Gatsby at War // Ella Grace Hudson ‘21

Contents: Literature

Poetry

9 The Sun Will Still Rise // Ava Watters ‘22 10 English and Italian: Le Due Strade // Alessia Welch ‘21 11 Moonlit Vigil // Teah LeBlanc ‘23 13 On Being a Divine Creature // Mi-Lan Hoang ‘21 19 Weep for Me // Truett Ramsey ‘21 20 Quoth the Raven // Emma Brodsky ‘22 22 Deep Space Slumber // Samantha Liao ‘23 24 Lesson Learned // Reagan Engleman ‘23 27 Mother // Ava Love ‘21 28 I’m a Big Kid Now // Theresa Tran ‘23 31 Secret // Katherine Reynolds ‘22 32 Saturday Evening // Brooke Bergin ‘23 34 False Light // Taylor Allen ‘24 35 Ode to the Ocean // Annabella RitterPleitez ‘21 41 Olive Tree // Olivia Sikes ‘21 51 China Doll // Anastacia Chu ‘23 52 Away into the Garden // Maeve Padian ‘21 54 Movement of Life // Morgan Lemler ‘23 57 Embargo on Humanity // Jana Elawar ‘23 58 Hidden Stars // Grace Keller ‘23 59 Dear Mother // Francesca Massey ‘21 62-63 The Cottage // Jamie Lim ‘22 69 Once Lost, May Never Be Found // Delia-Rose Constantin ‘21 70 Pluviophile // Adrienne Lumpp ‘23 74 Dust // Isabella O’Brien ‘23 75 Our Power // Sophia Combs ‘23 76 The Next Four // Anna Victoria Lavelle ‘21

42-44 Unwelcome // Catherine Hammer ‘21

Prose

15-16 October Whirlwind // Isabella Zarmakoupis ‘21 36-39 The Flower Burglar // Ella Tomaselli ‘22 47 Orange Tic Tacs // Sophie McCauley ‘21 48-49 Brielle in the Burbs: Hair I Come // Hailey Jones ‘21 64-66 A Walk Down the Street // Marianne Cano ‘21 One-Act Play

Film

60-61 Last to Bat // Katelinn Winn ‘21

Each year, Esse hosts a literature contest. The staff and moderators recognize two literature pieces that display creativity and exceptional literary merit. Winners receive monetary prizes. The 2021 first and second place literature winners are Anastacia Chu for “China Doll” and Annabella Ritter-Pleitez for “Ode to the Ocean” respectively.

Contents: Art

Digital Photography Painting

1 Myrtle’s Death // Ella Grace Hudson ‘21 6-7 Gatsby at War // Ella Grace Hudson ‘21 8 Night Flurries // Nika Vahadi ‘24 11 Late Night Skate Night// Ella Grace Hudson ‘21 12 Space // Laine Hanson ‘21 14 A Dewy Plant // Ava Taraszki ‘24 17 Red Line // Kayleigh Currier‘ 21 18 Downtown Rush // Nika Vahadi ‘24 20-21 The Road // Kaitlyn Vess ‘21 25 Poison View // Colleen Finch ‘21 29 Entrance // Brooke Bergin ‘21 30 Frost Bitten // Colleen Finch ‘21 40 Dappled Sunlight // Shelby Lovejoy ‘24 52-53 Winter Wonderland // Nika Vahadi ‘24 59 Glittering Grief // Alexis Huynh ‘22 Digital Art

Front Lie, Drown, and Sleep // Savannah Flores ‘21 48-49 Brielle in the Burbs: Hair I Come llustrations // Savannah Flores ‘21 50 Glitch // Emma Morales ‘24 75-76 Brandy You’re a Fine Girl // Emma Morales ‘24 Back Lie, Drown, and Sleep (extended version) // Savannah Flores ‘21 5 Change of Pace // Olivia Pujats ‘21 33 Crawling in My Skin// Mary Kate Torpey ‘21 34 Growth Mindset // Olivia Pujats ‘21 42-45 Banquet // Whitney Dodson ‘21 46 Blue Daydream // Rachel Fox ‘23 55 Redirected // Devon Vopni ‘21 62 The Art of Science // Eva Montenegro ‘21 68 You Have Been Loved // Cady Lambert ‘22 73 Fractured Moments // Devon Vopni ‘21 Mixed Media

58 Hidden Figures// Olivia Pujats ‘21 64 Moment Captured for a Friend // Gabriela Marques ‘24 71 love // Jordan Migis ‘21 Drawing

23 Other Worldly // Ellie Mentgen ‘23 26 Self Portrait // Alicia Suarez Soto ‘23 56 Picture Perfect // Olivia Pujats ‘21 Printmaking

36-39 Banner // Quetzabel Garza ‘24 Ceramics

67 I Walk on Dragons // Vivian Nguyen ‘21 Ella Grace Hudson ‘21 Gatsby at War Digital Photography

Each year, Esse hosts an art contest. The staff and moderators recognize two art pieces that display creativity and exceptional artistic merit. Winners receive monetary prizes. The 2021 first and second place art winners are Devon Vopni for “Fractured Moments” and Olivia Pujats for “Growth Mindset” respectively.