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A Memory from Autumn by Avery McIlquham

Crunch… Crunch… Crunch was the only sound I heard as I tramped through the woods. It was a quiet day, but that was okay, it left me time to think. Fall was the best time to go on a hike and this specific hike reminded […]

The Literature of Life – Annika Doberenz

The Literature of Life – Annika Doberenz

I had not stood up for hours. My legs were squished, but I could not have cared less. My head was stuck in a book, and I was splendidly happy. I heard footsteps coming down the hallway, and poked my head out to see who […]

Logophilia: The Love of Words and Word Games by Lars Johnson

Logophilia: The Love of Words and Word Games by Lars Johnson

(To Angelique, my Chrysanthemum) When was the last time you used an antiquated term or phrase in casual conversation? Like “quaff” or “woo”—can woo be quaffed or quenched or is it only pitched? And where did the phrase “pitching woo” come from anyway? Just what […]

The Black Cat II by Xavier Palmer

The Black Cat II by Xavier Palmer

The reason that I wrote this story was originally for one of my classes. It was supposed to be a futuristic retelling of an Edgar Allan Poe story, which I was able to choose; however, it became much more than a quick retelling of one […]

Girl, Shining By Norah Kratz

Girl, Shining By Norah Kratz

This was a piece I created at the beginning of the year, probably towards the first week of school. It was a shorter process than I’m used to simply because I was so intent on finishing it that I really just worked on it whenever […]

Being Shown New Worlds Through Literacy by Madalynn Mumme

Being Shown New Worlds Through Literacy by Madalynn Mumme

SCRATCH SCRATCH SCRATCH. My friend draws all over her paper and turns towards me. I glance up from my masterpiece of artwork and look at hers. How Cute! A little baby kitty and its mommy kitty! “I love it, Olivia,” I exclaim. “I will show […]

Return to the Unfamiliar: Study Tour Reflections by Davis Smith

I. Unrootedness  We moderns exist in a vacuous vault, floating about without roots in the tenuous, unanchored space of corporate life, entertainment culture, and the Internet. The Western world has succeeded in creating societies that are very efficient and very happy, but cut off from […]

Hometown Tourism: Reflections on the 2023 Sigma Tau Delta Convention by Ruth Kennedy

Hometown Tourism: Reflections on the 2023 Sigma Tau Delta Convention by Ruth Kennedy

Sigma Tau Delta is an English Honor Society that has members all across the country. Bethany’s chapter, Alpha Rho Tau, which has a somewhat more fortunate acronym than Sigma Tau, is made up of English majors and minors. I have been a member since the […]

Rediscovery as Theological Virtue: A Jane Austen Retrospect by Davis Smith

Rediscovery as Theological Virtue: A Jane Austen Retrospect by Davis Smith

One of the manifold joys of a life infused with a love for literature is the rich felicity offered by revisiting a work. One’s first time with a book or a poem is never an experience in the fullest sense of the term. Rather, it […]

Ranking of Kings Review by Sabrina Seiwert

Ranking of Kings Review by Sabrina Seiwert

Over spring break, I was assigned homework by my uncle. He instructed me to watch Ranking of Kings, a fantasy anime. I obediently followed suit and was immediately hooked due to the disabled representation, three-dimensional characters, art style, and animation that the show had to […]