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Square Magazine Issue 5

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April 01, 2026
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Square Magazine Issue 5

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Gage Hillman

April 01, 2026

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  2. a special thank you to Terrell Atkins, Broc Butler, Kirby

    Christiansen, Aubrey Exum, The Delta Delta Delta Chi Chapter, Malee Davidson, The Farmstead on Woodson Ridge, The Green at Harrison’s, Gracie Farquhar, Morgan Greene, Nina Houdeshell, Riley Houser, Patricia Hughes, Weslie Hunter, Ashton Brooks Logan, Sheridan Mark, Josh McCoy, Isabella Nolen, Julia Noya, Elena Ossoski, Daniel Parker, Javares Pette, Lilly Ross and Parthenon Productions, Sofia Sanchez, Ava Strojan, Amelia Sweeney, Mary Clare Trower, Jade Weaver, Dr. Debora Wenger, & every reader, follower, and supporter of Square. This magazine would be nothing without you and your loyalty. Thank you, Square Magazine 2
  3. Square Magazine 3 PHOTOGRAPHERS Ruth Emmerich Emma Greene Joseph Hogue

    Kathryn Hosp Hollis Ann Newbill Maria Ramirez Kaitlyn Steinroeder DESIGN TEAM Maddie Beckemeyer Ruth Emmerich Emma Greene Gracie Hudson Aliza Warner Lana Welborn STYLING TEAM Mary Hunter Adair Suzie Brown Airey Jones Annie Phelps Sierra Sharp Emma Greene Editor in Chief Ruth Emmerich Creative Director Hollis Ann Newbill Creative Planner Abby Fulmar Copy Editor Aliza Warner Digital Director Addy Ezell & Mailynn Nguyen Social Media Directors HG Crain Business Director Gage Hillman Casting Assistant
  4. 2024-25 EDITORIAL TEAM Sophie Amen Olivia Blackwell Anna Grace Bowling

    Audrey Cooper Jane Dunn Hardy Greene Brooklyn Hoffmann Kamryn Reed Ava Rosetti Henry Smith Sophie Smith Emma Williams Madalyn Dudley Demi Grauer Dabney Flynt Margaret French Finely-Claire McKern Freddie Reinhard SOCIAL TEAM 4
  5. “I ·hlˆ} bac} · Ñheˆ I Ña¯ ׏¼ˆge« aˆd belˆg

    ·ea¯ed f« ‡× ¼·fl·¯ « f« ¨e¨e ˆ· ¼ˆde«¯·aˆdlˆg ¯‡e·hlˆg ·ha· I Ña¯ Ñea«lˆg,” Fa«ª¼ha« ¯aׯ. “I «ea× dld ‡a«ch · ·he bea· f ‡× Ñˆ d«¼‡. I Ña¯ aÑaׯ aÑa«e f ¯·a×lˆg Ðe«× ·«¼e · Ñh I a‡, aˆd I ·hlˆ} ·ha· l¯ ¯‡e·hlˆg ·ha· I haÐe ca««led Ñl·h ‡e.” Fa«ª¼ha« a¯ ¯aׯ ¯he ha¯ aˆ e‡·lˆa cˆˆec·lˆ · ·he ¨lece¯ ¯he Ñea«¯. Belˆg Ðe«× c¯e · he« fa‡l×, ¯he l¯ ¯eˆ·l‡eˆ·a, e¯¨ecla× f« ·he zeÑe«× aˆd acce¯¯«le¯ ¨a¯¯ed dÑˆ · he« b× l‡¨«·aˆ· ¨e¨e lˆ he« lfe aˆd lˆeage. “M× g«aˆd‡·he« l¯ a zeÑee«, aˆd ¯he’¯ beeˆ glf·lˆg ‡e ¯¨ecla zeÑe«× ¯lˆce I Ña¯ a l··e gl«,” Fa«ª¼ha« ¯aׯ. “I’Ðe acc¼‡¼a·ed ¨lece¯ ¨a¯¯ed dÑˆ f«‡ ‡× g«ea·-g«aˆd‡·he«, Ñh I a‡ ˆa‡ed af·e«, aˆd ¨lece¯ f«‡ ·he« fa‡l× ‡e‡be«¯. I a‡ Ðe«× c¯e Ñl·h ‡× fa‡l×, ¯ I acce¯¯«lße Ñl·h ·he¯e ‡eaˆlˆgf¼ zeÑe¯ a · aˆd l· ‡a}e¯ ‡e fee Ðe«× cˆˆec·ed · ‡× fa‡l× aˆd ‡× lˆˆe« chld.” Fa«ª¼ha«’¯ Ðe f« fa¯hlˆ aˆd abll·× · eÖhlbl· he« ¨e«¯ˆal·× ·h«¼gh he« c·hlˆg f«‡ a ׏¼ˆg age ha¯ ¯hÑˆ ·ha· f« he«, ¯·×e l¯ a ˆa·¼«a eÖ·eˆ¯lˆ f Ñh ¯he l¯. B× belˆg eÖ·«e‡e× lˆ·eˆ·lˆa aˆd de·aled Ñheˆ l· c‡e¯ · Ñha· ¯he b¼×¯, ¯he beleÐe¯ he« ¯·×e c‡e¯ «gaˆlca×. 11
  6. Ll}e Fa«ª¼ha«, SÑeeˆe× beleÐe¯ ·ha· a¯ ¯he ha¯ g«Ñˆ lˆ·

