The Alembic is the official literary journal of Providence College. Founded in 1920, it was the College's first publication and has gone through many changes since its original run. Earlier issues served not only as a platform for student literary expression, but also as a yearbook and news service. Inclusions in the journal have received national attention through various literary review committees and organizations.
Current Issue: Volume 103, Issue 1 (2025)
Full Issue
The Alembic 2025
Providence College
Poetry
Deathbed Bingo
Jane Lunin Perel
Deathbed Bingo
Jane Lunin Perel and Rowan Locascio-McLaughlin
The Thief
Ella Bloom
Stumbles in the Wind
Maral Sarafin
Stumbles in the Wind
Maral Sarafin and Anthony Joseph
Peace Found Here
Charlee O'Hair
Peace Found Here
Charlee O'Hair
Expired
Cindy Tran
In the Mind of a Poet
Sara MacKinnon
In the Mind of a Poet
Sara MacKinnon
Ode to Old Bay Seasoning
Eleanor Phillips
Ode to Old Bay Seasoning
Eleanor Phillips
Resting
Lenore Montanaro and Anthony Tinaro
When the Moon Says Hello
Libby Stockton
When the Moon Says Hello
Libby Stockton
When the Sun Says Goodbye
Libby Stockton
When the Sun Says Goodbye
Libby Stockton
Is This Really You?
Libby Stockton
Is This Really You?
Libby Stockton
A Beautiful Mess
Libby Stockton
A Beautiful Mess
Libby Stockton
Passenger Seat
Ian Gualtiere
Passenger Seat
Ian Gualtiere
When the Seasons Change
Ava Sampanato
When the Seasons Change
Ava Sampanato and Christina Schwab
Snowy Silence
Ava Sampanato
Snowy Silence
Ava Sampanato and Christina Schwab
Just Because You Love
Ava Sampanato
Just Because You Love
Ava Sampanato and Madelyn Young
A Sea of Isolation—Inspired by Francis Picabia’s Untitled (Sailboat)
Nicole Hirt and Veronica Butler
The Paralian
Nicole Hirt
The Paralian
Nicole Hirt and Veronica Butler
Anniversary Remembrance for E. and J.
Jennifer Phillips
Anniversary Remembrance for E. and J.
Jennifer Phillips and Lucy Kelly
Turkey Buzzards
Jennifer Phillips
Turkey Buzzards
Jennifer Phillips and Elizabeth Mignardi
Parents
Richard Dinges Jr. and Lucy Kelly
Poor Relations
Craig Kurtz
Poor Relations
Craig Kurtz and Owen Kruger
The Leisure Class
Craig Kurtz
The Leisure Class
Craig Kurtz and Owen Kruger
Hypochondria
Craig Kurtz
Hypochondria
Craig Kurtz and Rowan Locascio-McLaughlin
Sleeper
Matthew J. Spireng and Olivia Barbarini
Proud to Call Him a Friend (for Jeff)
Matthew J. Spireng
Proud to Call Him a Friend (for Jeff)
Matthew J. Spireng and Olivia Barbarini
What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Jason Ryberg
What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Jason Ryberg and Anna Gambone
Untied
Jason Ryberg and Anna Gambone
Carnival Baby
John Grey
Carnival Baby
John Grey and Audrey Raupp
The Horrors
John Grey
The Horrors
John Grey and Madison Haji
Hands
Greg Moglia and Anthony Tinaro
The Last Song
Hanna Boudreau
The Last Song
Hanna Boudreau
Times Tables
Hanna Boudreau
Times Tables
Hanna Boudreau
Photography
Turning with the Tides
Lily Spiegel
The Last Adventure
Lily Spiegel
The Silence in Carnival
Lily Spiegel
The Innominate Couple
Lily Spiegel
In the Backyard
Madelyn Young
Dormant as Life Sails By
Devin Sampson
Parting the Tourist Sea
Devin Sampson
Fiction
The Absolution on the Mountain Pass
Tyler Donegan
The Absolution on the Mountain Pass
Tyler Donegan and Rodney Lopez
Heaven’s Star
Claudia DeLuca
Heaven’s Star
Claudia DeLuca and Veronica Butler
The Last Miller
Eleanor Phillips
The Last Miller
Eleanor Phillips
Not Even Past
Michael Washburn
Not Even Past
Michael Washburn and Matteo Carozza
Non-Fiction
Beyond the Lens
Riley Londraville
Beyond the Lens
Riley Londraville
Not Your Average Princess
Madison Hogardt
Not Your Average Princess
Madison Hogardt
A Reflection on Growing Up as a Girl
Sydney King
A Reflection on Growing Up as a Girl
Sydney King
