He Never Knew
By: Clint Liles,
2019-2020,
I had not spoken to my uncle since I was nine years old. My mother would not tell me much about him other than the lifestyle he chose was not compatible with the Bible’s teachings.
Nonfiction
My Father’s Keeper
By: Emmeline Parham,
2019-2020,
Terry Peder Rasmussen, the “Chameleon Killer,” is known to have murdered at least four people and is suspected of murdering many more, including his own wife and daughter. Rasmussen was adept at targeting lonely, desperate women, and progressively isolating them from their families, eventually leading to their disappearances.
Sexism and Subversion in Drake’s “Hotline Bling”
By: Justin Strong,
Spring 2019,
The standard reading of the song places Drake’s narrator as the protagonist of the story. Drake is a jilted lover in the long tradition of rappers who make the “mistake” of falling in love with a woman only to be heartbroken by her.
A Mother’s Guide to Postpartum Depression
By: Laura Howard,
Spring 2019,
Tell me, Lord, how I ended up here?
On the Death of a Father
By: Maria Howard,
Spring 2019,
My father was tall. He was tall and strong and quick to smile.
Melting Away
By: Claudia Young,
Spring 2019,
Home, my absolute favorite place on this planet. My mom, dad, two sisters, two dogs,