Category: Contributor Exclusives

Delicate

Caroline Hughes, Senior, Strategic Communication, Chicago, IL He laid upon me like a snowflake. It was a slow, delicate fall, effortless and breathtaking, yet cold to the touch. You know that feeling when your fiery hot skin meets an icy shower on the hottest of summer days. Your skin immediately burns because two temperatures of such strong contrast might not… Read more →

Vitreous Viciousness

Mary Bowling, First Year, English Major, Bristol, TN   I bought a mirror from   an antique shop. It was   beautiful, sparkling and   silver — my second   favorite winning piece,   the rewards of my good   efforts, my saving. I   cherished this mirror   for many days. She   showed me handsome   women, golden… Read more →

Chaos

Mark Rose, Junior, Political Science, Criminal Justice & English Minors, Oklahoma City, OK   My slitted eyes dart around,  As I slither and slink through the world.  I go forth forever, until I have found  The fruits of my labor universally unfurled.    From the tiniest atom, to the largest galaxy,   My venom infects my victim with inevitable lethality,  The… Read more →

Sam Orr Farms, Fabens, TX

Mya Estrada,Senior, Strategic Communication & Writing, El Paso, Texas   The iris and lantana in the yard sway in the summer breeze. The cows converse de ida y vuelta, The doves in the trees coo. The horses in the pasture flick their tails.   A golden, west Texas sunset glows brilliantly on every surface. Under the shade of the porch,… Read more →