Creation Story by Nyaiah ’17
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Burn Ban 2017 Volume 1, Issue 1 Darrow School, New Lebanon, NY Advisor Dana Katz Editors Nyaiah ’17, Katherine ’17, Griffin ’17, Maya ’17, Mira ’18, Jade ’19, Naomi ’19, Tench ’20, and Jeri ’20 Cover Design by Mira ’18 Special Thanks to Steve Ricci, Kate Johansen, and Mika Saarela Printing by Digital Xpress, Albany, NY Artwork by Sam ’18 Table of Contents Please Take What You Need by Mira ’18 ...................................................................................................Cover Artwork by Sam ’18 ...............................................................................................................Inside Front Cover humans on a bus by Patrick Toole ..................................................................................................................2 My Place by Jeri ’20 .......................................................................................................................................4 Goodnight Everyone by Anonymous ..............................................................................................................5 Open Your Eyes by Tench ’20 .........................................................................................................................6 Artwork by Max ’17 ..........................................................................................................................................6 If You Write Me Off by Maya ’17 ..................................................................................................................... 7 Untitled by Jared ’20 .......................................................................................................................................8 Untitled Poems by Katherine ’17 .....................................................................................................................9 Photograph by Mira ’18 ...................................................................................................................................9 Underdogs, Long Shots, and Dodge Ball Dread by Steve Ricci ................................................................... 10 Artwork by Nyaiah ’17 ................................................................................................................................... 10 Untitled by Naomi ’19 ................................................................................................................................... 13 Photograph by Mira ’18 ................................................................................................................................. 13 Confusión by Ewen ’18 .................................................................................................................................. 14 Talkin’ ’Bout a Revolution by Brian Granger ................................................................................................ 15 Photograph by Jeri ’20 .................................................................................................................................. 19 Navigating the Jet Stream by Joelle Russo ................................................................................................. 19 Ready to See the Rabbit by Dana Katz .........................................................................................................20 Artwork by Mira ’18 and Anonymous ...........................................................................................................20 Inamorata by Joelle Russo ........................................................................................................................... 21 Photograph by Tench ’20 .............................................................................................................................. 21 Untitled by Naomi ’19 ...................................................................................................................................22 Photograph by Mira ’18 .................................................................................................................................22 Grandmother by Catherine Stines ................................................................................................................23 The Coroner by Tench ’20 ............................................................................................................................24 Photograph by Steve Ricci ............................................................................................................................25 Photograph by Anonymous ...........................................................................................................................25 Artwork by Eileen Ordu ................................................................................................................................26 The Timeless Pottery Sherd by Catt ’17 ........................................................................................................ 27 The Blue Light by Griffin ’17 .........................................................................................................................28 Grey by Michael Glovsky ..............................................................................................................................29 Photograph by Edwin Hirschfeld ..................................................................................................................29 I am From Poems by Tom Tift, Jayme ’18, & Lisa Leary .......................................................................30–31 Photograph by Jess ’17 .................................................................................................................................. 31 I am From Poems by Dana Katz, Solana ’18, & Jess ’17 ........................................................................ 32–33 Photograph by Jess ’17 ..................................................................................................................................33 I am From Poems by Angel ’18, Desmond ’17, & Hunter ’17 ..................................................................34–35 Photograph by Hokutu ’19 ............................................................................................................................35 Artwork by Olivia ’18 ....................................................................................................................................36 Darrow at a Glance by Chris Ouellette ...............................................................................Inside Back Cover Creation Story by Nyaiah ’17 ..........................................................................................................Back Cover Photograph by Mira ’18 ...................................................................................................................Back Cover BURN BAN SPRING 2017 3 humans on a bus by patrick toole this is the strangest planet. i am in a bus full of young hu- mans as the sun flickers on me through the window. thousands of well-placed tree branches pass between our bus and the sun. our sun. there are two (diagram a: the sound of 1st language) languages being spoken on this bus—the first a rigid—conso- nant-filled one, where the words seem to repeat in subtly varied sounds, the tone moving up and complicated ideas. for simpler that there’s no more excrement down inside the sentence. the ideas we can be less vocal, using left. meaning of the speaker’s intent body language, eye contact, and the earth has no more excre- is hard to glean without knowing physical contact. but what is ment. the meaning of the words them- stranger still is that many of the the humans on the bus listen selves. the other language is a humans on this bus are silent, to music and watch entertain- lazier one, with words seeming secluded in their seats. many ment privately made by people to fall out of their speakers’ of them listen to private pro- in other places (not this bus) in mouths. the tone is obvious by gramming from small electronic order to feel something on pur- the inflection, though maybe it devices—(electricity is a natural pose. it’s important for young is only obvious to me because i phenomenon that is happening humans in particular to feel speak this language. all the time, but you can see it like they are in control of their this planet seems strange in most when too much energy feelings—and this is one way part because of the speed at builds up in the sky and the they exert that control. but they which i travel. this bus is packed clouds just can’t take it anymore do not talk to each other. be- to every seat with young humans, and have to get rid of some of cause those interactions cannot and we move very fast through it. it is sent back down to the be controlled and can therefore space relative to how fast humans ground very quickly. it is very be uncomfortable—unlike the are designed to move. usually visually dramatic. humans are private entertainment made by about as fast as we can run. interested in drama.)—and these people in other places. we are (humans) a vocal humans create electricity by there are times when the bus species—we tend to talk to each setting on fire the planet’s excre- seems like it will surely crash—i other out loud to communicate ment. they’ve done this so much see it in my internal eye—(hu- (diagram b: the sound of 2nd language) 4 TAKE WHAT YOU NEED (diagram c: visual representation of 1st language) mans have three eyes. two are “there is one