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Mourners, Lawrence F. Farrar

Bryant Literary Review

Professor Emeritus Jake Freeman cramped the wheel of his old Buick hard right and swung off the interstate.

Mcneal's Rant, Lucile Blanchard

Bryant Literary Review

"McNeal's Rant" is a Scottish country dance, a 40-bar strathspey, and a variation of "The Black Dance," a 32-bar reel. It is danced by Ian and Abigail McNeal (first couple) and Rick and Rita Milton (third couple).

Bars 1-4: First couple turns with the right hand.

The Back Garden, Suruchi Mohan

Bryant Literary Review

After weeks of passing messages through Mrs. Khanna, Ruchir Kapoor's parents had picked a time to see the girl.

The Ballet Class, Kendall Klym

Bryant Literary Review

I'll be the first to admit that I'm no expert.

Pyramid Of The Sun, James Joseph Brown

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

Pyramid of the Sun is a novel which is experimental in structure. It weaves traditional prose with original poems based on Aztec creation myths. The narrative is not strictly linear, but approaches the plot from several angles - past, present, and future - simultaneously. It comes back to its starting point at the end, like a snake devouring its own tail. The novel takes the Aztec and Mayan belief that time is circular and never-ending and reinterprets it in a contemporary, hard-edged setting that touches down at various points across the globe, including Moscow, Seville, Seoul and Las Vegas. Pyramid …

In What Array That They They Were In And Participating Godlike Food, Thomas Jackson Wills

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

I am submitting two manuscripts for my creative dissertation, In What Array That They Were In and Participating Godlike Food. The former is a sequence of odes followed by a brief epic, followed by a cycle of verse dramas, with an ode epilogue. The latter is a book-length excerpt from an epic poem/crime novel/Menippean satire/television show/Dada collage/historical document/vatic investigation that comes in 20 page sections that are supposed to approximate the 42 minutes of an average crime show.

The Molloy Student Literary Magazine Volume 9, Damian Hey Ph.D., Stephen Digiorgio, Suzy Domanico, Peter Davis, Amanda Devivo, Alexis Drennan, John Elliot, Christine Oliva, Roger Smith, Travis G. Williams

The Molloy Student Literary Magazine

The Molloy Student Literary Magazine, sponsored by Molloy College’s Office of Student Affairs, is devoted to publishing the best previously unpublished works of prose, poetry, drama, literary review, criticism, and other literary genres, that the Molloy student community has to offer. The journal welcomes submissions, for possible publication, from currently enrolled Molloy students at all levels. All submitted work will undergo a review process initiated by the Managing Editor prior to a decision being made regarding publication of said work. Given sufficient content, The Molloy Student Literary Magazine is published twice annually in Spring and Fall.

Interested contributors from the …

Satori 2013, Winona State University

Satori Literary Magazine

The Satori is a student literary publication that expresses the artistic spirit of the students of Winona State University. Student poetry, prose, and graphic art are published in the Satori every spring since 1970.

The Lantern, 2012-2013, Nora Sternlof, Kerrey Kahn, Quinn Gilman-Forlini, Chelsea Callahan, Anna Lorine, Sophie Zander, Caroline Putscher, Dominick Knowles, Samuel Brenner, Amanda Sierzega, Emily Duffy, Emily Fogel, Chloe Campbell, Andrew Tran, Maxwell Bicking, Jillian Goldstein, Erica Gorenberg, Alex Niedmann, Kelsey Knowles, Logan Metcalf-Kelly, Edwin Kosik, Gladys Martinez, Olivia Hovick, Shane English, Brooke Haley, Isabella Esser-Munera, Joshua Hoffman, Michael Heimbaugh, Anna Lobo, Kristin Cichowski, Brett Neslen, Allison Cavanaugh, Monica Reuman '15, Rikki Kathryn Eble, Angier Cooper, Rayna Nunes, Stephanie Breitsman, Julianna Lepore, Rachel Blunt, Nicole Kovacs

The Lantern Literary Magazines, 1933 to Present

• How They Run
• What Was Said in Boston
• On the Last Day of the Month
• An Angel Tries to Surprise Humans
• I Wonder if God Modeled Boys After Books
• Marred with Modern Scars
• Feather Bed
• Ode to a Pen
• Objet Petit A
• Breaking News: Grownups Fear Return of Disco
• Neuroscience
• New Document
• We Were Stars, and the Sky was Our Grass
• About a Man
• Trojan
• An Ode
• Yr Body Sour
• That Lake in Jamaica
• Live While Chiefs are Still Fighting
• …

Tinder, Marie Hummer

The Lindenwood Review: a journal of literary prose

No abstract provided.

2013 Winter Chapbook, Otterbein English Department

Quiz and Quill

No abstract provided.

The Black Lily, Mandy French

Arrow Rock

No abstract provided.

The Duel, Mandy French

Arrow Rock

No abstract provided.

The Bird And The Human, Laine Scott

Arrow Rock

No abstract provided.

Nature Boy, Devinne Walters

Arrow Rock

No abstract provided.

Lolly, Sarah Crawford

Arrow Rock

No abstract provided.

Addictive Little Words, Devinne Walters

Arrow Rock

No abstract provided.

