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Alterations And Repairs, Sue Repko

Bryant Literary Review

The sign at the entrance to the municipal building said, "Wipe mud from shoes before entering."

Nighthawk Falls, Dusk The Opalescent River, Adirondacks, Richard Bentley

Bryant Literary Review

Just before he awoke, Netherwood, the art historian, was mixing on his palette with a number five brush a shade of mauve whose color symbolized both complexity and distance.

Homage To The Furies, Sean Padraic Mccarthy

Bryant Literary Review

They were putting in pipes for sewerage.

Selling To The Goyim, J. Weintraub

Bryant Literary Review

It is my firm belief that the blood of generations of salesmen flows through my veins and that, at least on my father's side, peddlers, pitchmen, hucksters, drummers, horsetraders, and merchant princes have been in my family since the days of Solomon.

Judging, Gordon Graves

Bryant Literary Review

Old Dance Cameron looked over the rude plywood and the 2x4 structure that held the floral exhibits.

2001 Fall Chapbook, Otterbein English Department

Quiz and Quill

No abstract provided.

The Lantern Vol. 69, No. 1, Fall 2001, Drew Petersen, Amy Scarantino, Susannah Fisher, Sarah Napolitan, Maura Strauman, Whitney Daniels, Leah Miller, Melanie Scriptunas, Jennifer Walton, Alison Shaffer, Ali Bierly, Jennifer Brink, Katie Lambert, Harry Michel, Padcha Tuntha-Obas, Amanda Ripley, Chris Tereshko, Laura Phillips, Flynn Corson, Genevieve Romeo, Phil Malachowski, Kathryn Chapman, John Ramsey, Michael Pomante, Olatokunbo Laniya, Raquel Pidal, Shaina Schmeltzle

The Lantern Literary Magazines, 1933 to Present

• Frets
• Burn
• The Amish-Man
• City Children
• Coasting West
• Futile
• Oxymoron
• Fleeting Reflection
• Pink Geraniums
• Moving
• Running: Arcola
• Expectations
• One Time Deal
• We Slept
• Faraway Field
• My Own Giselle
• My Father's Will
• Meet Me in Montana
• Pride is a Lawn Mower
• Gloss
• 2% Low Fat
• Bits of Tuesday
• This is not a Pipe
• What Ifs
• Reconnection
• A Bell Called Emily
• The Elevator

The Lantern Vol. 68, No. 2, Spring 2001, Kirsten Mascioli, Benjamin Schuler, Alyson Jones, Sarah Napolitan, Corey Taylor, Padcha Tuntha-Obas, John Ramsey, Lori Kruk, Syreeta Dixon, Melanie Scriptunas, Thomas Lipschultz, Jeffrey Church, Daniel Gallagher, Mike Keeper, Monica Stahl, Ani Broderick, Christine Spera, Jason Fischer, Genevieve Romeo, Rosabelle Diaz, Raquel B. Pidal, Kelly Campbell

The Lantern Literary Magazines, 1933 to Present

• Eden
• Ginsberg Mourning
• On the Cusp of Winter
• (Woman: as Needing to be Silver and Sharp)
• Descended
• Book Unbinding
• Scrawlings on the Stall
• My Frankenstein
• Jazzy Avantguardia
• Paper Crane
• A Child's Valentine
• Ten Years' Gone
• Out the Window
• Tar's Melting
• Passing Time
• Ave Maria
• Heart of the Matter
• Damn Kids
• The Candle Incident
• Nostalgia
• Cuban Couch
• Dinner Date

2001 Spring Quiz And Quill Magazine, Otterbein English Department

Quiz and Quill

No abstract provided.

The Last Block Party, Bud Johnson

Bryant Literary Review

The sun is setting over the deserted soccer field near the burial mound.

Post-Freudian Dreaming, Richard N. Bentley

Bryant Literary Review

I had a dream Tuesday night in which I was either attending a lecture

The Counterpoint Lesson, Lyzette Wanzer

Bryant Literary Review

My father always told me there were two kinds of jazz: white people's jazz, and "the real thing."

Punching Air, Ben Brooks

Bryant Literary Review

Dead fish floated in close to shore. There were so many of them

Across The Line, William Holinger

Bryant Literary Review

The trouble is that the balls go where you throw them.

-- a well-known saying in juggling

Standing in foul territory over by the cornfield, roughing up the game ball,

Inky Went Down To The Well, K. S. Phillips

Bryant Literary Review

None of us knew how pure Inky was until we drank her. Sadly, our awareness came three summers too late.

Abuelita, Camincha

Bryant Literary Review

To Reyna María, it's like they never left. They visit her often, sometimes in groups, sometimes one at a time.

The Lantern Vol. 68, No. 1, Fall 2000, Olatokunbo Laniya, Monica Stahl, Padcha Tuntha-Obas, Susan Goll, Lori Kruk, Jeff Church, Michael Keeper, Matthew James Terenna, Chris Tereshko, Ryan Mcleod, Thomas Lipschultz, Laura Phillips, Chris Calderelli, John Ramsey, Genevieve Romeo, Aly Jones, Daniel Gallagher, Philip M. Malachowski, Corey Taylor, Tina Benson, Shawn Witt, Jason Fischer, Christine Spera

The Lantern Literary Magazines, 1933 to Present

• In Attempting to Imitate J. Agard (III)
• Headstones
• Calligraphy Grace
• Fifty Years
• Morning
• The Millstone
• Quick Stop-Off
• Jesus Wept (SuperBuick Bodybag)
• Just a God
• Amy
• Silver Doubloons
• Ogbanje
• Left Behind
• Asymmetrical Smile
• Sundays
• Pie in the Sky
• No Surprises
• Bill Gooden's Son
• Downcast Eyes Meet Tablecloth
• Wetlands
• Desperate Actions
• Receiving End
• A Pack of Matches
• Coffee

Calliope : Fall 1999/Spring 2000, Calliope

Calliope

Calliope - The Greek Muse of Epic Poetry

2000 Spring Quiz And Quill Magazine, Otterbein English Department

Quiz and Quill

No abstract provided.

