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Diamond Line - Fall 2020, Autumn Blaylock, Emily Corn, Heather Drouse, Claire Hutchinson, Elise Lusk, Alexis Jamilee Carter, Lauren Dial, Toby James Haymore, Caroline Jennings, Heidi Kirk, Brittaney Mann, Anna Karen Olivo, Hadley West, Tabitha Novotny, Lexie Price
Diamond Line - Fall 2020, Autumn Blaylock, Emily Corn, Heather Drouse, Claire Hutchinson, Elise Lusk, Alexis Jamilee Carter, Lauren Dial, Toby James Haymore, Caroline Jennings, Heidi Kirk, Brittaney Mann, Anna Karen Olivo, Hadley West, Tabitha Novotny, Lexie Price
Diamond Line Undergraduate Literary Magazine
In following up the premier issue of The Diamond Line, the fall 2020 editorial staff had big shoes to fill. We took on the challenge of creating something that would uphold the framework of Issue 1 while simultaneously branching out from its margins.
Like the editors before us, we had a vision, but ours took a new form — bright, warm colors. Sunset colors. Moons. Playful lines. Isolation and introspection. A stroll through an art gallery. A coming-of-age story bound between two groovy orange bookends. While Issue 2 does not have an overarching theme, we chose the cover art, “Pandemic …
The Branch On Which The Blossom Hangs, Thomas Sterling Coffey
The Branch On Which The Blossom Hangs, Thomas Sterling Coffey
Graduate Theses and Dissertations
The Branch on Which the Blossom Hangs is a body of paintings which address the relationship between landscape or physical presence and the primary experiences of emotion and perception. Through this examination of phenomenology and the malleability of the perceptual apparatus, the paintings express my feeling of dislocation caused by a cycle between depression, dissociation, and mental well-being. They question how an individual relates to their environment. The paintings seek to elicit the allusive and embodied qualities of poetry, framing and evoking a broader experience without defining it. By using the recognizable visual language of landscape, abstracted to the point …
The Lump In Her Breast, Michayla Ashley
The Lump In Her Breast, Michayla Ashley
Diamond Line Undergraduate Literary Magazine
Michayla Ashley is a rising senior at the University of Arkansas, majoring in English (Creative Writing). She is pleased to say The Diamond Line Literary Magazine will be the first of many publications.
The Dogwood, Alyssa Tidwell
The Dogwood, Alyssa Tidwell
Diamond Line Undergraduate Literary Magazine
Alyssa Tidwell is a native of Northwest Arkansas, where she is currently a Junior in pursuit of an undergraduate degree to teach English and French. She believes writing and reading are tools of empathy, designed to help us detach from self-oriented routine and fit into someone else’s “coat”.
Coffee Break, Reeya Gandhi
Coffee Break, Reeya Gandhi
Diamond Line Undergraduate Literary Magazine
Reeya Gandhi is a freshman at the University of Arkansas double majoring in social work and English (Creative Writing).
Girls, Heather Drouse
Girls, Heather Drouse
Diamond Line Undergraduate Literary Magazine
Heather Drouse is a freshman studying English (Creative Writing) with the hopes that she will be able to find work in editing- or teaching-related coourses in the future. Most of her work consists of free-form poetry based on urban legends she heard growing up in farm-town Michigan, as well as her personal experience with exploring the natural world.
"If You Can't Join 'Em, Beat 'Em!" And "My Eyes Are Up Here!", Emily Shaddox
"If You Can't Join 'Em, Beat 'Em!" And "My Eyes Are Up Here!", Emily Shaddox
Diamond Line Undergraduate Literary Magazine
Emily Shaddox is a junior BFA studio art student with a concentration in photography. This work circulates itself around the idea of her experience as a young woman in the modern, vain world—striking consideration about the competitiveness expected between females today.
Fatal Floral, Bia Edwards
Fatal Floral, Bia Edwards
Diamond Line Undergraduate Literary Magazine
Bia Edwards is a sophomore and English (Creative Writing) major.
Primordial Goop, Gabrielle Vatthanatham
Primordial Goop, Gabrielle Vatthanatham
Diamond Line Undergraduate Literary Magazine
Gabrielle Vatthanatham is a third year University of Arkansas Honors College Fellow majoring in English and French. As a memeber of the UARK English Department’s Diversity and Inlcusion Committee, she celebrates the production and transmission of literature from all people. She is Cancer, an INFP, and an overall goober.
The Disco Garden, Katy Wright
The Disco Garden, Katy Wright
Diamond Line Undergraduate Literary Magazine
Katy Wright is from Benton, Arkansas and is a sophomore at the University of Arkansas and a graphic design major.
Poem For Ann, Elizabeth Muscari
Poem For Ann, Elizabeth Muscari
Diamond Line Undergraduate Literary Magazine
FELIX CHRISTOPHER MCKEEN POETRY CONTEST WINNER Elizabeth Muscari is a senior English (Creative Writing) major from Dallas, TX. Beginning Fall 2020, she will attend the University of Arkansas’ Master of Fine Arts Program in Creative Writing and Translation
Chantix, Sara Schellenberg
Chantix, Sara Schellenberg
Diamond Line Undergraduate Literary Magazine
Sara Schellenberg is a senior from St. Louis majoring in studio art and English.
Window Drawing I, Justice Henderson
Window Drawing I, Justice Henderson
Diamond Line Undergraduate Literary Magazine
Justice Henderson is a senior at the University of Aranksas recieving a BFA in painting, a BA in journalism and a minor in art history. Engaging with the abstraction of perception, Henderson uses painting and drawing techniques to investigate the concept of ephemerality and reconfigures shapes and colors to create a visual experience based on the illusion of three-dimensional space. Henderson lives on her homewtown of Morrilton, AR, where she continues to create paintings, drawings and installations.
