Fusion 2015 by Karen Hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15 A collection of engaging writing and art from students at the Alexander Dawson School. All work is student-created and student-edited; any errors are the writer's. Work is arranged loosely by division; youngest students' work is near the top of the page, and older students' work is at the bottom. Please see the Contributors post for a full listing of authors and artists. Background image by Alec Timpe ('15). en-us 2015-04-07 15:31:55 UTC 2025-11-14 03:03:05 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/6399520/d6ae8c01c782f6dbe10a61697cb9fe34fa39da2e/e033ba17c83e1c6da3810e80814cc305.jpg Alec Timpe, 12th grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59193099 A creative response to Macbeth

]]> 2015-05-04 12:29:49 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59193099 Drew Wechsler, 12th grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59193217 "Minas Tirith"

]]> 2015-05-04 12:30:43 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59193217 Isha Banerjee, 10th grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59193320 "Eiffel Tower at Night"

]]> 2015-05-04 12:31:39 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59193320 Katie Taylor, 10th grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59193426 A critical essay examining sexism in Beowulf

]]> 2015-05-04 12:32:36 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59193426 Fiona Bell, 12th grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59193540 A mystery that parodies hard-boiled, noir style detective stories

]]> 2015-05-04 12:33:27 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59193540 Claire McPeak, 12th grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59193887 A poem of extended metaphor

]]> 2015-05-04 12:35:46 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59193887 Cassidy Donohue, Orla Eisenberg, Alex Rodrigue, and Sterling Soper; 10th grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59194186 A parody of e.e. cummings' "the cambridge ladies who live in furnished souls"

]]> 2015-05-04 12:37:46 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59194186 Fiona Bell, 12th grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59194391 A beautiful long form poem

]]> 2015-05-04 12:39:06 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59194391 Alec Timpe, 12th grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59194739 2015-05-04 12:41:52 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59194739 Laurain Park, 10th grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59981631 "Giraffe"

]]> 2015-05-11 04:57:53 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59981631 Isha Banerjee, 10th grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59981718 "Seaside in Marseilles"

]]> 2015-05-11 05:00:39 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59981718 Isha Banerjee, 10th grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59981742 "Cathedral in Paris"

]]> 2015-05-11 05:01:37 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59981742 Jetta Nannen, 8th grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59982391 A vignette about an unusual name

]]> 2015-05-11 05:16:17 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59982391 Dagney Javes, 6th grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59982436 "Watermelon"

]]> 2015-05-11 05:17:18 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59982436 Max Melamed, 8th grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59982488 A vignette about a special place

]]> 2015-05-11 05:18:15 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59982488 Maya Sutton, 6th grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59982672 A poem inspired by Joy Harjo's "Perhaps the World Ends Here"

]]> 2015-05-11 05:22:40 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59982672 Jenny Li, 8th grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59982821 A vignette about fingers

]]> 2015-05-11 05:25:21 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59982821 Sofia Veraza, 7th grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59982845 A poem about snow

]]> 2015-05-11 05:26:15 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59982845 Sarah Taylor, 6th grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59982898 A poem inspired by Elizabeth Alexander's "Butter"

]]> 2015-05-11 05:28:00 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59982898 Ethan Abramson, 8th grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59982940 A personal narrative of a difficult experience

]]> 2015-05-11 05:28:54 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59982940 Kiki Porrey, 7th grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59983023 "Cheeseworder"

]]> 2015-05-11 05:30:48 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59983023 Johannes Wiegand, 6th grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59983170 A poem inspired by Carl Sandburg's "Theme in Yellow"

]]> 2015-05-11 05:34:19 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59983170 Luca Musk, 6th grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59983212 A poem about a familiar part of Thanksgiving dinner

]]> 2015-05-11 05:35:34 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59983212 Kate Hranko, 8th grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59983270 A vignette about skin

]]> 2015-05-11 05:36:49 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59983270 Caroline Smith, 7th grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59983295 A brief, mysterious sketch of an unnamed protagonist

]]> 2015-05-11 05:37:40 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59983295 Georgia Robinson, 6th grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59983421 A poem inspired by Elizabeth Alexander's "Butter"

]]> 2015-05-11 05:40:03 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59983421 Jonah Lefkoff, 6th grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59983463 A fall poem

]]> 2015-05-11 05:40:50 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59983463 Kate Ironside, 6th grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59983518 A poem inspired by Maxine W. Kumin's "Family Reunion"

]]> 2015-05-11 05:42:00 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59983518 Noah Williams, 8th grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59983606 A sestina about a ninja

]]> 2015-05-11 05:43:39 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59983606 Nate Spillman, 6th grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59983656 A poem about trees

]]> 2015-05-11 05:44:37 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59983656 Ruby Walker, 8th grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59983695 A vignette about how size runs in a family

]]> 2015-05-11 05:45:10 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59983695 Jenny Li, 8th grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59983850 "A Little Princess"

]]> 2015-05-11 05:47:13 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59983850 Mayor Watts, 6th grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59983891 A poem about a creepy holiday

]]> 2015-05-11 05:48:13 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59983891 Luke DeFrancia, 6th grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59983965 A poem about the signs of fall

]]> 2015-05-11 05:50:04 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59983965 Kiki Ryland, 8th grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59984012 A vignette about a strong family resemblance

