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New York, I Love You but You’re Bringing Me Down

“New York, I Love You but You’re Bringing Me Down”

Alyssa Politi, Managing Editor September 20, 2023

I wanted to run as far away from New York as I could for as long as I can remember. Everything was here in the Big Apple. Not the vast opportunities but my grief, anxiety, and depression. It consumed my...

Beauty is Pain

Beauty is Pain

Alyssa Politi, Managing Editor September 19, 2023

If one couldn’t tell by the pounds of makeup I cake on my face every weekend, the bouncy curls in my hair every day, and the smell of sweets and flowers as I walk by, I’m obsessed with all beauty-related...

Half Heart, Half Sister

Half Heart, Half Sister

Alyssa Politi, Impact Staff April 11, 2023

My heart beats. Beat. Beat. Beat.  But it doesn’t beat the same. It’s slower. More spaced out.  Beat. Beat. Beat. This can happen to people for a multitude of reasons. Sometimes,...

An Only Child with Three Siblings

An Only Child with Three Siblings

Alyssa Politi, Impact Staff April 11, 2023

To be an only child with three siblings is like being a flower without petals. To build a building with no supplies. To cook a pizza with pineapple on it.  It just doesn’t make sense. Yet,...

Turning 20

Turning 20

Alyssa Politi, Impact Staff March 15, 2023

This week I turn 20-years-old. I officially will be out of my teenage years and will become a young adult. However, I’ve always felt like a young adult anyways. I think my experiences with...

I Am a Character

I Am a Character

Alyssa Politi, Impact Staff March 9, 2023

I am a 5’10 bombshell blonde who lives on the Upper East Side with a trust fund to fall back on that has more money than the number of boys in love with me.  Despite the many boys in...

The Muse of a Hostess

The Muse of a Hostess

Alyssa Politi, Impact Staff February 22, 2023

I was the only hostess at the time. One by one, the others quit for unknown reasons. I thought they had to be silly reasons. I would be different. I would be the hostess that stayed for the long haul. Oh,...

I Lied

I Lied

Alyssa Politi, Impact Staff February 22, 2023

The air became colder as the Halloween spirit died down and candy morphed into empty wrappers. “Hi honey!”— my mom welcomed me home, embracing me in her arms, to the excruciating sound of my dad’s...

Life without a Dad

Life without a Dad

Alyssa Politi, Impact Staff February 3, 2023

Every day I search for something I once had.  A father. Dad.   Whether it be through compensating in my relationships or over-expecting my mother to be two parents in one, I can never seem...

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