Volume IV, Issue 2
August 2025
Artwork
Home Sweet Home by Timothy Angel
The Wounded Man by William Douglas
Pet Lover by Billy Dunn
Spirit of the Wild by Neleh Geiger
Prison Postcard by Gerald Hoye
Butterfly Dreamcatcher by Danielle Lasley-Eakins
Hugs ‘n’ Kisses by Katja Mahannah
Shadow Woman by Katja Mahannah
Polar Vortex Set by Stephanie Pabst
Forgiven by Jazmyne Rosado
Mama’s boy by Jazmyne Rosado
Longing for Space by Sky Ryerson
Sky the Warrior Empress by Anthony Santiago
Poetry
Swallow by Noor Ahmed
Let It Go by Jacob Belcher
I Believe (song lyrics) by Ricardo Burgos, Jr.
Forever Stuck by Rasheeah Foster
What the River Is by Dinah Henry
Mixed Fruits by Gerald Hoye
WHY! by Gerald Hoye
Why I’m Writing by Scott Jackson
Skin Shells by Sophia Larimore
*Student Writing Awards, second place, poetry category
Your Receipt by Sophia Larimore
Empire for Eight Hours by Logan Lewis
The Things I Think of Instead of Cleaning My Room by Logan Lewis
Deadly View by Katja Mahannah
April by Annwyn Mahoney
A Crack of Thunder by Annwyn Mahoney
Hometown, or Another Just Like It by Annwyn Mahoney
You say I am a demon by Essie Newton
I'm Sorry, Lover by Natalie Scott
A Modern Woman; Escaping the Yellow Wallpaper by Natalie Scott
A Questionnaire for the One I Love by Natalie Scott
The Sonnet of Disrepair by Daniel Ware
*Student Writing Awards, first place, poetry category
Fiction
My Darling Naya by Noor Ahmed
Fraud Bible Bosses by Joshua Nall
When It Happens by Essie Newton
Lilyland by Jazmyne Rosado
Personal Essays/Narrative Nonfiction
I Feared the Dark When I Was Five by Noor Ahmed
Life of “Confined” Thoughts by Jacob Belcher
The Siren and the Sea by Gracie Brinker
My First Valentine’s with You (I Like Your Shoes) by Sophia Larimore
*Student Writing Awards, first place, creative writing category
The Merits of a Dirty Car and Other Life Inconveniences by Emma Queen
Conversations with my Ten-Year-Old Self by Scott Jackson
When I Sing, I Don’t Stutter by Logan Lewis
*Student Writing Awards, second place, creative writing category
Pain, Probably by Katja Mahannah
The Box by Chae Santana
Downing in Silence by Chae Santana
Volume IV/Issue 1
January 2025
Artwork
Mine. by Cameron Dorsey
Facets by J. Gayle Mericle
Falling Fantasy by J. Gayle Mericle
Knuckleheads 3 by J. Gayle Mericle
Chipper Woman of the Big Easy by Peyton Reyes
Poetry
Secrets in the Mountains by Zoey Blair
Between the Pages by Xavier Bugos
Of the Mother’s Ashes by Xavier Bugos
dust by Dinah Henry
The Instrument and the Musician by Rebekah Hewitt
Unwilling Decision by Grace Jackson
Avous/Toska by Maxwell Laughlin
Book Smugglers by Sophia Larimore
How To Not Write a Sonnet by Logan Lewis
New Life Through Destruction by Ember Nerad
Mantra by Jaden Schiele
Blue and Orange by Natalie Scott
On the Park Bench I Think Prettiest Thoughts by Abigail Stanton
tuscon by Abigail Stanton
The Longest Walk by William Utech Jr.