From The Mist, Rashi Ghosh
From The Mist, Rashi Ghosh
Diamond Line Undergraduate Literary Magazine
Rashi is a senior majoring in computer science, with a minor in mathematics. She enjoys ink drawing, pencil sketching, and watercolors in her free time.
Edited: A Poem About (Love) Changing Seasons, Zach Turner
Edited: A Poem About (Love) Changing Seasons, Zach Turner
Diamond Line Undergraduate Literary Magazine
Zach is a fifth year senior majoring in English, History and Creative Writing and minoring in Spanish, Medieval and Renaissance Studies, and Gender Studies. After graduation in May he will be applying to MFA programs for Poetry or Fiction. In an ideal world, he would spend every day traveling, telling stories, and making art and hopes that he can base his future life around that ideal.
A Song For My Brother, Morgan Walker
A Song For My Brother, Morgan Walker
Diamond Line Undergraduate Literary Magazine
Morgan Walker is a senior from Prarie Grove, Arkansas and is a English (Creative Writing) major. Currently, Morgan is working on a collection of poetry for her honors thesis.
Trees And Moon, Jonelle Lipscomb
Trees And Moon, Jonelle Lipscomb
Diamond Line Undergraduate Literary Magazine
Jonelle is a former teacher of drama and filmmaking at Fayetteville High School. Since her retirement, she has pursued her creative interests in photography and writing by enrolling as an undergraduate at the U of A with an undeclared major.
It Could've Been Me, Claire Riddell
It Could've Been Me, Claire Riddell
Diamond Line Undergraduate Literary Magazine
Adopted from Guatamala, Claire Riddell grew up in Kansas City, Missouri. She is currently a junior with a double major in psychology and English (Creative Writing).
Allon-Bacuth, Michayla Ashley
Allon-Bacuth, Michayla Ashley
Diamond Line Undergraduate Literary Magazine
Michayla Ashley is a rising senior at the University of Arkansas, majoring in English (Creative Writing). She is pleased to say The Diamond Line Literary Magazine will be the first of many publications.
Cupcake Smash, Katy Wright
Cupcake Smash, Katy Wright
Diamond Line Undergraduate Literary Magazine
Katy Wright is from Benton, Arkansas and is a sophomore at the University of Arkansas and a graphic design major.
The Gamble And Jump Rope, Halie Brown
The Gamble And Jump Rope, Halie Brown
Diamond Line Undergraduate Literary Magazine
Halie Brown is a University of Arkansas senior, majoring in Editoral/News Journalism. She was the lifestyle and news editor for The Arkansas Traveler and is the current Hill Magazine assistant editor. She spends much of her free time removing Oxford commas and has been told she is best known for her Twitter lists.
The Wife Of Sisyphus, Chance O'Neal
The Wife Of Sisyphus, Chance O'Neal
Diamond Line Undergraduate Literary Magazine
Chance O’Neal is a second-semester sophomore majoring in English (Creative Writing) at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. After coming from a split household, he completed high school at Subiaco Academy, an all-boys Catholic boarding school in Paris, Arkansas. These experiences have given him a unique perspective on literature and his developing style.
Permeable Figure, Justice Henderson
Permeable Figure, Justice Henderson
Diamond Line Undergraduate Literary Magazine
Justice Henderson is a senior at the University of Aranksas recieving a BFA in painting, a BA in journalism and a minor in art history. Engaging with the abstraction of perception, Henderson uses painting and drawing techniques to investigate the concept of ephemerality and reconfigures shapes and colors to create a visual experience based on the illusion of three-dimensional space. Henderson lives on her homewtown of Morrilton, AR, where she continues to create paintings, drawings and installations.
Saigon Syndrome, Gabrielle Vatthanatham
Saigon Syndrome, Gabrielle Vatthanatham
Diamond Line Undergraduate Literary Magazine
Gabrielle Vatthanatham is a third year University of Arkansas Honors College Fellow majoring in English and French. As a memeber of the UARK English Department’s Diversity and Inlcusion Committee, she celebrates the production and transmission of literature from all people. She is Cancer, an INFP, and an overall goober.
You Say You Love The Streets Of Copenhagen, Kate Duby
You Say You Love The Streets Of Copenhagen, Kate Duby
Diamond Line Undergraduate Literary Magazine
Kate Duby is a junior majoring in Editorial/News Journalism and minoring in English.She hopes to one day write for a daily publication in a big city, but her biggest dream is to publish an anthology of her own poetry and essays.
To Be Still, Sophia Crozier
To Be Still, Sophia Crozier
Diamond Line Undergraduate Literary Magazine
Sophia is a junior English Education major at the University of Arkansas, who loves capturing moments on camera in the midst of adventure and discovery. “Hangzhou” was taken in China, and “To Be Still” was inspired by peaceful moments captured at a popular Fayetteville hiking destination,
February 3rd, Anna Beth Lane
February 3rd, Anna Beth Lane
Diamond Line Undergraduate Literary Magazine
Anna Beth Lane is a senior English (Creative Writing) major and anthropology minor. She enjoys writing poems and nonfiction essays.
Letter From The Editors, Diamond Line Editors
Letter From The Editors, Diamond Line Editors
Diamond Line Undergraduate Literary Magazine
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Table Of Contents, Diamond Line Editors
Table Of Contents, Diamond Line Editors
Diamond Line Undergraduate Literary Magazine
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Diamond Line - Spring 2020, Diamond Line Editors
Diamond Line - Spring 2020, Diamond Line Editors
Diamond Line Undergraduate Literary Magazine
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