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High Pressure, Cathryn Smith

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Pauline regarded John fretfully. She thought: "He's so sensible. I don't believe he ever did or said anything crazy in his li fe. He's absolutely stodgy!"

They rode along in silence for a while. John never drove fast, but there was enough wind to whip color into their faces, and Pauline's hair blew wildly.

The Hunt, Mars B. Ferrell

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The youth descended briskly the steep side of the gully. His two dogs, already at the bottom, trotted through the light snow. Their high noses and quickening steps were read by the young trapper as definite signs that a catch was to be expected. The trap he had set a day ago at a den on the side of the small tributary gully ahead probably held a victim. In any event, the "set" had looked good -- several fresh skunk tracks.

Return, Dorothy Steinmeier

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Martha smiled the way she always smiled when someone said something nice to her. Someone was always saying something nice to her, it seemed.

Armor Against Death, Betty Richart

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At last the hour of peace, the voices stilled

The contest ended at last. The citadel

Is saved, and the sudden ambushes are over.

The night is lovely and quiet where we dwell.

Denouement, Betty Richart

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Mrs. Bridgford was fidgeting. The prospect of the long evening before her filled her with nervous panic. Her husband sat solidly established behind his newspaper; she knew that no prospect of adventure could lure him from it. They sat in their intimate sphere of lamp-light without exchanging a word; the daily commonplace, had been duly gone through at dinner. Now there was nothing.

Betty Ballads, Grace Ferguson

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Three poems: "Betty Ballads," "Castles in the Air," and "Betty Loves People."

Grandma Brown, Mary Burrin

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"Sit down, Grandma. There's no need for you to help. I can finish the Turkey myself," said Effie Brown to her mother-in-law.

Hmm! Sitting down was all she'd done since she'd been here. As for finishing the turkey, Effie always cooked the meat too brown and dry, so hard you couldn't eat it, thought Grandma Brown.

The Bad Boy, Margaret Kendall

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Mr. Herbert Watts with his dog Antonio, called commonly Tony, walked into the park, Tony trotting leisurely at the end of his leash. He was a small dog of heterogeneous breed. One grandfather was known to be a full-blooded Irish terrier, but the rest of his grandparents were common dogs. Despite his questionable family tree, Antonio was a remarkable dog, according to the Watts's. Mrs. Watts had just finished a new red sweater for Tony, and the air being chilly on this particular day, he was wearing it for the first time.

Front Matter

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Front matter includes: cover, table of contents, and masthead.

Tropos: The Magazine Of Literature, Art & Culture, 2013-2014, Lawrence University

Tropos

Featuring original works by the students of Lawrence University.

Commonthought (2014), 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.

And The Road Will Take You There: What The Cartographer Said, Cassandra Sharri Labairon

All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects

This thesis of mixed-media pieces, The Cartographer series, combines, with stitches and rough lace work, miniature acrylic paintings, weavings, and various other elements. The materials come from three different spheres: traditional fine art materials, such as canvas and paint; handiwork materials, such as cross-stitch or needlepoint; reclaimed materials, such as burlap, wire, or string. Thread is used to both draw and connect. Stitches not only lock each element in place, they create links and relationships between painted pieces, thread, and empty space.

The mixed-media pieces were made in conjunction with chapbook of poetry titled, _And the Road Will Take You …

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
• …

Tropos: A Magazine Of Literary And Artistic Works 2012-2013, Lawrence University

Tropos

No abstract provided.

The Mercury 2013

The Mercury

No abstract provided.

Commonthought (2013), 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.

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 …

Tropos: A Magazine Of Literary And Artistic Works 2010-2012, Lawrence University

Tropos

No abstract provided.

The Mercury 2012

The Mercury

No abstract provided.

Commonthought (2012), 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.

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 …

Blazing The Real: Writing By Indiana Children, Susan C. Adamson, Julie Patterson

Anthologies

I got my first camera when I was in third grade—a Brownie Hawkeye flash model with a snazzy little camera case. The instruction manual provided six simple steps for taking successful pictures.

Hold the camera steady, supporting it underneath. Then, with the sun behind your back or over your shoulder, locate the subject in the finder. At the instant of exposure, hold your breath and press the shutter release with a gentle squeezing action (Brownie Hawkeye Instruction Manual).

The camera came with two rolls of film, each with16 frames. I eagerly used them up and sent the exposed film off …

Commonthought (2011), 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.