    ·he ¨e«¯ˆ ·ha· ¯he l¯ ·da×, he« ¯·×e ha¯ eЏÐed aˆd fÑed Ðe«× ˆa·¼«a×. She de¯ˆ’· haÐe · Ðe«·hlˆ} ·he ¨lece¯ f c·hlˆg ¯he ch¯e¯ · Ñea« beca¼¯e ¯he }ˆÑ¯ Ñha· ¯he Ðe¯ aˆd Ñha· ‡a}e¯ he« fee cˆfldeˆ·. “T«¼·hf¼×, I Ñea« Ñha· ‡a}e¯ ‡e ha¨¨× aˆd Ñha· glÐe¯ ‡e ·he cˆfldeˆce · be ·«¼e · ‡×¯ef,” SÑeeˆe× ¯aׯ. “Wheˆ I a‡ ¨«¼d f ‡× ¼·fl·, ׏¼ caˆ ¯ee ‡× ¨e«¯ˆal·× aˆd cˆfldeˆce ¯hlˆlˆg ·h«¼gh. Fa¯hlˆ aÑ¯ ‡e · eÖ¨«e¯¯ ‡×¯ef ·h«¼gh ‡× c·hlˆg aˆd · ¯hÑ ‡× a¼·heˆ·lc ¯ef lˆ a ¨hׯlca Ña×.” Fa¯hlˆ l¯ fa« ‡«e ·haˆ a ¨lece f fab«lc aˆd a ·h«ead; l· l¯ a ¨Ñe«f¼ aˆd ‡eaˆlˆgf¼ f«‡ f ¯ef-eÖ¨«e¯¯lˆ aˆd a Ðl¯¼a «e¨«e¯eˆ·a·lˆ ·ha· c‡‡¼ˆlca·e¯ Ñh Ñe a«e aˆd Ñha· ¼« ¯·«× ·e¯. I· l¯ a aˆg¼age aˆd a ‡l««« l‡age f Ñh Ñe a«e aˆd Ñhe«e Ñe a«e glˆg. Pe«¯ˆa ¯·×e caˆ ¯¨ea} Џ¼‡e¯ ab¼· ¼« eÖ¨e«leˆce¯, ¼« lˆˆe« я«d, aˆd ¼« a¯¨l«a·lˆ¯. S ·he ˆeÖ· ·l‡e ׏¼ ge· d«e¯¯ed, a¯} ׏¼«¯ef: Ñh d ׏¼ Ñaˆ· · be ·da×? “A· l·¯ c«e, ‡× ¯·×e ha¯ «ea× «e‡alˆed ·he ¯a‡e a¯ I haÐe g«Ñˆ lˆ· ·he ¨e«¯ˆ I a‡ ·da×,” Fa«ª¼ha« ¯aׯ. “A¯ I’Ðe ¯hlf·ed f«‡ g«Ñlˆg ¼¨ · belˆg a cege ¯««l·× gl« · ˆÑ lÐlˆg lˆ NeÑ Y«} Cl·×, ‡× ¯·×e ha¯ ‡a·¼«ed, b¼·, ·h«¼gh l· a, I haÐe Ñaˆ·ed · «e‡alˆ ‡×¯ef.” G«Ñlˆg ¼¨ lˆ F«aˆ}lˆ, Teˆˆe¯¯ee, Ñl·h ¨e¨e cˆ¯·aˆ·× ‡Ðlˆg lˆ aˆd ¼· f he« ·Ñˆ, A‡ela SÑeeˆe× ha¯ eÖ¨e«leˆced eЏÐlˆg aˆd chaˆglˆg ¯·×e¯. SÑeeˆe× ha¯ chaˆˆeed ·h¯e dlffe«eˆ· ¯·×e¯ Ñl·hlˆ he« aˆd deÐe¨ed a Ña× f d«e¯¯lˆg ·ha· ¯hÑca¯e¯ he« c«ea·lÐe ¨e«¯ˆal·× ·h«¼gh he« c·hlˆg. “C«ea·lÐl·× aˆd belˆg abe · c«ea·e ¼ˆlª¼e ·hlˆg¯ l¯ a blg ¨a¯¯lˆ f ‡lˆe, aˆd I Ñaˆ· ·ha· · be ¯hÑˆ ·h«¼gh ‡× c·hlˆg,” ¯aׯ SÑeeˆe×, a ¯¨h‡«e Iˆ·eg«a·ed Ma«}e·lˆg C‡‡¼ˆlca·lˆ¯ ‡az« a· ·he UˆlÐe«¯l·× f Ml¯¯l¯¯l¨¨l. “I Ðe · c«ea·e, aˆd I Ðe · ¯ee hÑ ·he« ¨e¨e a«e c«ea·lˆg ¯‡e·hlˆg dlffe«eˆ· f«‡ ‡e Ñl·h Ñha· ·he× a«e Ñea«lˆg. Fa¯hlˆ l¯ a Ña× f« ‡e · eÖ¨«e¯¯ ‡×¯ef aˆd Ñha· I Ðe.” 12
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