SPRING 2022
Pingry’s Literary Magazine
Editors-in-Chief Faculty Advisor Martine Bigos (VI) Ms. Grant Mirika Jambudi (V) Front Cover: Assistant Editor Kimberly Wang (VI) Keira Chen (IV) Back Cover: Art Editors Julia Fu (VI) Kelly Cao (IV) Katelyn Wang (IV)
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Writing Julia Julia Fu 7 A Child Lost Keira Chen 11 Knee Deep in Each Other’s Yesterdays Sriya Tallapragada
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Untitled Sonia Nkansah
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Where Do We Go
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Parth Patel
Werther V. Suarez 26 Birthday Cake Julia Fu 30 Leaf V. Suarez 32 At My Uncle’s House
Natalie DeVito
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Trailblazer Sriya Tallapragada
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Creon Sonia Nkansah
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Vicki’s Diner Peter Youssef 42 On Sincerity Martine Bigos 50 Springborn V. Suarez 56 Infernorum Keira Chen 52 Resting Grounds Adam Bauhs 58 Body Olivia Hung 66 Going Home Natalie DeVito
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Pre-Emptive Shipping
Daniel Lanao
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Mama Africa Sonia Nkansah
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Art Untitled 1 Olivia Hung 6 Summer Nicholas Meng
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Heat Nicholas Meng
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Burn Nicholas Meng
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Untitled 2 Olivia Hung 12 Black and White Globe
Stephen Szepkouski 16
Glow Mirika Jambudi
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Dawn Mirika Jambudi
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Quarantine Katelyn Wang 20 Untitled Katelyn Wang 21 Deforestation Ashley Li 22 Beyond Mirika Jambudi
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Decomposition Ashley Li 27 Haru Yo, Koi Kelly Cao 28 Untitled Stephen Szepkouski 29 Awakening Mirika Jambudi
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Awakening or Delusion?
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Kimberly Wang
Lamp Evan Berger 40 Dour Kimberly Wang
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Untitled Saniya Kamat 46 Bird Jordan Miller 48 Starry Dynamo Evan Berger 49 DissociatiCity Kimberly Wang
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Olympics: Climbing the Borders
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Charles Jiang
Untitled 3 Olivia Hung 57 Untitled 4 Olivia Hung 64 The Lone Road Naomi Billups 65
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SPRING 2022
Pingry’s Literary Magazine