Meghan, AKA Meggie, is a junior and is in her first year of writing for The Central Trend. During this ongoing pandemic, she has pushed herself into new and challenging pursuits and tries to find all of the inspiration she possibly can. She thoroughly enjoys existential conversations, painting and drawing, dancing, and listening to any and all music. She hopes to express herself through writing on TCT throughout the year and is anticipating great things despite the current circumstances.
Favorite times of day: mid-morning and right before dark.
Activities outside of school: art of all sorts, dancing ballet and contemporary, hanging with friends and fam, and solo drives while blasting sick jams.
Favorite random things: laughing at incoherent memes, yoga, sitting absolutely anywhere, getting lost in thought, talking about otherworldly topics with her best friends.
Favorite movies and TV shows:Superbad and literally any binge-worthy Netflix original series.
My dread of the ten-minute, blank interval of pure monotony—otherwise known as reading time—at the beginning of my AP Lang class has never been a friendly acquaintance or something I remotely look...
From a standpoint of youth and a fresh sense of curiosity, four-year-old—now freshman—Kate Franklin found herself intrigued by her professional artist aunt’s creative abilities. This spark of inspiration...
With a tinge of the blues and a solid base of instrumental abstractness, the four-track EP This Thing of Ours, released by The Alchemist, is a gateway to a colorful and anomalous musical enterprise.
Included...
The click of a polaroid and the warmth of its nostalgic film is encapsulated by the album Don’t Go Tellin’ Your Momma by Topaz Jones.
Embroidered in silky rhythms and saturated by a synopsis of...
Her angular days have struck nothing but the essence of a moon buried in the clouds. She cannot move without the light and the light has been conserved in another dome—one that does not intersect with...
It’s a place of ardor, tumultuous hours that the sun graces, and summer’s sweet kiss. It's where the black-eyed Susans twirl and the birds bury their burdens. It's the kind of place that hollers my...
Being a helper of all people is in senior Hannah Fife’s nature.
With the school year coming to a close and college lingering just over the current seniors' heads, Hannah has found her excitement...
Just as the trees begin to culminate their collections of lime leaves and the newborn flowers scribble pastel patches onto Earth’s verdures, fresh and fitting harmonies have found new light in this flourishing...
Dresses, dresses, and more men wearing dresses—I love to see it.
From gowns to skirts, several men spreading across the decades have elevated their fashion choices by adding these stereotypical...
Booming with an array of colors, patterns, fabrics, and styles, the daily lives of many people are enveloped in clothing and fashion trends. Over the years, many clothing companies have established their...
Panthers, Police, and prejudice are the preeminent themes in the movie Judas and the Black Messiah.
Taking place in the 1960s during the civil rights movement, this movie follows the whereabouts of...
My white linens are blustering in the breeze. They have just met foreign substances and places that have tainted their purity. They can maintain their cleanliness for long periods of time in the absence...
From Youtube videos to TikToks to writing her own songs, freshman Bella Grounin expresses herself through her singing endeavors.
Ever since the petite age of three years old, Bella has taken a liking...
With doses of soul, gospel, and hip-hop, the album Spilligion perfectly encapsulates the culture of Black people in the U.S. and problems relevant to our country.
This album was written and produced...
In a perpetual cycle of fixation, I feel like a lost interest, an extraneous pawn. My hope is disintegrating, and my ambiguity-tainted wingspan makes for a sedentary position in the deeply rooted works...
From screaming and dancing to blaring music in a packed venue to watching a live-streamed performance at home, sophomore Val Garza has found bliss in both in-person and online concerts, no matter the circumstance.
“I...
Translating to “You Will Forget Me” in English, the song “Lo Vas A Olvidar” by Rosalia and Billie Eilish is a poignant yet peaceful harmony of voices, wrapped in emotional tearing.
Ever since...
A sea of uninviting dark green cascades across miles and miles of barren land. But in those miles brimming with evergreen, a gap parts the pattern. A cottage of sorts resides in the gap and swells in comatose....
Every summer for about seven weeks at a time, sophomore Madi Zeien visits her family in Strasbourg, France, near the German border. Because she and her family that lives there are so close, they never...
With the unstable political climate emphasizing the insurrection of hatred, ignorance, and racism in America, I was not psychologically prepared for the unfortunate relation the movie Antebellum has to...
In 2008 at four years of age, we met at a park, unaware of the years ahead of us. Through preschool, elementary school, middle school, and the final years of high school now, our long friendship has remained...
I’ll admit it. I’m not particularly fond of lo-fi, slower-paced songs. Of course, I have a few exceptions, but it is not the music genre that piques my interest or brings me the satisfactory rhythms...
Torrential rain pours on my scalp, saturating my dull strands of hair causing them to cling to my skin. My eyesight is blurred, and the only words I can spit from my lips are smithereens of hopelessness....
When it comes to ruthlessly flipping mid-air—propelled by a simple backyard trampoline— junior Evan Brown has it covered. Although this might just seem like a fun activity, it additionally serves as...
A marble, a pin, and a battery are nothing short of familiar to Hunter’s diet, a housewife in the movie Swallow.
In late April of 2020, IFC Films—an indie movie company—released a movie titled...
It started in the booth of an Applebee’s restaurant on 28th street. On the wall above our table loomed a frame encapsulating the renowned, illustrious face of Elvis Presley. Five-year-old me peered up...
Self-proclaimed amateur photographer, freshman Keaton Michalski, captures the beauty of nature through his very own camera lens. It started when he was young, and in the early stages of his childhood,...
I miss you. All of you.
I used to see you nearly every day, or at least on a weekly basis.
You made me laugh profusely, taught me new things, provided a shoulder to cry on, gave me advice, expanded...
During all of the madness currently sweeping through the world, it is immensely important to find tranquil and positive moments during the day.
Every person has their own hobbies and activities that...
I’m the kind of person who seeks humorous but deep meaning content, especially when it comes to movies. On one late Saturday night, I was searching through Netflix, Hulu, and the large expanse of streaming...
There is a minute, green dwelling on the corner of Cherry Street, surrounded by insignificant, seemingly grey boxes that extend down the paved path. At one glance, it is known to be that warm flicker of...