The Lantern, 2011-2012, Arielle Ross, Maire Moriarty, Rosie Clark, Sydney Dodson, Marissa Perilli, Connor Mcnamara, Anna Lorine, Kristin Cichowski, Ellyn Rolleston, Amanda Blythe, Dominick Knowles, Scott Sherman, Anna Larouche, Madeline Constantino, James Harper, Sara Sherr, Callie Ingram, Dixon Speaker, Brooke Haley, Allison Cavanaugh, Travis Quinn, Quinn Gilman-Forlini, Chris Dickerson, Grace Buchele, Rayna Nunes, Brett Neslen, Rachel Perry, Matthew O'Brien, Kendal Conrad, Kurt Stumpo, Mj Mcginn, Sarah Cogswell, Lindsay Hogan, Jenny Phillips, Emily Dugan, Bethani Zeller '12, Kaitlin Murphy, Monica Reuman '15, Kyle Davis, Rikki Kathryn Eble, Alexandra Duch, Karen Levandoski, Liz Palovick

The Lantern Literary Magazines, 1933 to Present

• Frangipani
• A Shadow
• Dear Anne, In this Place, Stringbean Girls
• Back to a Dandelion
• How to Plant a Room
• Swimming Pool Poem 30
• The Naming of Daughters
• Berman Museum Photographs
• Truth or Dare
• The Song of Remembrance, L'vov, Poland, 1940
• Headlights
• Prayer of Thanks
• Numbers Game
• Pediment
• Home Sick
• Lust
• Sand Lining Instructions
• A-A-Ask a Question
• Flash Cards
• Columbus Day
• Mr. Yoest Gives His Report to the Police Officers on Wednesday Night
• Gender Trouble
• The Internet Connection …

Satori 2012, Winona State University

Satori Literary Magazine

The Satori is a student literary publication that expresses the artistic spirit of the students of Winona State University. Student poetry, prose, and graphic art are published in the Satori every spring since 1970.

The Molloy Student Literary Magazine Volume 8, Damian Hey Ph.D., Roger Smith, Travis G. Williams, Carissa Sorrentino, Dan Catalano, Katheryn Grote, Theresa Roedig, Kenneth Bornholdt, Kathleen Dauz, John Lynch, Farisha Hosein, Alyssa Solazzo, Lauren Spotkov, Jillian Diblasi

The Molloy Student Literary Magazine

The Molloy Student Literary Magazine, sponsored by Molloy College’s Office of Student Affairs, is devoted to publishing the best previously unpublished works of prose, poetry, drama, literary review, criticism, and other literary genres, that the Molloy student community has to offer. The journal welcomes submissions, for possible publication, from currently enrolled Molloy students at all levels. In this issue, we are including the three winners of the annual Patricia Sullivan Common Reading Contest: Inspired Works - Building Community. All submitted work will undergo a review process initiated by the Managing Editor prior to a decision being made regarding publication of …

The Forces Of Flight, Dana Kroos

The Lindenwood Review: a journal of literary prose

No abstract provided.

High Diving, Maryellen Beveridge

The Lindenwood Review: a journal of literary prose

No abstract provided.

The Lantern, 2010-2011, Joshua Aungst, Amanda Blythe, Dominic Castanzo, Kristin Cichowski, Elisa Diprinzio, Atticus Graven, Brooke Haley, Josh Krigman, Greta Martikainen-Watcke, Connor Mcnamara, Logan Metcalf-Kelly, Benjamin Mooney, Andy Murray, Samantha Owen, Rachel Perry, Ellyn Rolleston, Scott Sherman, Dixon Speaker, Trevor Zumpano, Sarah Round, Rosie Clark, Edwin Kosik, Nick Hanford, Alyse Donnachie, Andrew Eron, Shane Kowalski, Josh Krigman, Anna Lorine, Tony Mcdonnell, Mj Mcginn, Rayna Nunes, Jonathan Palmisano, Allison Cavanaugh, Sarah Cogswell, Adam Dicaprio, Noelle Goldcamp, James Harper, Lindsay Hogan, Cory Kram, Katherine Murphy, Arielle Ross, Regan Dohm

The Lantern Literary Magazines, 1933 to Present

• The Graterford Department of Corrections
• Visiting Room: Lewis Considers the Space & Time Continuum
• String
• The Tale of Lad Wadley
• The Devout
• One Moment in the Garden
• Water, Focused and Tumbling
• Bomber
• Another
• I Walked Home
• Perhe
• I Describe the Last Time My Parents Had Sex
• Butterflies
• Ship Without Fools
• The Interview
• Cyane
• An Imaginary Portrait of Stella as a Young Girl
• At the Farm Market in Early Autumn
• Victor Jorgenson's Photograph of the V-J Day Kiss
• Lightning
• The …

Satori 2011, Winona State University

Satori Literary Magazine

The Satori is a student literary publication that expresses the artistic spirit of the students of Winona State University. Student poetry, prose, and graphic art are published in the Satori every spring since 1970.

2011 Spring Quiz And Quill Magazine, Otterbein English Department

Quiz and Quill

No abstract provided.

Naked, Jenna Devine

The Lindenwood Review: a journal of literary prose

No abstract provided.

The Mercury 2011

The Mercury

No abstract provided.

Hoodoo, T. M. (Michael) Bemis

Bryant Literary Review

I grew up in a small town about fifty miles north of New York City called Briarwood.

Easter Eggs, Vanessa Blakeslee

Bryant Literary Review

Julie wished the problem of the Easter eggs wouldn't turn into a blowout fight,

The Passenger Seat, Madeline Wise

Bryant Literary Review

Rudy called his ex-wife from a dealership in San Francisco and blurted out, "I've got it, Mimi, and it's all mine!