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The Messenger - Spring 2020

The Messenger

The objective of The Messenger is to encourage the appreciation and exploration of the creative arts on the University of Richmond campus. Since 1876, The Messenger has celebrated student work by publishing submissions in a literary and visual arts magazine. More information on the magazine, as well as past publications since 1987, can be found on messengerur.wordpress.com.

MEMORY

the act or fact of retaining and recalling impressions, facts, etc.

to draw from memory.

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“I think it is all a matter of love:

the more you love a memory,

the stronger and stranger it is.”

Vladimir Nabokov

The Return, Bruce Roberts Mutard

Research outputs 2014 to 2021

1943: Robert Wells has returned home from the war, having spent months in hospitals recovering from combat wounds. While being rehabilitated at Heidelberg Military Hospital, a series of visitors come to see him and, in the process, old wounds open, some close. What does seeing and doing the worst acts a human being can do to one another, do to a person?

Thirteen years after The Sacrifice, the follow-up story of Robert Wells concludes in this elegiac story of how the impact of war is felt, even far from the front lines.

The Stories We Tell, Daniella Cornejo, Daniel Penuela, Stacey Leon, Audrey Ashami Hammond, Guillermo Gonzalez, Laura Mejia, Jordyn Patterson, Luisa Valle, Mirian Melendez, Nicole Hernandez

First-Gen Voices: Creative and Critical Narratives on the First-Generation College Experience

These voices you will hear in this edition of First Gen Voices were crafted and cultivated in a summer trip to the Dominican Republic, where our writers had the opportunity to workshop and reflect on their experiences being first-generation. The purpose? To share their work, mind, and feelings about the struggles and incredible experiences they have made. It is their strength, resilience, and love. Enjoy.

The Next Page Of Yoga Anatomy: An Anatomical Lens On Selected Yoga Asanas, Viana Chau

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Yoga has become a widely-recognized form of physical activity as well as an effective therapeutic intervention. It is a self-discipling way of life, taking advantage of the powerful effects from the combination of breathing exercises (pranayama), physical postures (asanas), and meditation on calming the nervous system and balancing the mind, body, and spirit. However, over time, the contemporary definition of yoga, especially in the United States, has decreased the emphasis on the religious spirituality component and increased the emphasis on physical activity. Although one may argue that this is not the traditional yoga, this change not only breaks down the …

Commonthought (2019), Commonthought Staff

Commonthought

This issue features works created by Lesley University students and covers a broad range of topics. The work itself crosses many disciplines from creative writing to visual arts.

Volume 83, Issue 1: Full Issue, Manuscripts Staff

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Full issue of 2019 Manuscripts.

Back Matter, Manuscripts Staff

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Includes designer's note and contributors.

Lost Bobbies, Viki Tomanov

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Poetry by Viki Tomanov.

Take Notes, Matt Del Busto

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Prose by Matt Del Busto. Finalist in the 2019 Manuscripts Prose Contest.

When Did You Know, Camille Bates

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Art by Camille Bates.

The Patron Saint Of Girls Getting Groped, Josie Levin

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Poetry by Josie Levin. Finalist in the 2019 Manuscripts Poetry Contest.

Sketchbook 062219, Camille Bates

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Art by Camille Bates.

Interlude Of Ice Cubes, Madeleine Luccetti

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Poetry by Madeline Lucchetti.

Ameliorate, Melinda Peterson

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Photography by Melinda Peterson.

Devil's Drink, Con Murray

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Prose by Con Murray. Finalist in the 2019 Manuscripts Prose Contest. Martone Grant Recipient.

The Fool, Jared Kohn

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Poetry by Jared Kohn.

Criticize Me, If You Please, Shaun'tae Swanson

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Butler Writers is an outreach of the Butler University English Department and MFA Creative Writing program that seeks to empower and amplify the voices of high school students in the Indianapolis community by connecting them with mentors and methods for self-expression.

Since its inception in 2011, this Jefferson Award-winning initiative has generated more than 1,800 mentee-mentor contact hours annually and served more than 1,500 unique students at our IPS partner schools.

For the first time, Manuscripts is proud to present a piece from a young poet in the Butler Writer’s after-school creative writing club. Shaun'tae Swanson is a sophomore at …

Spider Legs, Courtney P. Worley

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Poetry by Courtney P. Worley.

Retrospection, Jeremy K. Gruner

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Photography by Jeremy K. Gruner.

An Interview With Lauren Groff, Matt Del Busto

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Author Lauren Groff has written multiple books, most recently Florida (2018), a finalist for the 2018 National Book Award in Fiction. Groff, who is currently a Suzanne Young Murray Fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard, has received numerous awards and recognitions, including her novel Fates and Furies (2015) being lauded as then-president Obama’s book of the year in 2015. During her visit to Butler, Groff sat down with Manuscripts staff member Matt Del Busto to discuss the importance of failure, the morality of the sentence, and the dynamic between the writer and the author.

Anxietyscape, Jeremy K. Gruner

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Photography by Jeremy K. Gruner.

Someone Please, Tell Me: Was This Sexual Assault?, Kareen Casillas

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Prose by Kareen Casillas.

*Author’s Note: Please take care of yourself when reading the following piece, as it may be triggering. Contains images of sexual assault.

Phonetic Shock, Shauna Sartoris

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Poetry by Shauna Sartoris. First place in the 2019 Manuscripts Poetry Contest.

Chroma, Jeremy K. Gruner

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Photography by Jeremy K. Gruner.

8th Grade Search History, Natalie H. Urban

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Prose by Natalie H. Urban. Third place in the 2019 Manuscripts Prose Contest.

My Alcoholic Mother Died Last Week, Ian Hunt

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Poetry by Ian Hunt. Third place in the 2019 Manuscripts Poetry Contest.

Today I Saw Wolfmoon, Matt Del Busto

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Poetry by Matt Del Busto. Finalist in the 2019 Manuscripts Poetry Contest.

The Child Says Nothing, But What It Heard By The Fire, Tyrah Chery

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Poetry by Tyrah Chery. Second place in the 2019 Manuscripts Poetry Contest.

The Essence Of Hemlocks, Haley Huelsman

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Poetry by Haley Huelsman.

A Kiss Of Jameson, Sierrra N. White

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Prose by Sierra White. First Place in the 2019 Manuscripts Prose Contest.