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Streetpreacher, Antonio Cueva

Gandy Dancer Archives

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I Drop Baby Teeth // The Day I Learned To Walk // Plaything, Kay Mancino

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12.1 Full Issue, Gandy Dancer

Gandy Dancer Archives

Gandy Dancer is a literary magazine, publishing fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and visual art. We invite submissions from student writers and artists at all of the SUNY campuses. Edited by students at SUNY Geneseo, Gandy Dancer is published twice yearly. For more information, visit www.gandydancer.org. Gandy Dancer 11.1 is the twenty-second issue, published Fall 2023.

Sugar, Mollie Mcmullan

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Paradise, 46304, Sydney Schloemer

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

Sydney Schloemer is a 2026 graduate, studying both psychology and English writing. From the small town of Monrovia, Indiana, she has always enjoyed expressing herself in a multitude of creative media, especially in writing. She hopes to broaden her skills and eventually use them to educate others on a number of psychological topics.

A Mind Divided, Molly Venus

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

Molly Venus is a junior English writing major. Her first publication was in the Fall 2022 issue of A Midwestern Review. She is currently serving as Vice President of Academic Affairs for DePauw Student Government and enjoys cooking delicious food with her friends in her free time!

Glass Skies, Eliana Jolanda Alzate

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

Eliana Alzate is a sophomore majoring in English writing and computer science with a minor in media studies. On campus, she’s the managing editor of The DePauw and a video streaming specialist for Media Services. During her free time, she loves singing karaoke and writing poems in her secret journals.

Walking On A Tight Rope, Miyu Aoki

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

Miyu Aoki is a sophomore economics and physics major from Yokohama, Japan. Usually realistic and occasionally political, Miyu’s poems center around finding herself in the American landscape. Her hobbies include knitting, snowboarding, and exploring the Greencastle community through volunteering.

Old Rooms And Older Memories, Samuel Erickson

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

Samuel Erickson is a junior at DePauw University. They have a passion for writing poetry and creative fiction, and had a poem, “The Park Bench,” published in A Midwestern Review in the fall of 2022. Erickson is a non-binary author and often incorporates their life experience as a queer person into their works.

650 Words, Anne Gregg

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

Anne Gregg is a writer and poet from Northwest Indiana. She is also the Editor-In-Chief of a Midwestern Review. Anne Gregg is an English writing major and has been published numerous times across the centuries, but most of her work has been lost to time.

Learning To Shower, Taylor Cripe

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

Taylor Cripe is in DePauw's class of 2026. She is pursuing an English writing major with a religious studies bridged major. Although she dabbles in fiction writing, she prefers poetry for the nuanced and intuitive way it conveys its themes. She is excited to be a part of this semester’s edition of A Midwestern Review.

The Rock Pile, Jenna Reynolds

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

Jenna Reynolds is a junior English writing major. Fiction is her preferred genre. She’s an actress, so stage/screen plays are some of her favorites to write, but others find her real life to be far too interesting for her to not also write nonfiction, so she gave it her best shot.

In The Well, Maya Simone La Croix

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

Maya Simone La Croix is a New York born Posse Scholar at DePauw University. They are majoring in political science and are the Co-Chair of SHAC (Student Housing Action Committee). La Croix is deeply interested in activism and aspires to go into public service.

I Sit Down At The Dinner Table To Die, Madeleine Cruz

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

Madeleine Cruz is an aspiring writer who claims to be from Chicago but may be lying. She likes to read; her favorite author is Ursula K. Le Guin. She is frequently tired and only sometimes actually asleep.

When Time Runs Out, Abby Mcarthur-Self

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

Abby McArthur-Self is a senior English writing and German major. They enjoy dabbling in science fiction, fantasy, and any other genre heavy on world-building and concept generation.

Keep It (Them) Down, Jenna Reynolds

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

Jenna Reynolds is a junior English writing major. Fiction is her preferred genre. She’s an actress, so stage/screen plays are some of her favorites to write, but others find her real life to be far too interesting for her to not also write nonfiction, so she gave it her best shot.