Fiction
A Bloody Fallen Tale by Scott Jackson
Artwork
Jeanne by Curtis Cook
RIP Matthew Perry by Natalie Scott
Multimedia
Digital Soul by Sky Ryerson
Poetry
Untitled by Eliza Alms
Sing, O' Muse, of the Rage of Achilles by Xavier Bugos
ladybug love by Violet Easley
Childhood Home by Dinah Henry
The Sounds of Education by Scott Jackson
Futile Persistence by Alex Kimberlin
To Do by Matthew Land
Walk a Mile by Matthew Land
My Grandmother's Pink Nightgown by James Lester
Little Godzilla by Logan Lewis
Some Friend You Were by Logan Lewis
Drowned Tapestries by Alanna Magstadt
Crack Another Beer by Troy Mitchell
Заменять by Adarina Norberg
To Be Known by Natalie Scott
Dear Insincerity by Abigail Stanton
A Tidbit of Advice by Abigail Stanton
Stance by John Tuccillo
The ICC Labyrinth by Daniel Ware
Fiction
Babbs, 1998 by Arwen Skye Bullock
The King of Bramblewood by Cameron Miller
Personal Essays/Narrative Nonfiction
Milking Disaster by Silas Rassi
Artwork
Do you know what time it is?? By Elizabeth Bouchez
New Beginnings by Emy Leffler
Memory Map by Maddie Mazzola
My Favorite Hat by Maddie Mazzola
Tentacles by Emma Spainhower
Athena by Crystal Straker
Poetry
Snooze Button by Laura Blunier
Scars by Katelyn Hicks
Rest Still, Hummingbird by Emy Leffler
Calm by Paige Pfister
The Drain by Paige Pfister
Rage of the Feminine by Paige Pfister
Fried Bologna by Jennifer Scott-Dewar
The Woodpecker by Jennifer Scott-Dewar
Fiction
Bal Masqué by Ana Engelbrecht
A Classic Christmas Carole Ann by Scott Jackson
Who Shot the Deputy? by Scott Jackson
Passing Through the Path of Growth by Jenna Pursell
Just Takin' Care of Business by Logan Lewis
Don't Be Careful What You Wish For (And How to Save Penguins) by Logan Lewis
The Guitar by Jennifer Scott-Dewar
Altitudes by Emma Spainhower
Dial Tone by Emma Spainhower
Personal Essays/Narrative Nonfiction
The Story of Me by Lyndsey Newport
Artwork
Looking at the Past by Brian Miller
Poetry
Addiction by Skye Bullock
La Partie Toi by Kie Dupoy
Scars by Dinah Henry
Sometimes we are like falling leaves by Dinah Henry
Healing from You by Katelyn Hicks
Opportunity by Baden Jones
Blurry Face by Logan Lewis
The Unused Songbird by Logan Lewis
Imagining Closeness by Rebekah Rademacher
Landfill by Jennifer Scott-Dewar
Journey through the Forest of One Thousand Truths and Two Lies by Ashley Simone
the world & me by Bellamy Wagner
Personal Essays/Narrative Nonfiction
no thoughts head empty by Rebekah Rademacher
Artwork
Bee Enjoying Sunflower by Taegan Knetzer
Winter's Creek by Taegan Knetzer
Freddie by Ava Megehe
HIM by Ava Megehe
Hobi SK by Ava Megehe
Looking at the Past by Brian Miller
Brayden #2 by Marissa Overholt
Camouflage by Kayla Wolf
San Diego Sunset by Kayla Wolf
Poetry
The Ceiling Is My Best Friend by Ryan Hallam
Distorted Records by Ryan Hallam
Slamming My Breaks at a Yellow Light by Ryan Hallam
Feathered Creatures by Logan Lewis
Happy Thoughts by Logan Lewis
Struck by Logan Lewis
Maple by Rebekah Rademacher
You by Rebekah Rademacher
Fiction
A Night to Remember by Anne Petersen
An Unexpected Visitor by Anne Petersen
Falling into Reality by Kierra Riggenbach
Personal Essays/Narrative Nonfiction
The Importance of Holding On by Allison Decker
Poetry
Coyote by Jacob Gray
Empty Garden Pail by Jacob Gray
Refracted Light by Jacob Gray
The Saturday Late Show by Ryan Hallam
What a Shame by Ryan Hallam
Coffeehouse Special by Sawyer Johnson
Nobody Asked by Sawyer Johnson
Unwelcomed Grief by Elly Jones
Broken Records End by Teagan Osborn
My Fear is Yellow by Rebekah Rademacher
Towering Pines by Rebekah Rademacher
Lucid Dream by Morgan Taylor
Fiction
The Book by Teagan Osborn
A Fae in the Drive Thru by Lecian Yavetil
I'll Never Forget by Kayla Davison
FireKeeper by Sawyer Johnson
Established 2001. Discovered 2021. by Makayla Palm
Artwork
Cozy Serenity by Emma Grande
Zen State of Sleep by Emma Grande
Poetry
I Am Not Alone by Nelcy Alfaro
Canyon by Jaxon Billingsley
Now Is Our Hour by Samantha Bonk
Your Burning House by Jacob Gray
I Am a Flower by Dinah Henry
The Little Things by Rebekah Rademacher
Fiction
Safe by Jaxon BillingsleyWhy Do I Do This? by Ryan Hallam
Teddy by Sawyer J.R.
Cole Hollow Road by Makayla Palm
Personal Essays/Narrative Nonfiction
Lightning Never Strikes Twice by Alex ArbogastMiddle School Dress Code by Sidney Contoni
Emerging from a Dark Hole by Malarie Girdler
My Truth by Carmeta Webster-Sims