The editors of Scribe are searching for a captivating, new logo to grace the pages of its online student-operated literary journal. What are the guidelines, you ask? Only that the new logo is able to visually capture the spirit and energy of our vibrant campus and dynamic city. The contest is open to all USC students to stretch their artistic muscles, earn some serious kudos as … [Read more...] about Contest Info
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Iron Will
Pump Pump Pump away now. 200 300 400 now. Bare-chested, Shrewd, 100 percent mirror looks and What-will-they-thinks? Yes, what will They think? You loved me Love me How scandalous— Wrong. So, Pump Pump Pump away now. Conceal me, Hide me. But know I’m too strong. Adonis can’t conceal me. … [Read more...] about Iron Will
201 Anywhere
The dusty brown building casts a shadow on the corner of 93rd and Amsterdam. Unlike the Riverside or Douglass Projects’ clusters of dirt brown buildings, this single project is the Jane Doe of government housing. The concrete rectangle of small apartments reaches upwards of sixteen stories, with a well-hidden roof, and a playground in the back. There is only one entrance: the … [Read more...] about 201 Anywhere
Passage from the Rhineland
By Katherine Lin 1 I am standing in the middle of a clearing. I am alone. The trees around me are silent. I think they are cold. I am cold too. My coat is at home, but I do not want to cross the Rhine again. My shoes are still wet; the frayed fabric is bleeding on blankets of red and brown leaves. The sun is bright in my eyes, making it painful to see. It glitters … [Read more...] about Passage from the Rhineland
My First Words to Silas McGiven
By Jennifer Adedeji The sharp clacks of my Oxfords against the tiled floor echo irreverently through the early morning hush of the halls. A few of the elder nurses in their starched white uniforms break somber countenances to spare my familiar face weary smiles as they retreat homeward from long nighttime vigils, and I nod in deference as I march further into their … [Read more...] about My First Words to Silas McGiven