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Fiction
The Boys’ Team by Nikki Barnhart
Hidden Truths of Reupholstering by Wendy Booydegraaff
The Infinite Time Around by Ellie Cheng
Not the First, But the Only by Melissa Darcey Hall
Death Wishes by Kenneth Jakubas
Nonfiction
Wild Collards by Linette Marie Allen
Rounding out the Morning by Steven Harvey
Country Queer by Keegan Lawler
Nothing But Space by Abigail Myers
Take Me to the River by Shilo Niziolek
The Lucky Shirt by Beneth Goldschmidt-Sauer
How I Learned to Love My Mother by Aida Zilelian
Poetry
Sharp Objects by Alyssa Forehling
It’s an Empty-Headed Move I Love the Most by Adam Houle
Scree: Hiking in the Foothills by Laura Meyer
Elvis Died When I Was Seven by Michael Montlack
For Will by Cat Newton
Valence by John Nieves
On Leaving by Kathryn Bratt-Pfotenhauer
Apocalypse 2012 by Martin Shapiro
Windows by Arnisha Royston
The Sun Temple by Jane Zwart
Art Gallery
Cover Art
“Amerdad” by Bānbishn
“Eye,” “Cuban Woman,” and “Broken Mirror” by Kateryna Bortsova
“Stoning to Death” by Bānbishn
“Mithrandir,” “Nebula,” “Primordial Soup,” and “Space Ghost” by Aleksandra Chechel
“The Other Clouds” by Sarah-Jane Crowson
“Sorollan Improv” by María DeGuzmán
“Solitude Riflessa-Mirrored Solitude” and “Unexpected Sunrise” by Delta N.A.
“Lost Boy” by Alicia Garrett
“Portrait with Green Background” and “Still With Bottles” by Uee Jung
“The Lighthouse” by Danilo Lopez
“Let’s Catch a Vibe Amongst the Clouds” by Abigail Morales
“Finding Unity in Sound” by Aluu Prosper
“Flames of Climate Change” and “Flower Siam as Flame” by Jim Ross
Masthead
Editor-in-Chief – Kayla Hare
Managing Editor – Sophia Ross
Fiction Editor – Bareerah Ghani
Assistant Fiction Editor – Katy Mullins
Nonfiction Editor – Emilie Knudsen
Assistant Nonfiction Editor – Ashlen Renner
Poetry Editor – Susan Muth
Assistant Poetry Editor – Tori Reynolds
Webmaster & Blog Editor – Allie Stanich
Layout and Design Editor – Stephanie Runyon
Incarcerated Writers Project Director – Chelsea Lebron
Faculty Advisor – Jason Hartsel
Art Editorial Team
Kayla Hare, Bareerah Ghani, Tori Reynolds, Emilie Knudsen, Sophia Ross, Susan Muth, Ashlen Renner
Readers
Rachel Allison, Delaney Burk, Samantha Coyne, Bodie Fox, Joseph Giglio, Ashlee Green, Drew Hunter, Emilie Knudsen, Claire Lewis, Elena Macdonald, Chris McGlone, Thomas McKenzie, Ivan Moore, Katy Mullins, Faith Palermo, Sophia Ross, Arpita Roy, Stephanie Runyon, Taylor Schaefer, Kylie Smith, Erin Snyder, Allie Stanich, Lizzie Terrell
Special Thanks
Jason Hartsel, David S. Carroll, Ben Hosing, Kathryn Mangus and the George Mason University Office of Student Media, Gregg Wilhelm and the George Mason University Creative Writing Program.
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