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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

Tag: Prose

August 13, 2022August 13, 2022vandaliamag

The Second Death

by Sydney McDonald. First place in The Vandalia’s 2022 Art & Literature contest

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August 13, 2022August 13, 2022vandaliamag

Angel with a Big Mac

Nonfiction by Katelyn Wolfe

“With her last shreds of determination, Mary whizzed through the store, keeping tabs on the items left on her list, the weighted stares of strangers, and her son that fluctuated in and out of hysterics.”

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August 13, 2022September 21, 2022vandaliamag

On Top of the World

Nonfiction by Thomas Onks

“Wonder, for me at least, is an extinct emotion. I certainly feel excitement of course, maybe some joy, a dash of hype and anticipation, and, if the stars align and the moon turns blue and a porker decides to soar to where no pig has ever gone before, a singular drop of hope and optimism.”

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August 13, 2022August 13, 2022vandaliamag

Coffee

by Jacob Martin. Third place in The Vandalia’s 2022 Art & Literature contest

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August 13, 2022August 13, 2022vandaliamag

Echo

Fiction by Julia O’Neill

“Any noise made at this moment – from my own body, or a mysterious unknown that hides in the void – gets repeated and heard throughout the cavernous space.”

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August 13, 2022August 13, 2022vandaliamag

Chaos in Creativity

by Berlin Pruden. Second place in The Vandalia’s 2022 Art & Literature contest

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August 13, 2022August 13, 2022vandaliamag

Let There Be Monsters

Fiction by Robin Salisbury Belknap

“I prayed my father would wake up and stop her, but he didn’t move.”

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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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