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Grandfather Is In, Emma Jacobsen

The Oval

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Lost Highland House, Erika Tibbetts

The Oval

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Lumberjack (Cover Art), Halisia Hubbard

The Oval

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When Grandparents Moved From The Puget Sound To Palm Springs, Ryan Hitchcock

The Oval

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Freedom, Madison Hinrichs

The Oval

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Escape To The Woods, Courtney Cathers

The Oval

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Honey Does Not Rot, Sara Bickley

The Oval

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Isaac, Afterward, Al Maginnes

Birmingham Poetry Review

pp. 92-93

Cylindrical Bales, Catherine Staples

Birmingham Poetry Review

p. 148

Condorcet And I - A Fictional Conversation Between Condorcet And Me: On The Outlines Of An Historical View Of The Progress Of The Human Mind, Michael S. Christopher

Master of Liberal Studies Theses

The thesis’ main question is: Has the reality of Condorcet’s Outlines of an Historical View of the Progress of the Human Mind been realized with humanity becoming perfect, as Condorcet indicates? In answering that question, my thesis contention will present the fictional encounter between Condorcet and me in which we debate Condorcet’s essay. The two of us will embark upon our world views of humanism and theism in a dramatic debate, presenting our perspectives and try to get to a resolution.

Our Lady, José Angel Araguz

Faculty Publications

This poem by José Angel Araguz originally appeared in Apple Valley Review: A Journal of Contemporary Literature.

José Angel Araguz comments on "Our Lady":
The vision in this poem really happened; I remember my aunt coming home from a trip to Mexico visibly shaken. I was raised by only my mother and aunt, with my aunt being the hard-nosed disciplinarian. To see her shook up was something new. One detail that lives around the poem but didn’t make it in is that she quit heavy drinking for a while after this incident.

Gentleman, José Angel Araguz

Faculty Publications

This poem by José Angel Araguz originally appeared in Apple Valley Review: A Journal of Contemporary Literature.

José Angel Araguz comments on "Gentleman":
My father’s death and absence from my life keeps coming up on the page. It is both a talisman that makes me grateful for each day I live as well as a source of wonder and perseverance. Since poems, via white space whether stanza breaks or paragraphs, engage and subsist on the unspoken, it is only natural for this conversation between us to continue.

Canicas, José Angel Araguz

Faculty Publications

This poem by José Angel Araguz originally appeared in Apply Valley Review: A Journal of Contemporary Literature.

José Angel Araguz comments on "Canicas":
I fear being one of the last generations to play with marbles. This isn’t a statement of nostalgia or one bemoaning how times change. I mean simply in terms of the reference of the game and the scene. These days, birds fly over our cell phone screens without us noticing.

Joe, José Angel Araguz

Faculty Publications

This poem by José Angel Araguz originally appeared in RHINO Poetry and placed first in its 2015 Editors' Prizes.

Raro, José Angel Araguz

Faculty Publications

This short story by José Angel Araguz originally appeared in Compose.

Male Development In Young Adult Novels: Mapping The Intersections Between Masculinity, Fatal Illness, Male Queerness, And Brotherhood, Ruth Nelson

Departmental Honors Projects

Since 2000, Young Adult (YA) literature has grown exponentially. The subgenres of cancer novels (teen “sick-lit”) and LGBTQ fiction, in particular, have experienced a recent surge in popularity. The novels in these subgenres that feature young men as the affected characters (diagnosed with cancer and/or identifying as gay or queer) are particularly interesting because of the threats that these experiences pose to heteronormative masculinity. Because this fiction is directed at an impressionable audience in the process of forming their identities, the novels’ representations of gender could have a strong influence over readers’ gender identity development. Researchers have begun exploring the …

Et Cetera, Marshall University

Et Cetera

Founded in 1953, Et Cetera is an annual literary magazine that publishes the creative writing and artwork of Marshall University students and affiliates. Et Cetera is free to the Marshall University community.

Et Cetera welcomes submissions in literary and film criticism, poetry, short stories, drama, all types of creative non-fiction, photography, and art.

Volume 94, Number 1 - Spring 2015

The Alembic

Volume 94, Number 1 - Spring 2015. Full issue, 193 pages in total including frontmatter & table of contents.

Table of Contents:

FICTION

• Barefoot Princesses, Jennifer Cyr, 4
• My GPS, My Love, Walter B. Levis, 19
• Rejection, Sten Spinella, 28
• Kamaloca, Stephen Jarrett, 47
• Blinded by the Sight, Diana Vlavianos, 74
• Choice, Blake Kilgore, 102
• Four-and-a-Half Feet, Neal Mercier, 121
• The Village, Collin Anderson, 133
• Purple Petunias, Lee Varon, 159

POETRY

• Simic, Guy Thorvaldsen, 1
• Nomad, Catharine Lucas, 2
• Eileen Marú, Matt Gillick, 3
• Beams, Laurie Patton, …

Featured Poet: Allison Joseph, Birmingham Poetry Review Staff

Birmingham Poetry Review

pp. 1-2

Somewhere In The North Bronx, Late Seventies, Allison Joseph

Birmingham Poetry Review

pp. 4-5

Entwined Buddha, Sally Ball

Birmingham Poetry Review

pp. 36-37

Purge, Michelle Chan Brown

Birmingham Poetry Review

p. 47

Vestment, Bill Brown

Birmingham Poetry Review

pp. 43-44

Sleeping It Off, Bernadette Geyer

Birmingham Poetry Review

p. 65

The Art Of Bagging, Joshua Gottlieb-Miller

Birmingham Poetry Review

p. 66

Sonnet For A Scale, Allison Joseph

Birmingham Poetry Review

p. 9

News From The Little Room, Stephen Kampa

Birmingham Poetry Review

pp. 82-83

Like Any Keeper, Michelle Chan Brown

Birmingham Poetry Review

pp. 48-49

Year Of The Horse, Michelle Chan Brown

Birmingham Poetry Review

pp. 50-51

Change Of Song, Elijah Burrell

Birmingham Poetry Review

p. 55