Category: Contributor Exclusives

A Painfully Imperfect Sonnet

Emily DuBose, Senior English major from Austin, TX.   Perfection is a problem because I can’t seem to do anything without making it exactly right. So I sit, sweating, stuck in stress, only in my dreams can I do anything half-assed. When I write, my hand cramps, ink on my palms and pain in my joints. But at least the… Read more →

Hunted

Seven Castain, Sophomore Writing major from Draper, Utah.   I waited. As the sun rose and night fell away. Waited through the scorching sun, beating on my back, turning my fur to matches of fire. Waited until the bugs began to hum and the sun crept towards the mountain peaks, tired from a long day of shining light on all… Read more →

O Entrancing Eyes: Blue

Mark Rose, Junior Political Science major from Midwest City, OK.   The brilliant blue hue of those eyes Is a sight I could forever admire; A refreshing oasis on the hottest of days, A perfectly patterned obsidian and sapphire maze That I love every second of being lost in. Those seas are waterfalls, Seeping into gaping wounds and soothing; Delicate… Read more →