Click on an issue number or cover to access individual issues (in PDF form). Issue 17, 2023 Poetry "Storyteller," by Ashley Adams "Lavender Soap," by Abbie "Revlis" Anderson "The Determiner," by Abbie "Revlis" Anderson "5 + 1," by Kelsey Dunahoo "Summer Sentiments," by Emily Mosier "Wild Blackberries," by Emily Mosier "Old News," by Emily Mosier "She/Me," by V. M. Stinson "Alive," by V. M. Stinson "The Luck of a Beating Heart," by V. M. Stinson "Bird in a Cage," by Ariel Smith "Masks We All Wear," by Ariel Smith "Waning Presence," by Ariel Smith "Driftwood," by Lilynn Smith Short Stories "Home," by Ashley Adams "Pumpkin Head," by Ashley Adams "They know where you are," by Ashley Adams "Chicken," by J. Antonio Bass "Amicitia Vera Illuminat," by Emily Mosier "A Baptist Church," by Emily Mosier "I know why they call him Mutt," by Samantha Neeley "Something about snakes, orange sneakers, and temptation," by Samantha Neeley "Left of the Highway," by Sarah Robbins "Checkmate," by Tina Olsen Illustrations/Photography Alaina Burnham Julia Daniels Kaleyah Gilbert Gabrielle Jent Anna Kathyrn Kautz Avery King Emily Mosier Sarah Robbins Robert Vilardi Icie Wallace Issue 16, 2022 Poetry and Prose "A Blade of Grass," by Cierra Miller "A Fair Deal," by Mason Sullivan "Ash to Ash," by Cassie N. Lung "At Least we Agree . . . ," by Samantha Neeley "Azaleas," by Emily Mosier "Before," by Sarah Thunberg "Being Held," by Austin Swanlaw "Castle Walls," by Sarah Thunberg "Confessional," by Daisy Miller-Wells "Cycles," by Brianna Lewis "Decorated Girlhood," by Kathleen Deal "Eclipse," by Amelia Harrell "Fated Ways of Change," by Jennifer Bedsole "For Once," by Sarah Thunberg "For the Sake of Me," by Cassie N. Lung "From Sonnet 15," by Ellie Russell "Frozen in Time," by Aren Pace "Heart's (T)reason," by Emily Mosier "Hymn of Praise," by Destiny Leigh Manning "I Bought Myself a Shelf Today," by Megan Butler "I Have Been Here Before," by Cassie N. Lung "I Saw Her and Wept," by Ashely Adams "If the Stars Could Speak," by Victoria Cummins "Jazz," by J. Antonio Bass "Leaving the Water On," by Austin Swanlaw "Letter to the Devil (pt. 1)," by Domaja Hill "Letter to the Devil (pt. 2)," by Domaja Hill "Lorena Court," by Linnie Russell "Maw," by Daisy Miller-Wells "Memoir," by Jennifer Bedsole "Midnight," by Amelia Harrell "Myth as Meaning," by Austin Swanlaw "On These Days," by Victoria Cummins "On Thinking of You," by Victoria Cummins "One," by Brianna Lewis "Ophelia's Sonnet," by Mason Sullivan "Polish Your Horns," by Megan Butler "Posted," by Jennifer Bedsole "Potential of You," by Areya Sneed "Remember Me," by Sarah Thunberg "Remember This," by Victoria Cummins "Saying the Quiet Part Loud," by Samantha Neeley "Search No More," by Cassie N. Lung "Solitary," by Cierra Miller "Stress," by Brianna Lewis "Sunday," by J. Antonio Bass "The Distant Shore," by Cassie N. Lung "The Grim Reaper," by Emily Mosier "The Tree," by Domaja Hill "This Sacred Hour," by Cassie N. Lung "Tinnamoren," by J. Antonio Bass "To a Friend," by Linnie Russell "To Stand Still," by Werner Quintanilla "Untitled," by Kaleyah Gilbert "Without Love," by Jennifer Bedsole "You," by Sarah Thunberg "You: In a Different Universe," by Victoria Cummins "11/5/2021-2:37am," by Victoria Cummins Short Stories "At the Foothills of Salvation . . . ," by Werner Quintanilla "Aurora (English)," by Rachel Rush "Aurora (Portuguese)," by Rachel Rush "Bitter Casualties," by Emily Mosier "Breakfast for Dinner," by Linnie Russell "Check Up," by Mason Sullivan "Corvus Oculum Corvi (pt. 1)," by Haley McInnis "Corvus Oculum (pt. 2)," by Haley McInnis "Excerpt from The Legioncy," by McKenzie Dahlke "Running," by Mason Sullivan "The Green Fairy," by Haley McInnis "The Story of an Hour (Essay)," by Gracie Coppage "The Suicide Clinic," by Emily Mosier "The Time Fate was Wrong," by Molly Brandolino "Those That Haunt Us," by Alexis Ellison "Walking in Autumn," by Linnie Russell "Why You Probably . . . ," by Werner Quintanilla Illustrations/Photography Jennifer Bedsole, pp. 17 and 47 Beth Anne Edwards, pp. 12, 15, 20, 22, 28, 39, 49, 54, 58, and 60 Alix Godfrey, pp. 9 and 136 Amelia Harrel / R. Cameron, pp. 26 and 57 Derek Johns, p. 42 Amanda Knotts, pp. 6, 25, 32, and 38 Jia Wen Lee, p. 31 Sarah Robbins, p. 7 Jessica Ward, p. 59 Issue 15, 2021 Poetry "Red Bird," by Emily Corbett "Shards of Time," by Jennifer Bedsole "Intricate Poem," by Sarah Williams and McKenzie Dahlke "The Morning Mantra," by Victoria Cummins "Distance, Not Diamonds," by Samantha Neeley "Lost," by Anita Adiole "Silent Song," by Cassie N. Nolin "Want," by Autumn Baggett-Griggs "Segridofell," by J. Antonio Bass "Words I Decide to Keep to Myself," by Victoria Cummins "7 Days," by Soumitra Ganguly "Life is Changing," by Lynne Martin "Hell's Disease," by Cassie N. Nolin "Still Life 1 / Still Life 2," by Thai Huynh "Endless Ride," by Jennifer Bedsole "Rely on Me," by Autumn Baggett-Griggs "Anxiety," by Xavier Kelly "My Mother's Eyes," by Cassie N. Nolin "Your Presence," by Shenna Morris "I Found a Place Where Lilies Grow," by Elysea Jackson "The Girl is the Ink," by Samantha Neeley "Daily Grind," by Cassie N. Nolin "A Plain Black Dress," by Emily Corbett "Glorious," by Linda Lewis "Let's Be Perfect," by Joshua Windus "Dawn," by Thai Huynh "Blue Alert," by Autumn Baggett-Griggs "Shadowland," by Cassie N. Nolin "This Haunting Beauty," by Joshua Windus "We Wish to Be Rooted," by Joshua Windus "Out of Sight," by C. S. Lee Gray "Your Poem," by Victoria Cummins "The Nothing-Place," by Cassie N. Nolin "Tiny Little Me," by Anita Adiole "Hades & Persephone," by Estibaliz Lopez Morrobel "Unheard Melody," by Cassie N. Nolin "Nighthorse," by J. Antonio Bass "Journey On," by Cassie N. Nolin "Chains," by Jennifer Bedsole "Sorrowful Joy," by Thai Huynh "Not Known . . . The Lady of Shalott," by Cassie N. Nolin "Glimpses," by Rachel Depietri "Justice," by J. Antonio Bass Prose "The Angel's Soul," by Thai Huynh "Letters to Franc," by J. Antonio Bass "The Gift," by Brianna Lewis "Benhower," by McKenzie Dahlke "The Ant," by J. Antonio Bass "The Artist," by Mark Grant "Before the Storm," by Mark Grant "Thrill of the Hunt," by Mark Grant "The Redo Button," by Adrianna Forehand "Life on Mars," by Johneise Bennett "Messages from Outer Space," by Johneise Bennett "What Really Happened Here?" by Johneise Bennett Artists McKenzie Dahlke Front and Rear Cover Illustrations Poetry Cover Distance, Not Diamonds Lost Silent Song Words I Decide to Keep to Myself 7 Days Rely on Me Anxiety Your Presence A Plain Black Dress Dawn Blue Alert Shadowland Out of Sight Your Poem Hades & Persephone Nighthorse/Journey On Prose and Short Stories Cover The Angel's Soul Benhower The Ant Olivia Kattos Justice What Really Happened Here? Amanda Knotts Rear Cover Photograph Daily Grind The Nothing-Place Sorrowful Joy Issue 14, 2017-2018 Poetry "Going Dutch," by Madina Seytmuradova "Blink," by