]]> 2015-05-11 05:51:14 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59984012 Zoe Lowe and Emily Hicks, 8th grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59984079 A sestina

]]> 2015-05-11 05:52:06 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59984079 Katie Bozzay, 6th grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59984232 A seasonal poem

]]> 2015-05-11 05:55:40 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59984232 Maddy Timms, 6th grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59984271 A poem about a resilient and enduring tree

]]> 2015-05-11 05:56:14 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59984271 Liesel Strohmeyer, 8th grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59984359 A contemplative poem

]]> 2015-05-11 05:58:20 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59984359 Karina Patel, 6th grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59984391 An autumn poem full of imagery

]]> 2015-05-11 05:59:12 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59984391 Lindsay Abramson, 6th grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59984417 A poem about fall

]]> 2015-05-11 06:00:09 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59984417 Anika Banerjee, 7th grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59984461 "1999 Wonder"

]]> 2015-05-11 06:02:11 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59984461 Lucca Fulkerson, 6th grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59984496 A poem with a mysterious speaker

]]> 2015-05-11 06:03:10 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59984496 Jack Aldworth, 6th grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59986624 Inspired by Bruce Guernsey's "Yam"

]]> 2015-05-11 06:31:01 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59986624 Emily Hicks, 8th grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59986677 A vignette about a unique sibling connection

]]> 2015-05-11 06:31:51 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59986677 Jimmy Bohn, 8th grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59986726 A suspenseful account of a harrowing experience

]]> 2015-05-11 06:32:31 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/59986726 Sean Crawford, 1st grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/60059363 A writing about hands

]]> 2015-05-11 15:35:07 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/60059363 Sam Ellenbogen, 2nd grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/60059365 A springtime haiku

]]> 2015-05-11 15:35:07 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/60059365 Tristan Yardley, 2nd grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/60059366 A springtime haiku

]]> 2015-05-11 15:35:07 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/60059366 Shan Amin, 2nd grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/60060231 A springtime haiku

]]> 2015-05-11 15:39:27 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/60060231 Ryker Leanaugh, 1st grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/60060368 A writing about hands

]]> 2015-05-11 15:40:12 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/60060368 Ryder Stone, 2nd grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/60060644 A springtime haiku

]]> 2015-05-11 15:41:50 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/60060644 Reece Giffels, 2nd grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/60060733 A hot air haiku

]]> 2015-05-11 15:42:18 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/60060733 Levi DeFrancia, 3rd grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/60060848 A mystery about an important missing bird

]]> 2015-05-11 15:43:05 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/60060848 Sumi Vora, 6th grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/60063106 Still Life

]]> 2015-05-11 15:54:03 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/60063106 Isabelle Jacobsma, 1st grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/60063281 A writing about hands

]]> 2015-05-11 15:54:56 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/60063281 Graham Halverson, 2nd grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/60063532 A springtime haiku

]]> 2015-05-11 15:56:04 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/60063532 Emerson McClellan, 3rd grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/60063726 "The Case of the Missing Wedding Cake"

]]> 2015-05-11 15:56:57 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/60063726 Elle Pedersen, 3rd grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/60064319 A short detective story

]]> 2015-05-11 15:59:52 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/60064319 Cameron Crane, 2nd grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/60064425 A springtime haiku

]]> 2015-05-11 16:00:33 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/60064425 Charlie Romano, 5th grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/60065712 A tribute to a favorite teacher

]]> 2015-05-11 16:08:34 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/60065712 Cade Yano, 2nd grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/60065912 A springtime haiku

]]> 2015-05-11 16:09:37 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/60065912 Caden Darrin, 3rd grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/60066028 Greek vase

]]> 2015-05-11 16:10:14 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/60066028 Ben Mei-Dan, 3rd grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/60066319 "The Case of the Missing Bat"

]]> 2015-05-11 16:11:53 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/60066319 Bella Berger, 1st grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/60066459 A writing about hands

]]> 2015-05-11 16:12:51 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/60066459 Ari Pollacheck, 1st grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/60066575 A writing about hands

]]> 2015-05-11 16:13:33 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/60066575 Asher Lefkoff, 3rd grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/60066628 "The Case of the Missing Emerald"

]]> 2015-05-11 16:13:55 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/60066628 Isabelle Jacobsma, 1st grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/60066817 "Ice Cream"

]]> 2015-05-11 16:14:53 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/60066817 Lily Mock, 5th grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/60067623 "Botanic Garden Chihuly"

]]> 2015-05-11 16:19:39 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/60067623 Shan Amin, 2nd grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/60068041 "Robot"

]]> 2015-05-11 16:22:00 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/60068041 Zephyra Simitziak, Kindergarten karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/60068056 "Love"

]]> 2015-05-11 16:22:05 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/60068056 Owen Leidich, 4th grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/60068057 Family Crest

]]> 2015-05-11 16:22:05 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/60068057 Maya Sutton, 6th grade karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/60292253 A poem inspired by Bruce Guernsey's "Yam"

]]> 2015-05-13 02:06:21 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/60292253 Contributors karen_hand https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/60674187 Read this post for a full listing of authors, artists and compilers who made Fusion 2015 possible.

]]> 2015-05-15 19:16:57 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_hand/Fusion15/wish/60674187