally agreed to help me and called for help on
I couldn’t carry Buddy because he was too heavy, but I don't want to leave him. “Wait here buddy I'll come back for you, I promise!” I said running back to the neighborhood to get some help. As I was running through the forest short of breath I saw my neighbor next door in the distance. “HELP!!” I shouted, waving my arms frantically in the air. The neighbor turned around and saw my face wet from the tears. In shock she ran up to me and asked if I was okay and what’s going on. I told her what happened and my dog buddy went into the woods and got caught in a bear trap.
The lady asked, “you have a dog now?” looking a little confused. “You don’t remember Buddy?” I asked. The lady was sitting there lost then decided to brush it off. She finally agreed to help me and called for help on
FEATURED: from the Ghost Story Contest
WINNER: The Hollow Dog - Zoid
her phone and my mother. After 5 minutes of trying to calm me down, help arrived. My mother and a police officer came up to us. “Where is your dog? Can you show us to him?” he asked. I pointed to the forest where buddy is up ahead.
My mother then came up to me and said ¨Sweetheart we don't have any dogs. I'm allergic to them, remember?¨ I looked away from her feeling guilty. ¨I know that's why I hid it from you...sorry¨ My mother then looked at and smiled, I knew she forgave me and asked me to show her where the dog is.
I finally showed them the way through the forest and we arrived at where Buddy is at. The police told me to stay with my mother and approached Buddy and started to examine him. ¨OH MY GOD!¨ The police officer yelled in terror, throwing his body back onto the ground, dropping his flashlight. Confused, my mother asked him what's wrong, grabbing the flashlight and shining it on Buddy. ¨What the-¨ she said approaching Buddy to get a closer look and to her surprise all she saw was a dog missing its insides.
My mother quickly came up to me and hugged me saying ¨ I'm sorry darling the dog is in a better place¨, she said before she started sneezing uncontrollably. In
My mother then came up to me and said ¨Sweetheart we don't have any dogs. I'm allergic to them, remember?¨ I looked away from her feeling guilty. ¨I know that's why I hid it from you...sorry¨ My mother then looked at and smiled, I knew she forgave me and asked me to show her where the dog is.
I finally showed them the way through the forest and we arrived at where Buddy is at. The police told me to stay with my mother and approached Buddy and started to examine him. ¨OH MY GOD!¨ The police officer yelled in terror, throwing his body back onto the ground, dropping his flashlight. Confused, my mother asked him what's wrong, grabbing the flashlight and shining it on Buddy. ¨What the-¨ she said approaching Buddy to get a closer look and to her surprise all she saw was a dog missing its insides.
My mother quickly came up to me and hugged me saying ¨ I'm sorry darling the dog is in a better place¨, she said before she started sneezing uncontrollably. In
denial, I went up to Buddy and tried to wake him but he wasn't moving at all. I then tried taking his pulse but I couldn't find one. I fell to the ground bawling my eyes out trying to wake up Buddy. My mother tried pulling me away but I resisted, after a few minutes of struggling I was forcefully ripped away from Buddy. His body only became smaller and smaller in the distance.
A few hours later the mother and daughter arrived at the house completely silent. The daughter didn't say anything when they arrived. She just looked at her mother and went up to her room to mourn Buddy’s death. The mother was about to follow after her but she decided to give her some space. The mother then went into the kitchen to make an important phone call.
After a few rings on the phone the person on the other end answered, “Hello?” the unknown person said in a sleepy tone. “Hello, Tomoki, sorry to bother you but I have a question for you.” the mother said.
A few hours later the mother and daughter arrived at the house completely silent. The daughter didn't say anything when they arrived. She just looked at her mother and went up to her room to mourn Buddy’s death. The mother was about to follow after her but she decided to give her some space. The mother then went into the kitchen to make an important phone call.
After a few rings on the phone the person on the other end answered, “Hello?” the unknown person said in a sleepy tone. “Hello, Tomoki, sorry to bother you but I have a question for you.” the mother said.
FEATURED: from the Ghost Story Contest
WINNER: The Hollow Dog - Zoid
Tomoki is a psychiatrist who specialises in mental cases and also a close friend to the mother. “Sure, ask away,” Tomoki said. The mother then explained the incident that happened with Buddy and how she noticed something was different. “The dog was missing its insides, Tomoki, but it seems like she didn't even notice at all.”
The ongoing conversation continued between the two while the daughter still mourned for Buddy. “Why did you have to go Buddy?” I said throwing myself on the bed weeping. While I was in the middle of bawling my eyes out, I heard a dog barking in the backyard. I looked out the window and I saw a dog in the backyard. “It must be another stray dog.” I said sadly. I went downstairs and heard my mother on the phone in the kitchen. While sneaking past the kitchen I overheard my mother say “I think my daughter is delusional. Can you come over and ask her yourself.”
I stood there in the doorway shocked by what I just heard from my mother. To think that she thinks I'm delusional
over the incident between me and Buddy. I continued to the backyard filled with anger and saw the dog laying
The ongoing conversation continued between the two while the daughter still mourned for Buddy. “Why did you have to go Buddy?” I said throwing myself on the bed weeping. While I was in the middle of bawling my eyes out, I heard a dog barking in the backyard. I looked out the window and I saw a dog in the backyard. “It must be another stray dog.” I said sadly. I went downstairs and heard my mother on the phone in the kitchen. While sneaking past the kitchen I overheard my mother say “I think my daughter is delusional. Can you come over and ask her yourself.”
I stood there in the doorway shocked by what I just heard from my mother. To think that she thinks I'm delusional
over the incident between me and Buddy. I continued to the backyard filled with anger and saw the dog laying
down. I kneeled down and called the dog over, the dog's ears perked up and slowly came to me. When the dog finally came up to me I was completely shocked by what I saw in front of me. The dog that was in front of me was Buddy.
As time went by there was a knock on the door. The mother rushed to the door and it was Tomoki, she let him inside. “Thank you for coming all the way here. She's upstairs.” the mother said. As the two made their way to the steps, the mother heard some noise outside in the back. Curious, the mother went to the back and heard her daughter talking to someone or something. When the mother opened the back door what she saw was the most horrific thing she ever saw.
It was her daughter throwing a ball in the distance and in her other hand she was dragging a lifeless dog to the ball. That dog was Buddy. The mother screamed from the top of her lungs and passed out, luckily she was caught by Tomoki. “This is something more than just a small mental issue.” Tomoki said, voice trembling. The daughter stopped doing what she was doing and looked at tomoki and said “Buddy was never dead, my mom lied to me.” She slowly smiled menacingly.
As time went by there was a knock on the door. The mother rushed to the door and it was Tomoki, she let him inside. “Thank you for coming all the way here. She's upstairs.” the mother said. As the two made their way to the steps, the mother heard some noise outside in the back. Curious, the mother went to the back and heard her daughter talking to someone or something. When the mother opened the back door what she saw was the most horrific thing she ever saw.
It was her daughter throwing a ball in the distance and in her other hand she was dragging a lifeless dog to the ball. That dog was Buddy. The mother screamed from the top of her lungs and passed out, luckily she was caught by Tomoki. “This is something more than just a small mental issue.” Tomoki said, voice trembling. The daughter stopped doing what she was doing and looked at tomoki and said “Buddy was never dead, my mom lied to me.” She slowly smiled menacingly.