Sidney Coker "Bubbles," by Georgia Blanchard "Chainsmoker," by Katelyn Smith "I Don’t Feel Pain," by Christopher Anderson "David," by Madina Seytmuradova "I Would Be a Lovely Snake," by Draven Jackson "Iceberg," by Caroline Hughes "Ketchup," by Sidney Coker "Microscope," by Caroline Hughes "My Heart," by April Rusk "One of the Guys," by Caroline Hughes "Orpheus," by Madina Seytmuradova "Scruff," by Rachel Ward "Secret Wars," by April Rusk "Sleeping Alone," by Melanie McGilberry "Stray," by Katelyn Smith "The Boxes of Femininity," by Draven Jackson "The Boy Who Couldn’t Handle No," by Caroline Hughes "There’s a Section of My Brain Devoted to You," by Draven Jackson "Valentine’s Day," by Georgia Blanchard "You’ll Understand," by Austin MacCraw "10041," by Madina Seytmuradova "Untitled," by Austin MacCraw Prose "Sleeping God," by Madina Seytmuradova "A Place to Hide," by Alaina Hornberger "(In)Effective," by Austin MacCraw "Like Father Like Son," by Katelyn Smith "The Breakthrough," by Steven Fann "MC1R," by Austin MacCraw "A Megitsune’s Wish," by Alaina Hornberger "The Plague," by Sidney Coker "The Monsters in the Woods," by Alaina Hornberger "The Bringer of Death," by Austin MacCraw "Precocious," by Christian Catrett "The Most Beautiful Lily," by Alaina Hornberger "Riptide," by Katelyn Smith "Watch out for Cats," by Alaina Hornberger "Untitled," by Christian Beason Artists Carolina Hechart Alaina Hornberger Hunter Irby Jamie Lotierzo Abby Phillips Brandon Rice Madina Seytmuradova Aysiah Stroud-Lucy Ivey Vinson Lydia Welch Katie Winters Double Issue: Issues 12/13, Fall 2016/Spring 2017 Poetry (Fall 2016) "Autoreligion," by Katie Curington "Blood Money," by Hannah Edwards "Confession of a Sinner," by Abdullah Mohammad-Sadiq "From Here and There," by Kalen Busby "My Lungs," by Alyssa Enrile "the last summer," by Katie Curington "Moonlit Symphony," by Jazmin Garret Untitled, by Victoria Hunt "Sheets," by Alyssa Enrile "Juicy Fruit," by Corina Weiser-Cox "Really From," by Corina Weiser-Cox "Seasons," by Elizabeth Hollis "The Spaces in Between," by Alyssa Enrile "The Creature," by Rebecca Feagin Prose (Fall 2016) "She Laughed in Another Language," by Hannah Edwards "Dearly Beloved," by Rhett Coker "Birthday," by Austin MacCraw "EMILY," by Hayden Freese "The Moth," by Jamie Leverette "The Piano," by Leah Lancaster "The God of the Sea," by Marissa Dennis "Thou Shalt Not," by Leah Lancaster Poetry (Spring 2017) "Arson," by Draven Jackson "Death is Faithful to Faithful Men," by Katelyn Smith "Lonely People," by Katelyn Smith "The Boy with the Golden Wings," by Draven Jackson "Anchor," by Hope Rangel "On Sun and Stars," by Lydia Gilmer "Ten Thousand Miles of Black Linen," by Kalen Busby "Other Meanings," by E. W. Brooks Prose (Spring 2017) "A Fat Cat and Hemingway," by Draven Jackson "Diversions," by Madina Seytmuradova "English is Hard," by Madina Seytmuradova "Aeaea," by Austin MacCraw "My Place," by Alaina Hornberger "See You Tomorrow," by Alaina Hornberger "False Advertising," by Ethan Ensor-Gibson "Love You to the Moon and Back," by Georgia Blanchard Artists Alaina Hornberger Kayle Weeks Issue 11, Spring 2015 Blue text indicates a veteran's spotlight selection in this issue. Poetry "A Coming of Age," by Jeffery N. Whaley "Rest Up," by Hannah Edwards Untitled, by Hannah Edwards "I Once Knew a Man," by Hannah Edwards "Coffee and Ash," by Corinne Jacobs "Stacks of Notebooks in Heaven," by Stacy Pratt "Burning