Table of Contents
Art by Kristin Stazzone
Poetry
Kari Astillero, “Silent Vigil”. . . . . . . . . . . 17
Pat Tompkins, “The Only Girl Who Didn’t Get
Asked to Dance: 8th Grade, 1974” . . . . . 27
Marisa Manuel, “Dress Code: A Teenage Girl's
Guide to Promiscuity” . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Sarah Clayville, “The Spelling Bee” . . . . . . 37
Fiction
Carrie Ryan, “From the Cut Files: Daughter of
Deep Silence” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Bri Hager, “This Artificial Night” . . . . . . . . 19
Non Fiction
Nina Chiappetta, “Confirmation Bias” . . . . . 29