Pearl by August Moon

has injected a feeling of ironic kalopsia in some recent musings. I find now, that in the stress of college preparation, failed relationships, and countless sleepless nights, the endless black quiet of the ocean calls sweeter by the day. However, there is always a lingering sense of life that will hold strong against the current for one to grab onto. And for me, it is the beaches I have not yet visited and waves I still must challenge. So while my thoughts will salt my eyes and pull me under in a blind frenzy, I will reach toward the Heavens, and cling to my basalt.

—Lauren Irish ’23

Pearl

Sculpture by August Moon ’24