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Willow (Chapter Two)

by Alexandra Nugent Chapter Two I walked home slowly, keeping my right hand clenched in a fist. I didn’t want the sweat from my palm to smudge Sage’s neon-green handwriting. It felt like a secret badge of honor, a bright contrast to the dull, heavy card sitting in my other pocket. When I stepped into […]

Posted on May 4, 2026May 4, 2026 Author Matthew McCormack Comment(0)
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Willow (Chapter One)

by Alexandra Nugent Chapter one “Willow, can you come here for a second?” I slowly stumble down the stairs with my book, the pages creasing beneath my fingers. I spotted my mother waiting for me in the kitchen. “Yes, mother? You called for me?” A heavy silence follows as she travels across the room, her […]

Posted on April 27, 2026May 4, 2026 Author Matthew McCormack Comment(0)
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Entry 4  January 4th, 2019    

1 10:50AM Hola! That is how you say hello in Spanish. Today I woke up at 10:00, then I went downstairs and ate my breakfast. I had cereal. My dad says that I should start eating American food if I want to get used to it here. I also watched a show in Spanish. It […]

Posted on June 2, 2025June 2, 2025 Author Matthew McCormack Comment(0)
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Entry 3  January 3rd, 2019

9:00 am Hello! It is now the next day and I am so tired from the fun day that I had yesterday! Now I can tell you more about my day. It was so fun and guess what? I was right. I met another kid their name was James and we had so much fun […]

Posted on April 7, 2025April 7, 2025 Author Matthew McCormack Comment(0)
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Entry 2  January 2nd, 2019 

6:30 AM Yay! It is now my birthday! The reason that I am up so early is because I can’t wait! My dad and I are going to his office in Boston! It doesn’t sound like much and it definitely does not sound like a birthday present but to me it is the best thing […]

Posted on March 31, 2025March 31, 2025 Author Matthew McCormack Comment(0)
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Entry 1  January 1st, 2019   

1 By Alexandra N. “Where is it?”…  It is now the 6th day in a row that I have heard that one voice, it haunts me day and night. I barely get any sleep! I mean who is it? That is the one question that I have been asking myself for the past six days. […]

Posted on February 10, 2025March 31, 2025 Author Dylan Merry Comment(1)

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The Orange and Black is the Wayland Middle School Newspaper. It is advised by Matt McCormack and Dylan Merry and was founded in 2004 by Graeme Robinson. It is a production of Wayland Middle School Students.

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