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Monroy, Orianna

The Peregrine Review 
Volume 38 Article 18 
2025 
Who Am I? 
Orianna Monroy 
Messiah University 
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All my life it’s been a question 
I grew up listening to my grandpa tell stories of Guatemala 
Surrounded by people with darker skin than mine 
Straight black hair and brown eyes, all so beautiful 
I wanted to look like them 
But I am pale with dark frizzy curls and freckles, and my eyes shine green
in the sun 
I don’t tan like they do 
They called me gringa because that is what I am 
But I wanted to be more than that 
I wanted to be Latina like my aunts 
Pretty brown skin in the sun, laughing 
They seemed so sure 
But I was just too much white to be brown, and I can’t speak Spanish 
So who am I? 
I went to school and saw the beautiful brown and black girls 
With the prettiest curls and skin 
And I wished again to be more like them 
Just a little more than a quarter Guatemalan, maybe half instead 
Maybe I’d fit in more I’ve wondered, where is my community? 
Where are the people stuck between white and Hispanic 
Because they don’t relate to either and yet relate to both 
My culture is a big part of me, parte de mi corazón 
But since it is not visible on my skin others took it from me 
Who am I without it? 
Still today, though I am more confident in my identity 
I wonder, who am I? 
And maybe I’m both and that’s enough 
Both Hispanic and white and just human 
Because I can be both and be me 
And God says I’m enough.
WHO AM I?
Orianna Monroy
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Who Am I?

Kelly, Evelyn

The Peregrine Review 
Volume 38 Article 43 
2025 
Saint Peter’s Basilica 
Evelyn Kelly 
Messiah University 
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Saint Peter’s Basilica

McClymont, Gillian

The Peregrine Review 
Volume 38 Article 50 
2025 
Thumb Tacks & Glass 
Gillian McClymont 
Messiah University 
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THUMB TACKS
Gillian McClymont
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GLASS
Gillian McClymont


Thumb Tacks & Glass

Bane, Emma

The Peregrine Review 
Volume 38 Article 55 
2025 
Letter from the Editor 
Emma Bane 
Messiah University 
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LETTERS FROM THE EDITORS
As a writer, you are taught from
the very onset to think critically.
The chief end of such a career
seems to be deciphering “good”
writing from “bad” writing; we
approach the written word as
something to dissect, to question,
to criticize. Truly celebrating
literature can often feel outdated,
stale, or altogether boring. 
It is true that you can learn much
from this style of critique. It’s the
same reason we still teach the
same bits of history over and over
again—if we know what not to
do, what has been done before yet
ultimately failed, then perhaps we
can learn where to go and how to
do it better than the last man.
Unfortunately, this work is often
what leads to the English major’s
greatest plight: coming across as
unbearably pretentious.
There is no fault in taking pride in
your work—journals like The
Peregrine Review wouldn’t exist
without proud artists sharing
their pieces—but I argue our fault
lies in the overwhelming tendency
to qualify art. If art is created as
an expression of self, why critique
another’s vulnerability?  
As we reviewed the submissions
for this year’s journal, I saw
unmistakable threads of honesty,
discovery, and identity woven
throughout. Art has the beautiful
capability to give voice to any
feeling, moment, or event that we
find particularly inspiring.
Regardless of any quantifiable
“goodness,” I challenge you to dig
deep into the heart of these pieces
and listen to what the authors are
revealing about themselves. More
importantly, perhaps, listen to
what these pieces might reveal
about yourself. 
Thank you for investing your time
into this journal. I hope that as
you engage with it, you remember
what draws you to art in the first
place—and ultimately, what
draws us to one another. 
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Emma Bane


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Ford, Audrey

The Peregrine Review 
Volume 38 Article 14 
2025 
A Million Little Miracles 
Audrey Ford 
Messiah University 
www.Messiah.edu One University Ave. | Mechanicsburg PA 17055 
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A MILLION LITTLE MIRACLES
Audrey Ford
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A Million Little Miracles

Bellot, Clara

The Peregrine Review 
Volume 38 Article 24 
2025 
Home 
Clara Bellot 
Messiah University 
www.Messiah.edu One University Ave. | Mechanicsburg PA 17055 
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The bathroom’s still blue
The living room is gray
It used to be yellow
Like a warm summer’s day
The tile was checkered
Now it’s fake wood
The red door became black
Novelty misunderstood
The once well tended garden
Now lies overgrown
Time has spun its wheels
The winds of change have blown
The closet is full of boxes
The walls are full of memories
My heart is full of grief
That my mind cannot appease
Mom said she’d pack my books
But I packed everything else
I didn’t want her to cry
While sifting through my shelves
Of trinkets, baubles, photos, and knacks
I know she’ll cry anyway
But at least I have to try
To keep her melancholy at bay
All my time here is yesterday’s
My purple walls crack
I walk out the door
Without turning to look back
HOME
Clara Bellot
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I kept my key
I don’t really know why
Desperation or spite
Or a memory on which I can rely
A door ajar
A hollow house
A lingering rage
And his broken spouse
An empty room
There’s nothing left
But a fractured child
Her soul bereft
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Home

The Peregrine Review 
Volume 38 Article 40 
2025 
Hostetter at Sunset 
Audrey Ford 
Messiah University 
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A MILLION LITTLE MIRACLES
Audrey Ford
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Hostetter at Sunset

The Peregrine Review 
Volume 38 Article 41 
2025 
Rainy Day 
Audrey Ford 
Messiah University 
www.Messiah.edu One University Ave. | Mechanicsburg PA 17055 
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I liked the box they put me in,
It was the prettiest shade of black.
It had four walls and a concrete floor
It was dirty, cold, and cracked.
I liked the box they put me in,
Because nothing could get in.
THE BOX
Faith Sinnamon
Silvery droplets land on the sill, 
Forming patterns too strange to describe.
Half thawed winds blow over the hills
In melodies that long to combine.
Thunder roars softly up in the clouds
And lighting displays greening grass.
Summer storms sing softly in sweet silvery tones
Willing old winter sorrows to pass. 
Autumn retires having finished its job, 
Making way for glittering snow,
He passes his time making fools out of dreamers,
And brings soaring spirits down low.
Springtime brings flowers that perfume the air,
Giving the darkest of souls back their sight.
Summer blesses the earth with its beauty,
And soaks up the darkness with light. 
SUMMER HIGHS HIGHS AND WINTER BLUES
Faith Sinnamon
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Rainy Day

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