A Long Way to Go – Elena Butterfield

 in Staff Perspectives

I have to wonder what my life would be like if my great-great grandmother had a birth certificate.   What if, in Athens (circa 1910), women were people with their own stories, not just a footnote in a man’s? What if she was told she could become something great?   Instead she received a legal reminder that she would never… Read more →

y’ALL: Voices from LGBTQ+ Fort Worth

 in Community Perspectives

In the Fall semester of 2023, our team of editors reached out to LGBTQ+ members of the Fort Worth community to hear some of their stories. These stories were collected into a chapbook were calling “y’ALL: Voices from LGBTQ+ Fort Worth.” We hope this is just the first issue in a series of issues archiving LGBTQ+ voices in Fort Worth.… Read more →

The Water Glistens

 in Contributor Exclusives

Savannah Childs, Senior, English Major from Shreveport, LA            Light shone across the droplets of sweat coating Blair’s neck. Her brown hair had been pulled into a tight ponytail that peeked out from her hat, but was now falling from the rigor of the hike. Flyaway strands stuck out from her head as if I’d rubbed a balloon against… Read more →

Permanent Damage

 in Contributor Exclusives

Sophia R. Nelson, Sophomore, English Major from Auburn, WA   I can’t help but imagine he still smelled of salty air. His hair was still slightly coated with the distinct texture of the sea. His gray eyes shined brightly not because of his adventure, but of his return home to us. He smiled and laughed with his buddies dressed in… Read more →