Today, Someone donated A whiteboard calendar. Fill in the numbers, write your agenda. Make the Month yours. Etc. Someone had written in the numbers For the months But there were slashmarks through days Instead of Doctor’sappointmentSophie’sborthdayDrycleanersGroceriesDinnerwithMomandDad I looked at the month they’d written: “July 2020” I realized The slashmarks Were

It’s that time of year again, Cairn! The time of year where everyone is sick of Christmas before Christmas even starts. That’s why we at The Scroll propose a new fictitious holiday to celebrate here at Cairn as part celebrating the Lord’s birth. Channel your inner David Tennent to pronounce

My dad discovered Kim Possible on Disney Channel when I was young enough to see a high schooler as a role model. He recorded the “Friends and Foes” marathon on VHS and let me watch episodes on lazy Saturdays. Sometimes, we’d set up stools in the kitchen (small pillars to

What was your favorite dream as a kid? Flying dreams? Candyland dreams? Dreams in which you saw old friends, old pets, a joyful reunion where nothing else mattered? Dreams that made you powerful, a hero in a story? One of my favorite dreams was one I only had once. And

Warning: this is not a book review. It’s an editorial—and quite a personal one. It might be triggering for some readers. I sit in the doctor’s chair, fidgety, still telling myself that this was the right choice. It doesn’t. It feels like defeat. “Julianne? Hi. What brings you in today?”

Note from the Editor: Welcome back, Cairn! We’re celebrating the kick off of the semester by sharing a story—a story that won the Dr. Jean Minto Fellowship Writing Award for Creative Non-fiction last semester! Before we present this poignant true story, let us present its author: Abigail Wagher. What first

There’s a line from one of my favorite songs, where the artists cries, “Bring my heart to the piano, and let it sing for you.” I may not have a piano, or music that hums through my veins the same way, but there will always be words. My keyboard brings

Looking for a soulful museum to visit during Spring Break? How about one that weaves together the ideas of foundational faith and American history into a cord uneasily broken? The new Faith and Liberty Discovery Center on Independence Ave in Philadelphia reflects on the biblical themes of unity, liberty, love,

At 7:30pm on February 21, 2022, Morgan Yoder sang the first notes of her Senior Vocal Recital. Brimming with confidence, she continued in Aria, her voice and the piano complementing each other. Erin Cummings, her accompanist, introduced the tone with ease. How did you decide which songs to perform? Morgan:

The author of the famous Alex Rider series has struck again! Writing adult fiction in more recent years, Anthony Horowitz redefined the ideals for the British “whodunit,” in his book, Magpie Murders, while still nodding his head in appreciation for Agatha Christie’s classic novels.             Magpie Murders is a book