Vol. 3 / Winter 2022-2023
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Welcome to WHR Vol. 3, featuring Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction & Playwriting, and Short Films by Rutgers University Writers House students.
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Fiction:
Catherine Schoenfeld / The Harp
Lauren Struble / Drowning
Josh Yoon / The Haircut
Ana Geraldes / That Which I Did Not Know
Dylan Freno / The Last Therapy Session of Malcolm Klyde Bippins
Beryl Zonese / Coconut
Paul Frabizzio / Young Forever
Louis Forgione / Firesale
August Gross / Horizon
Daniel “Stareye-Sama” Avilés-Espejo / A Tired Night by the Traffic Light
Alison English / An Exchange
Matt diTargiani / Bored in Japan
Laila Elkabany / The World On The Sea Turtle’s Back
Poetry:
Claire Apel / 13 Ways to Look at a Girl
Tina Martin / Birthday Cake
Brandon Lupetti / Two Poems
Isabella Yagid / Two Poems
Meghan Scheuing / Three Poems
Elaine Ku / 3:52
Ezije Efobi / Two Poems
Eva Iskhakova / Two Poems
Claire Oplinger / Sonata No. 1
Sophia Silva / Snapshots
Eliza Rosenthale / Lunch in Cantabria
Teeny Chirichillo / Three Poems
Treasure Eno / Two Poems
Edward Wang / Waves
Brianna Clark / Ode to My Fingers
Francesca Dodaro / Two Poems
Joseph Preziosi / An Ode to Glass
James Barry / I Live in Hyperspace
Brianna Allen / Oh, to be Friendly
Lauren Bromberg / Three Poems
Emilyn Polanco / Two Poems
Yazmin Omana / H’s Homage
Adrianna Bugliarello-Wondrich / American Woman (Except It’s Really Just Me)
Emma Scott / Parking Lot Conversations
Beryl Zonese / Catch the wind
Ishani Mhatre / Four Seasons
Marsh Caro / Two Poems
Robin Hu / Magic Thermometer
Louis Forgione / Joe’s House
Justin Capra / Forms of Love
Elizabeth Nicell / SWAN SONG FOR HETEROSEXUALITY
Faith McNaughton / Two Poems
Devon Borkowski / Gratitudes
Blake McGowan / June 17th, 2022
Ramsha Syed / VCR
Sofia Pasqua / Three Poems
Ridah Najaf / Two Poems
Matthew Carrascoso / Two Poems
Meredith MacLean / haikus (or morning prayers).
Ayana Tapper / Without Summer Rain(bows)
Nonfiction:
Cami Tortajada / Hope
Lauren Bromberg / How to be a (Kindergarten Boys) Camp Counselor
Miriam Kim / Death of a YouTuber
Annie Zhang / All the Customers I Remember from My Family Restaurant
Roberto Hernandez / The Monster and the Man
Ronan Tomaselli / A Series of Photos from When I Was a Girl
Maria Zhang / Quintessentially Winchester
Ian Leonhardt / Attention
Louis Forgione / These Walls
Playwriting:
em savarese / what is it like to be enough?
Isobel Ali / Mum Season
Calah McCombs / AT THE BALLET
Short Films:
Maya Stokley / Are We Living In “Heathers”?
Liesl Co / Asian/American
Amisha Tiwari / Archival Silence
Dylan Freno / Open Up
Judy Lam / The Burden That Comes With
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POST-COVIDIA: A WHR SPECIAL FEATURE
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A series of films in which Rutgers students explore the quest for firm footing and fulfillment in an era of tragedy, confusion, and surprising possibilities:
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Gianna Salvatore / Color of the Soul
Erin Burke / The Documentary is about None of These Things
James Rivera / The Willy P Story
Katie Miller / It All Works Out
Gillian Zahn / Theater: My Peace, My Prison
Priyanka Sarkhel / 100 Seconds to Midnight
Kaliyah McKnight / Titles are for Neurotypicals
Julian Ade/ Masculinity Viewed from the Black Community: A TikTok Series (click here to view the entire series)
Madison Panno / No Escape
Mark Rahman / Curtains