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Author Archives: Contributing Author

little green bug in a raindrop

green and brown insect on green leaf

By: Sarah Watkins microscopically the world is ending  writhing within the clear smooth bubble, nanometers from a breath its six littleContinueContinue reading “little green bug in a raindrop”

Posted byContributing AuthorMay 13, 2025May 14, 2025Posted inPoetry, Winter/Spring 2025 IssueLeave a comment on little green bug in a raindrop

i come across myself on a path

empty forest

By: Sarah Watkins half stumbling down the wet sidewalk in a hypnagogic haze, i hear only the hiss of winter’s sharpContinueContinue reading “i come across myself on a path”

Posted byContributing AuthorMay 13, 2025May 13, 2025Posted inPoetry, Winter/Spring 2025 IssueLeave a comment on i come across myself on a path

I thought I heard fireworks

preschool children doing hand exercise with teachers

By: Henry Hallock drip drop – drip drop Mrs. Anderson lay theredrip drop – drip drip slumped over her chair.SomethingContinueContinue reading “I thought I heard fireworks”

Posted byContributing AuthorMay 13, 2025Posted inPoetry, Winter/Spring 2025 IssueLeave a comment on I thought I heard fireworks

Last Noon

old phots in a brown box

By: C. Gabriel Dominguez When the lawman entered the facility, he had one demand for the staff and doctors.  “YouContinueContinue reading “Last Noon”

Posted byContributing AuthorMay 13, 2025May 18, 2025Posted inFiction, KSU Author, Winter/Spring 2025 IssueLeave a comment on Last Noon

Hurry Up and Wait

military truck in snowy forest scene

By: C. W. Lawrence I leaned into my shovel, pulled my scarf down, and took a long pull of theContinueContinue reading “Hurry Up and Wait”

Posted byContributing AuthorFebruary 28, 2025May 13, 2025Posted inFiction, KSU Author, Winter/Spring 2025 IssueLeave a comment on Hurry Up and Wait

Come and Get Me

jumping bull during corrida

By: Finch Benton What caught Rand’s eye first was the black suit. The sun was bright that day, not aContinueContinue reading “Come and Get Me”

Posted byContributing AuthorFebruary 28, 2025September 16, 2025Posted inFiction, Winter/Spring 2025 IssueLeave a comment on Come and Get Me

Is April Over

flowering tree

By: Alexis Barton As Fitzgerald said,”April is over, April is over,”Spring sits with Winter on the bleachers,Like unused seeds crushedContinueContinue reading “Is April Over”

Posted byContributing AuthorFebruary 28, 2025May 13, 2025Posted inKSU Author, Poetry, Winter/Spring 2025 IssueLeave a comment on Is April Over

2 Sentence Horror Stories

In October of 2024, Waymark and the KSU Writing Center partnered on Halloween to host a “2 Sentence Horror Story”ContinueContinue reading “2 Sentence Horror Stories”

Posted byContributing AuthorFebruary 26, 2025February 26, 2025Posted inFall/Winter Issue 20241 Comment on 2 Sentence Horror Stories

The Last Crusader

By: JT Beatty I rarely dreamt of Maudelaine anymore. Most nights, I dreamt of that day in Antioch, when myContinueContinue reading “The Last Crusader”

Posted byContributing AuthorJanuary 3, 2025February 4, 2025Posted inFall/Winter Issue 2024, FictionLeave a comment on The Last Crusader

Paint Drying

By: Jay Hesser David sat staring at the wall, a wall he’s stared at for many hours of his youngContinueContinue reading “Paint Drying”

Posted byContributing AuthorJanuary 3, 2025February 4, 2025Posted inFall/Winter Issue 2024, Fiction, KSU AuthorLeave a comment on Paint Drying

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