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Vandalia Arts Journal

Vandalia Arts Journal

Appalachian Voices, published by students at West Virginia Wesleyan College

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  • Issue 1: Summer 2021

Category: Prose

July 16, 2021July 17, 2021vandaliamag

Monster Caverns

Nonfiction by Kyle Dan’l Mills

“The sound is distant but recognizably enormous—the howl is primal and ancient. This is the voice of the abyss—the deep drawls of its breath pull heavy air past me.”

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July 16, 2021July 17, 2021vandaliamag

Lunar Lovers

Prose by Caity Sandy

“It feels as though this night was designed for my purpose; even the night air is holding its breath in anticipation.”

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July 16, 2021July 17, 2021vandaliamag

Journal of Memories

Fiction by Marcus Huffman

“Every single day I waited for the call, a call that changed my life and the way I lived forever. The call came at 8:42 every night from Sibley Memorial Hospital in the northernmost part of D.C., the message I had memorized word for word.”

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July 16, 2021August 13, 2022vandaliamag

In the Hands of Nature

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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July 15, 2021August 13, 2022vandaliamag

The Devil Inside

Prizewinning fiction by Dr. Jess Scott

“My sister’s First Communion Sunday was a day more white than usual.”

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July 14, 2021August 13, 2022vandaliamag

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?”

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