The Lantern Vol. 67, No. 2, Spring 2000, Padcha Tuntha-Obas, Caleb Prescott, Christine Spera, Oana Nechita, Daniel Gallagher, Jeffrey Church, James Clark Robinson, Lilly Afshari, Rosabelle Diaz, Andrew Gerchak, Ben Jackendoff, Susan Patton, Harry Michel, Genevieve Romeo, Corey Taylor, Ashley Claus, Michael Edwards, Amber Frame, Tom Lipschultz, Aly Jones, Philip Malachowski, Anthony Ciarlello, Lori Kruk, Tom Howard, Mike Keeper

The Lantern Literary Magazines, 1933 to Present

• Dearest Yarn-Spinner
• My Poem, This Tongue In Your Eye
• 15th & Rodman
• Vision
• Linguistics
• Casting Cartesian Shadows
• On the Defensive
• Sea Sick but Still Docked
• Urban Dreams
• Wolf of the Steppes
• Josephine
• Happy Birthday to Me
• I Have Never Been to Africa
• Pa-pou
• Onion[s]
• Intimacy
• Three Trick Pony
• Blazer
• In My Tea
• Emmaless
• Dreamcatcher
• Repetition
• With the Turn of the Reel
• Fault Lines
• The Shrink Is In
• The dancE
• Exam
• Another Post-Apocalyptic …

Biographers, Greg Ames

Bryant Literary Review

She was born in Pittsburgh in 1971.

A Bird's Death, Dana Lauren

Bryant Literary Review

Her arms were full of overstuffed grocery bags, so Carolina did not see the tiny thing and nearly crushed it underfoot while trying to unlock the back door.

The Hillside Slasher, Rob Davidson

Bryant Literary Review

Dear Mr. Davies,
I trust you remember who I am.

Librarian, Tim Myers

Bryant Literary Review

They approached the Circulation Desk just before noon.

Inside Here, Diana Spechler

Bryant Literary Review

This is the first summer of my life that I've gotten through without a single mosquito bite.

The Lantern Vol. 67, No. 1, Fall 1999, Padcha Tuntha-Obas, C. H. Edwards, Tom Lipschultz, Susan Fialkowski, Benjamin Jackendoff, Oana Nechita, Leah Miller, Susan Patton, Andrew Gerchak, Genevieve Romeo, Kristin Geist, Jen Heil, Harry Michel, Michael Pomante, Monica Stahl, Corey Taylor, Philip Malachowski, Tisha Callery, Jeffrey Algayer, Daniel Gallagher, Sal Ferrarello, Tom Howard, Rich Neal

The Lantern Literary Magazines, 1933 to Present

• I Write Poetry
• So Many Poems Start This Way...
• Mantra 99 for A. Joe
• Indecision
• Last Night
• My Body Cut Off at the Back
• Brittany Sestina
• The Hearth
• To Jane
• Attention
• Chemistry
• Recombination
• Buried
• Going Home
• Bound for Happiness
• Stumble
• Punk Rock
• Ghost Spray and a Slingshot
• Distant Voices
• Beyond the Gear Shift
• Damn It
• Poppy Hands
• Waist Deep
• The Lie
• Paying Your Dues

The Lantern Vol. 66, No. 2, Spring 1999, Oana Nechita, Monica Stahl, Jill Gonzales, Mike Edwards, Benjamin Jackendoff, Leah Miller, Karen Hollinger, Jilda Hodges, Nathan Rosen, Ashley Claus, Robert Cerrone, Genevieve Romeo, Thomas Lipschultz, Jeffrey Church, Gregory Klein, Tom Howard, Corey Taylor, Carolyn Harfman, Daniel Gallagher, Andrew Gerchak, Lou Nemphos, Raquel Pidal, Paul Guidry

The Lantern Literary Magazines, 1933 to Present

• Dowry
• The Ballad of the Lonely Thinker
• Dissipation
• Parliament Light
• Reflecting Hood
• Tonight
• Decree
• Not Yet
• The Man in the Moon
• The Sound and/or Fury
• Uh Huh
• Watch
• The Futility of a Drizzle in a Worsening Draught
• The Answering Machine
• Felix Culpa
• Kiss Off
• Amorous
• Summer of the Burning Pizzas
• Life Without Shoelaces
• Hermes and Aphrodite
• Win! Twins!
• From 69 Slices of Hell
• Boardwalk Cowboy

1999 Spring Quiz And Quill Magazine, Otterbein English Department

Quiz and Quill

No abstract provided.

The Lantern Vol. 66, No. 1, Fall 1998, Jennifer Herbst, Amanda Chiampi, Lou Nemphos, Geoffrey Mills, Jeffrey Church, Oana Nechita, Tom Howard, Rebecca Class, Andrew Gerchak, Chris Cocca, Monica Stahl, Daniel Tavares

The Lantern Literary Magazines, 1933 to Present

• Curled
• Bruised
• Accident Prone
• Bob or Beatrice or Something
• Burrow
• The French Door
• Before the War: On Earth as it is in Texas
• Love Seat
• Delusionus Prime
• Delineate
• The Color of Coffee
• A Memory
• August Snapshots
• The Eulogy and Judgement of My Friend, the Philosophe
• Haunted
• Being
• Playing Children
• Her Name is in the Breeze
• Aftermath
• A Meal for the Brown Philadelphia Twilight

1998 Spring Quiz And Quill Magazine, Otterbein English Department

Quiz and Quill

No abstract provided.