Absolute Rhythm, Taylor Cripe

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

Taylor Cripe is in DePauw's class of 2026. She is pursuing an English writing major with a religious studies bridged major. Although she dabbles in fiction writing, she prefers poetry for the nuanced and intuitive way it conveys its themes. She is excited to be a part of this semester’s edition of A Midwestern Review.

Arachne And The Oracle, Elizabeth Davis

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

Elizabeth Davis is a senior biochemistry major from North Liberty, Iowa. While her academic and professional careers center on science, the arts have always had a special place in Elizabeth’s life. She would like to send her love to Mrs. Zirtzman, the teacher that taught her to love poetry.

The Quiet And Other Fantastical Tales, Emily Nicole Cerda

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis briefly discusses the genres and subgenres of speculative fiction—focusing on fantasy, horror, and science fiction—and is primarily a short story collection that also includes a few novel chapters. The critical introduction delves into the present and overly complex subgenre categorization methods, how and why new subgenres are created, and provides simple definitions for the main genres of speculative fiction and fantasy subgenres.

The subgenres that will be discussed through either a short story, novel chapter(s), or definition include, but are not limited to: fairytales, portal fantasy, paranormal romance, dark fantasy, historical fantasy, magical realism, epic fantasy, mythic fiction, …

The Wackiness Of Wacky World, Michael Dan Mccormick

Theses and Dissertations

This critical introduction takes a closer look at the situations presented in my manuscript “Wacky World” and offer insight on the actions seen from the main character. This insight is meant to clear confusion as to whether or not the character can be viewed as a heroic figure and explore his personality to draw conclusions. “Wacky World”, a full-length play, tells the story of a man with an obsession with a defunct theme park and the deranged actions that he takes in order to prevent its demolition.

I explore the topic on whether or not sympathy …

Smoke And Mirrors, Adara London

Master of Arts in Professional Writing Capstones

When a human trafficking ring comes to town, a grieving graduate student must choose between investigating on her own to save her sister or leaving the investigation to her impassive cop boyfriend.

Sunday, Kyle Sherman

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

Kyle is from Western Springs, Illinois and is currently a sophomore studying political science. His poetry is inspired by nature and the beauty of the mundane.

Vol. 36, Iss. 1 [Full Issue], _ _

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

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Drowning Dreaming, Micaiah Furbert

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

Micaiah Furbert is a junior DePauw University student from the island of Bermuda. He has a love for poetry which started in high school and his poetry is often influenced by his background growing up on an island and his identity as a person of color.

Eternal Colleagues, Audrey Ickes

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

Audrey Ickes is a junior at DePauw University, majoring in English writing and double minoring in history and communications. She is a member of the sorority, Alpha Phi. She is also the Outreach Coordinator for Tiger Catholic and co-hosts a WGRE radio show. These are her first published works.

The Crumpled Pink Receipt From My Dorm Drawer, Eliana Jolanda Alzate

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

Eliana Alzate is a sophomore majoring in English writing and computer science with a minor in media studies. On campus, she’s the managing editor of The DePauw and a video streaming specialist for Media Services. During her free time, she loves singing karaoke and writing poems in her secret journals.

A Scorpion's Sting: Coming-Of-Age Vignettes Focalized On Modern Las Vegas Youth Culture, Vlada Stark

Undergraduate Research Symposium Podium Presentations

Explored themes: mother and daughter relationships, large immigrant community in Las Vegas, adolescent platonic and romantic relationships, hardships of girlhood, abundancy of sex work, increased substance abuse, importance of creative youth culture, disparity between Las Vegas as a city and local life.

Falling Down The Rabbit Hole: World Building In Ya Literature, Claire Webb

Undergraduate Honors Theses

World building is a key component to many young adult novels, but what is world building and what are some different styles and techniques that authors use when constructing fictional universes? In this thesis, Falling Down the Rabbit Hole: World Building Techniques in YA Literature, I will examine Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (1865), The Princess Bride by William Goldman (1973), and my own unpublished novel, The Sun Kingdom, to compare different techniques and styles of world building. These works will be explored through the aspect of world building, focusing specifically on the importance of the geography, language, …

Dish Pit, Leah Beecher

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Curse Of The Ninth, Mollie Mcmullan

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