Category: Spring 2018
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“The Stone” by John Uilkema
The William and Ivy Saylor Prize Winner (2018) Perhaps you have seen that standing pillar? The obelisk was carved with a thousand scars, fortified against the wind and the rain. Foliage around the ancient grove sucks dry the blood of those who stay, unwary of the danger this eldritch garden holds. Aside the stone,…
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“My North Star” by Marianna Davidova
I sat by the window on the airplane flying to the United States of America to start my college life. It was terribly cold on the plane, and so I had to cover up with a warm blanket that was given to me while boarding. I felt miserable. All my feelings were mixed up. I…
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“Colors” by Hannah Weate
Red is the color of fire. It sparks in your eyes, and you can feel the flames surround them. You are engulfed in the burning of it, and you are furious. It is getting yelled at for something you did not do. Red burns the insides and awakens the monsters that live in the dark…
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“The Agent” by Nadira Boddie
Chapter 1 Sabrina pushed the bangs of her pixie cut out of her face as she stared at the bald-headed presenter in the middle of the small, indoor amphitheater. He was describing an AK-47. Bidding started at $10,000. The glaring ceiling lights made it hot, and Sabrina wouldn’t have been surprised if her eyeliner started…
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“Telephone Game” by Evan Hoke
The Joanne Harrison Hopkins Literary Achievement Award Winner (2018) “Oh my god, did you see what he was wearing today?” Cassidy asked with obvious distaste in her voice. She could hear her friends giggling through the speaker of the phone in her bedroom, and that notified her that it was time to continue with…
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“Holden Apollo’s Origin Story” by Rachael Leubecker
His father came home from work, the shattered glass of a beer bottle imbedded in his back. Little brown spikes of glass speckled his shirt. With booze clotting the air, Bradley Apollo lumbered to a chair, feeling heavy and thick. His feet felt numb, catching beneath him with every step. Holden Apollo watched from around…
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