Author: Alye Ancianis
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The Tale of Night and Day
Hello Reader! Allow me to tell you the story of Night and Day, two halves of a whole. Bound by something greater than love, friendship or family. Something with no beginning, something with no end. Something with no name. Now, play close attention to the story, Reader. It is short but every word counts. Day
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mom, no pienso que voy a ir al cielo
yo se que dije que quería irme de la casa, y todavía quiero, pero aveces se siente como yo sola me quiero alejarme de ti y todas las partes que siento que me has avergonzado. tú me has avergonzado. // i know i said i wanted to leave the house, and i still do, but
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The Nest
Last winter, a year after my husband died, I looked out my kitchen window and saw a large squirrel nest high up in a tree. I thought to myself, “Look what that squirrel has done. The engineering and planning that went into building that nest. It’s sturdier than a skyscraper!” All winter I’d see that
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I’m Not Broken: A-Sexual Discovery
I haven’t always felt different. At least, not that I can remember. In fact, I always did my best to be the same as everyone else. I got a boyfriend when a lot of the other girls did. And another one. And another one. And, somehow, even another one. I liked the same colors other
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barren
A world exists within myself, burrowed deep within my intestines and nestled upon my pelvic bone. It is small, and vastless, and in itself has all of the answers to every question that hasn’t been asked yet. It is solely me, something I grew and created my whole life and something that, one day, could
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New Members
Photo courtesy of Adrianna Jaccoma Greetings Venture readers! We’d like to introduce you to a few new members of our Literary Journal. We are so excited and fortunate to have new students on our team! You’ll find more information about them below! Exiting things are happening at Venture! Be sure to keep an eye out
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Summer 2024
Photo courtesy of Klaudine Bessasparis Greetings friends of Venture Magazine! We hope you had a great summer! As the staff of Venture begins the 2024-25 academic school year, we decided to ask them what they did this summer, what they were listening to, and what they read. Here’s what a few staff members had to