HAYWIRE Issue 10 Fall 2017

Publisher’s Note
HAYWIRE Issue 10 Fall 2017
darker, the weather becomes exponentially
by Lucy Defty, 11a
“You may not control everything that happens to you,
but you can decide not to be reduced by it.”
-Maya Angelou
There are so many things in our color palette of our magazine is a visual
lives that we cannot control; Berlin grows representation of this duality. We are expressing
a desire for simplicity and minimalism.
During winter,
worse, and stress accumulates,
no matter how
hard we work against it.
Even as editor, I have
very little control over
how this magazine turns
out. People make art
that reflects how they
haywire |ˈhāˌwīr|
adjective informal
erratic; out of control :
her imagination went haywire.
ORIGIN early 20th
century (originally U.S.):
from HAY + WIRE, from the
use of hay-baling wire in
makeshift repairs.
the season of comfort
and warmth, we often
find ourselves rushing
around buying presents,
writing thank you
cards, and attending
the 110th holiday party.
feel, they submit it to us, and we curate
it. In this way, Haywire is a direct representation
of opinion and one can learn
a lot by simply looking at it. That is the
beauty of the magazine; it shapes itself.
2017 has been a year of opposites
and opposition; Abitur v. diploma, democrats
v. republicans, black v. white. The
Seldom do we stop, take a breath, and enjoy
the smell of Glühwein and gebrannte Mandeln
in the air. Stress is a growing issue not
only in schools and the workplace, but leaks
into our daily lives as well. Art provides a
much needed escape in times of distress
So while you read this magazine, I hope
you sit down, unwind, and take a breath.
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