Prizewinning nonfiction by Victoria Bloom
“During the hot, soft summers in West by God Virginia, there is nothing quite like camping.”
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The Devil Inside
Prizewinning fiction by Dr. Jess Scott
“My sister’s First Communion Sunday was a day more white than usual.”
The Census Taker
Prizewinning fiction by Susan Roth
“Don’t you have even a few minutes? You know how important it is that everyone is counted? You do know it’s the law, don’t you?”
The Great Exalted Orange One by Professor Mark DeFoe
“Bozo the Clown and Alfred E. Newman, / a preening buffoon, he hides in his hairdo.”
Introductions by Jessica Mongold
“Telling people what I do for a living / Is volunteering to feel a lump in my throat.”
Honeysuckle Days by Caitlin Ware
“Pick them before they’re gone,” she says / “They’ll only last a few days.”
Three Poems by Taylor Risinger
“A Walk in the City,” “as clean as possible,” “Spare Change”
Limits by Jessica Parker
“The human body has quantitative limits—
Lack of oxygen: 11 minutes
Dehydration: 7 days
Starvation: 30 days
What were my limits with you?”
Hymn for the EA by Savannah Payne
“Four flights up to the thick third-floor heat, hazy / images, and the thought-coating, strange- / sweet smell of Old. It is a place for me / to lay down my burden and worship.”
Two Poems by Kellie Kovar
“Quickening” and “Spring Chicken”
Tote Bag by Kay
Biography: “My name is Kay, and I was a part of this year’s graduating class of 2021. At Wesleyan, I was majoring in graphic design, and I was a member of the women’s swim team. I originally come from Hanover, Germany, where I completed my high school education. Later, I want my art and design […]
The Wild and Wonderful Dungeon Duo by David Hooper
David Hooper is an aspiring comic illustrator and character designer from Clarksburg, West Virginia. He is currently a studio art major at West Virginia Wesleyan college. One of his main bodies of work focuses on creative character designs inspired by 1930s rubber hose cartoons, but he diversifies in a range of various illustrative styles. He’s […]
Portrait at 20 by Angel Dorsey
Angel Dorsey is from Sissonville, West Virginia. In May 2021, she graduated summa cum laude from WVWC with a bachelor’s degree in political science and a minor in art. Aside from creating art with a variety of different mediums, her interests include reading, writing, the outdoors, and spending time with family, friends, and her pets. […]
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