before you by alyssa bernier

4 before you by alyssa bernier

6 quicksand by alyssa bernier

8 efflorescense by anna carroll

10 a play about me by aidan allen

artwork

12 doubtful deloris by lauren dubuque

13 a complicated mind 2 by lauren dubuque 14-19 featured artist: maggie wilkerson

fiction

22 dentist appointment by ann-maree gammell

26 why can't i be lost by robert pordea

essay

30 making mental marks by chloe schultz

Dear readers,

sadness is not limited to the color blue and tears. Rather, it is a complex emotion that manifests in everyone differently. From heartbreak to a feeling of isolation, our bleak existence is categorized by constantly being let down. in this volume of ergo, we explore the depth of human emotion and the ways it presents itself in others.

Sincerely,

ergo staff: Lanie sanders- editor-in-chief