The Lantern, 2009-2010, Ronak Darji, Callie Ingram, Robert Whitehead, Scott Sherman, Katherine Murphy, Josh Ecker, Sophia Lazare, Elisa Diprinzio, Allison Cavanaugh, Sarah Brand, Nathaniel Rosenthalis, Pete Lipsi, Ellyn Rolleston, Shane Kowalski, Josh Aungst, Ciara Adams, Gianna Paone, Brooke Haley, Connor Mcnamara, Sarah Schwolsky, Arielle Ross, Greta Martikainen-Watcke, Katie Simmon, Stephanie Bartusis, Ross Whitehurst, Jared Ellis, Amanda Schwartz, Shaun Frank, Judson Monroe, David J. Hysek, Sean Rosenberg, Maeve Sutherland, Nicole Feight, Edwin Kosik, Tanja Johansson, Maire Moriarty, Elizabeth Cannon, Elizabeth Mathis, Amber Spurka, Josh Krigman, Lindsay Hogan, Samuel Stahller '10, Deanna Hayes '10, Anne Johnson, Matt Whitman, Kieslana Wing, Ananda Holton

The Lantern Literary Magazines, 1933 to Present

• I'm Pregnant. It's Yours
• The Nightmare
• What Death Became After Cyparissus
• Substances
• Ain't That a Man?
• Portrait
• The 100th Chemo
• Looking into Her Toy Box with a Lover
• They Used to Talk About Burning Cities
• MESSAGE: Absence for Allen Ginsberg
• Lunch with Candide
• Behold! Man of Unbelief! Behold!
• Dream #1 Final Strophe
• Patience (Things You Will Discover)
• Four Years
• He Falls Like Leaves
• The Quilt
• Ariel (Turning Tricks at Fisherman's Wharf, Monterey, California)
• Extranjera
• The Taste of Morning
• Fear …

Commonthought, (Fall 2009), 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.

The Lantern Vol. 76, No. 2, Spring 2009, Chelsea Catalanotto, Robert Whitehead, Callie Ingram, Paul Rossman, Katherine Murphy, Maire Moriarty, Pete Lipsi, Josh Aungst, Nathan Taylor, Ellyn Rolleston, Liz Brennan, Nicole Dillie, Stephanie Bartusis, Robert Evans, Amber Hyppolite, Kevin Bendis, Christopher Schaeffer, Shane Kowalski

The Lantern Literary Magazines, 1933 to Present

• Coffee and Morning
• Charlie Brown Testifies at the Trial of Westley Allan Dodd, Convicted Child Killer
• In a Women's Bathroom
• The Naming
• An Urban Nightmare
• In the Yellow Kitchen
• City Streets
• Engineering
• Walter Bixby Walks Through Hunsberger Woods
• Sing a Happy Tune
• Apology
• Will You Wear a Helmet?!
• Molly Can't Answer the Phone
• Marked Man
• He's Under a Lot of Pressure
• Ne Me Quitte Pas
• Last Night
• All of Our Second Hand Books are Lightly Worn

Commonthought, Vol 20 (Spring 2009), 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.

The Lantern Vol. 76, No. 1, Fall 2008, Louisa Schnaithmann, Dayna Stein, India Mcghee, Callie Ingram, Nathan Taylor, Nathaniel Rosenthalis, Brett Celinski, Chelsea Catalanotto, Nicole Dillie, Robert Whitehead, Ryan Sullivan, Maire Moriarty, Katherine Lecours, Christopher Schaeffer, Robert Evans, Colin Ottinger, Amanda Schwartz, Abigail Raymond, Sarah Round, Maximilian Kreisky, Patrick Hayakawa

The Lantern Literary Magazines, 1933 to Present

• Cruel
• A Night in Three Parts
• The Moment I Said It
• To Know
• I Will Never Skipskipskip a Rock
• The Ravine
• Untitled
• Skeleton
• Midnight Letter
• Where Children Come From
• Orphan of War
• Ciega / Mezquita
• The Other Side
• Those Dancing Days are Gone
• Cycling
• The 2nd of July
• The Tantric Semantics of Studying Abroad
• A Three-Part Study in Musical Relations
• Amway Man
• Hard Luck Investigator
• Spring
• Interview With Poet Eleanor Wilner

Commonthought, Vol 19 (Fall 2008), 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.

The Lantern Vol. 75, No. 2, Spring 2008, Robert Whitehead, Stephanie Bartusis, Natalie Rokaski, Dayna Stein, Jennifer Mingolello, Josh Krigman, Tori Wynne, Jen Bowlan, India Mcghee, Nicole Dillie, John Lukacs, Steven Markoe, Andy Brienza, Christopher Schaeffer, Joshua Solomon, Christopher Curley, Eric Relvas, Michael Taggart, Dan Sergeant, Samantha Owen, Patrick Hayakawa, Laurel Salvo, Ian O'Neill

The Lantern Literary Magazines, 1933 to Present

• In a French Courtyard at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
• Picky Mangoes
• And for My Un-Birthday I Drank Poets' Tea and Got to See
• Tree-Baby
• Wrestling With Plants
• I Smile
• Walking Home
• The Wall Between
• Phalangese, or the Art of Speaking to Fingers
• Early Spring
• Karma Kids
• A Bazaar Triptych
• The Joys of Ritual Circumcision
• [Of] Archetype[s] or I Don't Like Your Poetry
• Truth and Beauty Bombed
• Chevalier Anachronistic
• Kinds of Birds
• Sparknotes Entry for The Changing Tide by Eric Relvas
• …