“It was a name more than a name / given to me by another / a girl...born with a purpose”

Artwork by Elizabeth McGillis Drayna from our Spring 2019 Submission Call

Artwork by Walter Egger from our Spring 2019 Submission Call

it is the worst of all human sentimentsto be inexplicably and violently at your breaking pointneither able to break down,nor to explain.

Artwork by Raja Timihiri from our Spring 2019 Submission Call

Communication between realms. I was inspired by one of my favourite shows. Limited colour palette helps heighten the energy of the piece. One of my favourite projects I've drawn so far.

wecross thehundred yards to itsfeet, frozen grass surrenderingunder our feet, all at once we are at itsfeet like disciples. shh... pause. close your eyeeye eye... the air s invisible and tastes like silver- moonlight seeps through your eyelids like a spirit through a veil-can you hear that humming?

I want to write an ode to womyn. All womyn.Tall womyn short womeyn fat womyn skinny womyn, self-proclaimed womyn, and shelf-ashamed womyn. "Womyn" spelled with a 'y' not an 'e' because men aren't any part of our identity.

“Library again?” He had a way of looking at her that made her feel like she was being studied, and in that respect she grew bold.“What if we did something different, like a sensory immersion story?”He glanced at his watch. “I don’t think I have time for a full feature immersion, I’ve got a meeting not too long after this.”“A scene then?”

Hell seemed an unlikely place to get music lessons.A sassy girl named Emma takes a trip to Hell.

One day, this house will be leveled,and an office building or parking lot will erase itleaving no indication that we onceate ice cream bars here, laughing in the sun;that she would wave from her front step untilwe had driven far enough down the road thatshe could no longer see us.

Lit Fest 2018 at the University of Wisconsin brought together literature enthusiasts from a variety of interests — whether it be food, travel, poetry or fashion. But the incredible thing about “literature” is its vastness.

"I wanted them to find something in this class that might be bigger than themselves and realize that they have the power to make change.”

I don’t know if there’s some far-away corner of the cosmos that’s exactly like mine.