INK MAGAZINE
Spring Edition 2013
Cover: Sara Venkatraman Ayesha Mutiara
INK MAGAZINE
Winner of the National Council of Teachers of English Excellence Award
American School Paris 41 rue Pasteur Saint Cloud
Ink Staff
Letter from the Editors
Alexandra Goffard
Maddy Pauchet
Co-Editor
Co-Editor
Dear Reader,
Fiona Bell
Kirsten Brooks
Guilia Casella
Malia Kennedy
Courtney Merriman
Ray Ogoda
Sofia Park
Treyvon Thompson
Marc Wofford
Pierre Yves Boer Yael Zeldin
It begins with a vision. A few poems here and there give rise to the thought of filling thirty-odd pages with collected works that are fit for an award-winning magazine. For weeks, the focus is simply getting as many submissions as possible - can anyone submit a picture they took? How about a poem? A class doodle, even? The dream of creating a magazine worthy of upholding its excellence wouldn’t have been possible without the dedicated writers, artists, photographers, who submitted their work to Ink, allowing themselves to undergo the unseen scrutiny from the Ink staff. As always, we’d like to extend a major thanks to Mrs. Antoine, whose unwavering support has never been more appreciated, especially as the weeks faded into mere days before printing. And finally, thank you, loyal Reader. It is for you that we ultimately create this magazine, with the sole wish of spreading our love for both literature and creation. So take this with you, roll it up and swat a fly, hold it with one hand as the other becomes sticky with the sweet nectar from a plum, carry it with you in your beach bag as the pages become warm in the tropical sun. Wherever you are, whatever you’re doing, maybe you’ll be inspired to capture your own dreams.
With ink-stained hands, Alexandra Goffard and Maddy Pauchet, co-editors
Mrs. Maryama Antoine Teacher Advisor
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Table of Contents Romania…………………………………………………………………..…..…………………….1 Song for the Hopeful……………………………………………………………….…...………….2 Stoic………………………………………………………………………….………..…………….4 Steps Around Orchards……………………………….………………………....…….…………...5 Cracks...………………………………………………………………………………...…………...6 Tobacco…..……………………………………………………………………………….….….….8 Untitled…………………………..…………………………………………...…………………...10 Night Mass in Aflao…………………..……………………………………………….….……….11 Dreams…………..……………………………………………………………..……….….……...12 Short Story for the Long Way Home……………………………………………..…………….....14 Hellmoffering……………………………………………………………………………..…...…..16 “I was eager to escape backward again, to be off to invent a past for the present”………...…….18 A Silvery Quietus……………………………………………………………………...….….........20 Go, Fish………………………………………………………………………..………….…….…21 Fathers….……………………………………………………………………….…………..…….22 Preston……………………………………………………………………………………….……23 The Runaway Angel…………………………………………………………………………...…..24 Growth……………………………………………………………………………………….....…25 Shoe Wax………………………………………………………………………………..…..…….26 In the Perspective of the Dearly Departed …………………………………….….……….…….27 A Streetcar Named Desire Alternative Scene 9……………………………………………....…..28 Ira Glass……………………………………………………………………………………...…....30 I Grasp at Threads……………………………………………………………………………...…32 Mornings Come…………………………………………………………………….…………......33 No Time Under the Sun: Interview with Aiden Farrel......................................................................35 iii
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Back Cover: Sara Venkatraman May Elgrabli
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