From the Editors,

From the Editors,

The reason why we create art is to capture rare moments that our over-crowded minds will soon forget. Our art speaks volumes when it comes from a place of truth and experience. Art, in the form of writing, painting, or photography, provides a sense of tranquility. With every snapshot and collision of vibrant colors on a canvas, a new reality is made. Words that carry the weight of your happiness, fears, and promises have found a safe place at the English Major’s Counseling Office.

We are, quite simply, big fans of a lot of our contemporaries at Brooklyn College. They glare out at us from the crowd; authors who, whenever during the semester when it comes time for them to submit their work, excite us, enthrall us, and endear us. Sometimes it can go as far as to make us feel a little unworthy. It’s hard to get that same sense of satisfaction from our own writing.

That is why The Junction is so important. To write is to drop little pieces of our existence here and there in the text, disguised fragments of our whole self. When viewing other’s art, without your private veneer of insecurity clouding your judgement, you can truly appreciate what your talented friends have created—and then to see your own work counted there, among that great work, brings to us an unbridled feeling of satisfaction and joy.

The English Major’s Counseling Office began the tradition of compiling the work of Brooklyn College students more than two decades ago. But we like to think this is more than a mere compilation—it’s a celebration. Without your phenomenal sense of creativity, there would be no diversity or community. Thank you to everyone who submitted, and we hope this leaves you satisfied.

Riverrun

English Major’s Counseling Office

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“Books are the secret utterances of visionary clowns undressed in their inner locker rooms.” - These Days of Candy by Manuel Paul López