Metal in Iraq," by Lauren Cox "Descant, Yet Again," by Susannah McQuitty "Portrait of My Grandfather," by Abigail Michelini "Child's Play," by Alex Millard Prose "Welcome to the Jungle," by Stephanie Hopper "Emancipator," by Hunter Stewart "Crossing Paths with Ming," by Lesley Stukey "Why Is Why Important?," by Michael Thompson "Glares of the Sun," by Jamie Bennett "The Dresser," by Susannah McQuitty "For the Sake of Curiosity," by Ryan Taylor "The Wind from the Past," by Tyeler Rayburn "The Piano Man," by Caleb Humphreys Artists Louise Cheng Kellen Crookham Jonathon Guice Alisha Merritt Destin Salyers Hannah Still McCall Tedder Saraya Williams Issue 10, Fall 2014 Poetry "Waterworks," by Kathryn Curry "The New Exhibit," by Zachary Dalton Ashburn "Emily's Lament," by Hannah Lindley "Blue," by Abigail Michelini "Smoke," by Courtney Gilley "Lex," by Lauren Wiggins "A New Me," by Robert McGough "Weeds," by Lauren Wiggins "We Is Me," by Kathryn Curry "Running," by Abigail Michelini "Whole," by Abigail Michelini "Ghost," by Brandi Mitchell Prose "Animals," by Amber Richards "Into the Nothing," by Courtney Gilley "The Runaways," by Liz Nowling "Sandglass," by Ngoc Vo "We Serve at Seven," by Robert McGough "Waves," by Naomi Perez "Flannel Patches," by Samantha Loff Artists Ashley Crowe Alisha Merritt Alyssa Narksavee Kymber O'Bannon Lydia Phelps Hollie Reeves Victor Sanakai-Papi Hannah Stone Duong Tran Jordan Williams Madison Williams Issue 9, Fall 2013 Poetry "Domestic War," by Allison Miller "Ovillejo," by Samantha Loff "A Mug of Tea," by Matthew Firpo "Hundreds of Years," by Allison Miller "Redemption," by Jamie Leverette "Wishing You Well," by Buchanan Watson "Joy of Recycling," by Melissa Morris "Wanting," by Hannah Dobbs "Rubaiyat: Mound," by Samantha Loff "Set Me Free," by Jamie Holmes Prose "Dying Cycle" by Josh Richards "Liquid Lightning," by Josh Williams "What is a Nightmare," by Ryan Taylor "Magic Kingdom," by Meg Shackelford "Lights Out," by G. S. Salazar, Jr. Art "Alone" and "Oldest Tree," by Daniel Beltran "Lotus," by Lingfei Zhou "Old Roots," by Savanna Schacherer "Pine Tree," by Alisha Lefebrve "Origin of the Arrow," by Nolan Odom "Eyes in the Night," by Megan Riley "Isolation," by Chelsey Williams "Drawing Tree," by Justin Fuller "Skull on Red" and "Living Room," by Hannah Ellis "Signs of Love," by Carson Brown "Wind in My Sails," by Aaron Paschal Issue 8, Spring 2013 Poetry "Lunar Folly," by Zachary Dalton Ashburn "For Jan," by Claire Mathis "[Kneeling in Reverence]," by Patrick Daniel Pugh "Pygmalion and His Bride," by Samantha Loff "Tomorrow is Better," by Melissa Morris Prose "Gone Bad," by Bob McGough "The Beastly and the Beautiful," by Jamie Bennett "Afternoon Off," by Amber Richards "Tunnel Vision," by Candace Turlington "Boots," by Molly Bailey "Dream World," by Kelsey Barcomb Artists Candace Turlington Jason Grant Amber Blanford Melanie Deacon Blair Brogdon Hillary Andrews Greg Skaggs Jamall Holmes Nina Franks Jenna Garrett Issue 7, Fall 2012 Poetry "Fall Prayer" by Nikki DeRidder "Poltergeist" by Candace Turlington "Soul" by Runas C. Powers, III "Sunlight" by Layla Torres "Nothing compares to the beauty" by Melissa Morris "The Beauty ... I am Blind with Weeping" by Kyle A. Stanfield "A Man Divided" by Amy Veneziano "Conformity" by Logan Leverett Prose "Game of Inches" by Kristle Lawrence "The Birthday" by Jamie Bennett "Inheritance" by Caleb Humphreys "The Gloomies" by Josh Richards