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Experience the pages of Allium: A Journal of Poetry & Prose come alive as Columbia College Chicago students from the School of Communication and Culture give voice to this bold, multi-genre publication.
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S1E17 DO YOU KNOW WHERE THEY ARE?
DO YOU KNOW WHERE THEY ARE? by Maxwell Bushey, “Finally, they snapped, and their fantasies became blueprints. So they packed up their rucksacks and walked down to the station at 5:00.” Twin brothers…
S1E16 Poems
“I am dancing through the shadows of the shimmering depths/ Where silver scales whisper and darkness wept.” Marty Pavlik’s poems explore the collision of our natural and inner states. Marty is a…
S1E15 The Exalted Mage
“Juno,” the people would cry. “Our crops have withered and died, please help us.” And Juno would bring the crops back to life, more robust than ever before. “Juno, my house has caught flame, please…
S1E14 The Host
“He was lying. Kaori may have been a regular, but she was still a customer like everyone else.” Ashe, a host at a host bar, is forced to negotiate a demanding customer and his other responsibilities.…
S1E13 The Space Between Us
“She laughed under her breath but there wasn’t any humor in it.” When Lucky is offered a job in New York, he and Cleo must confront the end of their relationship.Sia Tsiranidis is a junior B.A.…
S1E12 The Weight of Quiet
“Pages fanned out like a white flag. She had given up before she had started.” Layla attempts to convince her mother, Monique, about her plans for the future.Nicole Stanton is a Journalism minor…
S1E11 Extraterestrial
Extraterrestrial“This night was sure to be awful.” The shift at the restaurant is going well enough until coworker Mitsi arrives, bringing drama and the potential for conflict suddenly skyrockets. …
S1E10 The Way Things Go
The Way Things Go“But never did the boy I walk with imagine the girl he loved and his friend would end up together.” A young man and young woman negotiate the complexity of their ever-changing…
S1E9 The Most Sparkly Girl You Know is Probably Not the Antichrist
“Wendell's saving grace is the morning bell, signaling the end of homeroom.” A young high schooler named Wendell—annoyed by a pair of outgoing students—finds himself unexpectedly drawn into their…
S1E8 Sunlight Marble
“Her laugh rises behind trees and shrubbery while I pretend to be dumbfounded as to where she could’ve gone.” Through a series of short remembrances, a young person pieces together their complicated…
S1E7 Vivienne’s Brief Amusement
“I had watched the unused takes of Lionel and my sister enough times to know that when he kissed me for the first time, under that dead tree, he did so in a manner most similar to take number…
S1E6 The Girl and the Bird
Kaylie Kehoe grew up in the suburbs of Chicago and is currently a screenwriting student at Columbia College Chicago. Although she has a focus in film and television, she's passionate about all forms…
S1E5 The Fae and the Owl
What dangers must Fae face in order to provide for her family? In this folkloric short story, a young girl must confront the terror of the nearby woods.Xochitl Marines is majoring in animation at…
S1E4 Paradiso
How do you find your future? In the late seventies, a young woman faces the challenges of high school and his small town when a rumor takes hold.Chris Derek Van currently studies film and television…
S1E3 Sirens
Inspired by myth and fantasy, this suspenseful story explores the frightening allure of the unknown.Katie Peters studies in the undergraduate creative writing program at Columbia College Chicago.…
S1E2 California Love
Heartbreak and twisted ankles. Mary discovers the complicated truth about her relationship with her best friend, Sasha.Estela Miranda is from Los Angeles, California. She says, "I’ve lived there all…
S1E1 A Place I Know
Backstage drama knows no bounds. Alex King’s hilarious, dramatic short story details the secret world of high school theatre students and their mercurial relationships.Alex King is a young writer and…
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Allium has published 16 episodes since September 2025, covering topics in Arts, Books.
Allium is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 8m.
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