Art "Poltergeist" by Jordan Hammond "Soul" by Jonathon Guice "Sunshine" by Clara Driskell "The Beauty" by Caitlin Ventiere "A Man Divided" by Vuong Nguyen "Conformity" by Elen Shirley "Game of Inches" by Martin Whaley "The Birthday" by Carson Brown "Inheritance" by Kaitlyn Nordurft "The Gloomies" by Stephanie Davenport Special Online Version of Issue 7 Issue 6, Spring 2012 Poetry "Marrying Libraries" by Bridgette Temmis "Structurally Sound" by Candace Turlington "Fairy Tales of Hope" by Kellie Detter "Pretty Brain" by Ryan Spires "Shadows" by Nathaniel Westfall "What Keeps Your Attention?" by Samantha Loff "Greed" by Phillip Pinyan "Dancing Alone" by Sarah Looney Prose "Sumatran" by Emily D. Wood "Cave Tenebrarum" by Nathaniel Westfall "Hour of Silence" by Phillip Pinyan "Pieces of Me" by Sara Mixson "A New Phoenix" by Liz Shaver Faculty Spotlight "Bear Mountain Bear" by Prof. Jason O’Neal Griggs "No Forcing the Sea" by Prof. Jason O’Neal Griggs "To Be a Man" by Prof. Jason O’Neal Griggs Artwork "For You, I’ll Wait" by Samantha Pinter "Edgar Allan Poe" by Melanie Deacon Issue 5, Fall 2011 Poetry "Longing from Dover" by Eric Stokes "Love Letter" by Ashley Johnson "Styx" by Nathaniel Westfall An untitled poem by Sara Freeman "When They Fall" by Mark W. Phelan Prose "Cogito Ergo Sum" by Nathaniel Westfall "Garden of the Gods" by Bryan Koyle "She'll Never Know" by Candace Turlington "The Pecan" by Caleb Humphreys "Under the Sun" by Cody Muzio Faculty Spotlight "Craft" by Dr. Patricia Waters "Willows" by Prof. James Davis Artwork "Blackbird" by Samantha Pinter "Edgar Allan Poe" by Melanie Deacon "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Candace Turlington Untitled artwork by Candace Turlington Issue 4, Spring 2011 Poetry "Disney Ruined" by Elijah David "Amorexia Nervosa" by Elijah David "The Only Elegy I Could Muster" by Erin K. Murray [                          ] II by Erin K. Murray "Variety" by Erin K. Murray "REM Sleep" by Erin K. Murray "Regrets" by Regina Lynett Newsome "Texting" by Candace Turlington "Veritissimo Bonissimoque" by Nathaniel Westfall Prose "What is Life" by Amanda Graham "Get My A and Get Out" by Candace Turlington "The Fall of the Arotere" by Cleveland Daniel Wright "Invention" by Cleveland Daniel Wright Issue 3, Fall 2010 Poetry "[3]" by Stephanie Fockler "2008" by Cameron Hodge "Felicia" by Candace Turlington "Savannah’s Hair" by Candace Turlington "MUSICA NOCTIS" by Nathaniel Westfall Prose "Autumn Bones" by Elijah David "Hard Lies, Harder Truths" by Stephen J. Davis "Home" by Kristle Lawrence "The Birdhouse" by Cody Muzio "There are Demons, and then there are Demons" by Candace Turlington Issue 2, Spring 2010 Poetry "The Fifth Ennead" by Eric Anderson "[2]" by Stephanie Fockler "During an Afternoon Walk" by Jesse Kelley "Orpheus" by Daniel Logan "Moriarty" by Daniel Logan "Divided Firmaments" by Daniel Logan "Biology" by Candace Turlington Prose "Accompaniment" by Eric Anderson "un[mistak]able itch" by Wendy Broyles "Famous Last Words" by Jesse Kelley "At the Well" by Cody Muzio Issue 1, Fall 2009 Poetry [                          ] by Erin K. Murray "Thanks To My Highway Companion" by Erin K. Murray "Crooked Little Ladders" by Candace Turlington "Man-Eater" by Candace Turlington Prose "The Sax Man's Rebop" by Stephen J. Davis "Swifter than a Runner" by Cody Muzio "In Nature" by Amber Richards "Letter to a Best Friend" by Candace Turlington "The Amber Calm" by Ben Whitehead