J.N. Burnett's Literary Magazine Club // Volume 3, issue 3: SNAP!

SNAP! SNAP! SNAP! j.n. burnett's literary magazine club

ft. works from the burnett student body

vol. 3 | issue 3

april 2019

editor's note SNAP is quick, it’s angry, it’s a word with jagged edges that screech. it’s reminiscent of childhood peas doused in tangy ranch sauce. it’s simultaneously a sound, a judgement, a feeling. in other words, SNAP is whatever you think it means because it doesn’t have a single definition.

this is a philosophy we always try to follow at jnb lit magazine — finding creativity in interpretation. as we round off the year, we thought we’d choose a theme that would allow our artists to do just that. so join us as we explore what snap means to us.

haley chung & danielle graham jnb lit magazine’s co editors-in-chief 04/16/19

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CONTENTS -

snap peas please by megan ong editor's note print is forever contents contributors jam packed! // a playlist crack // rebekah seow untitled // samantha yeung snap peas please! // megan ong snap!// justine hernas snap// adam title a simple snap// maeg lorey snapple// michelle lo snapshot before disaster // eunice wan poem// olive tao in a snap// mary ortega artwork// "martin hamilton" the queen of hearts// anna lee capture// enya zheng a single moment// artist artwork// amber wei your majesty// anna lee snap out!// mary ortega memories of spring break// tiffany au photo collection// casey grafe openwork// elisa sierra bubble pop// eliana barbosa red bottoms // teresa li thank you

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executive team -editor-in-chief haley chung & danielle graham visual & creative director tiffany au & rosanna tsang secretary maeghan lorey & michael liang social media managers maeghan lorey & nikka adrias graphic designers gabby yan & samantha yeung & mary ortega & eliana barbosa general executives teresa li & adam title

contributors -writing olive tao, maeg lorey, anna lee artwork rebekah seow, justine hernas, adam title, michelle lo, eunice wan, "martin hamilton", anna lee, enya zhang, elisa sierra, eliana barbosa, teresa li, amber wei photography samantha yeung, megan ong, mary ortega, casey grafe FIND US: @jnblitmagazine www.jnblitmagazine.wixsite.com/website issuu.com/jnblit JOIN TODAY! EMAIL: jnblitmagazine@gmail.com

P A C ED K

J AM A PLAYLIST

snap to these beats!!

Legally Blonde Musical Arctic Monkeys Kim Petras Pink Sweats Tom Misch Glass Animals Lorde Hippo Campus

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Bend and Snap Snap Out of It Heart to Break Honesty It Runs Through Me Gooey Royals Bambi

crack rebekah seow

untitled samantha yeung

Snap Peas Please Snap Peas Please Snap Peas Please Snap Peas Please Snap Peas Please

photos by megan ong

Snap! justine hernas

Snap adam title

A Simple Snap Maeg Lorey She’s sorry she snapped at you.

Her emotional sieve lacks the ability to filter her anger.

She’s capable of spilling just as much fury as love.

Her bottle is missing its cap.

She’s as brittle as a tree branch weakened by the wind.

Her patience cracks little by little, eventually slumping to the ground.

She fills the deep wounds with her salty tears.

Her head cracks open and the weight flows in.

But at the end of the day, She revises and turns on her mood switch.

Her appreciation for you shines through even the dirtiest glass.

She cancels her daily subscription of negativity.

Her trust in you rises with the warmth of the oven.

She’s built like a sunflower.

Her love for you continues to grow throughout the darkness.

Again, she’s sorry she snapped at you.

Snapple michelle lo

snapshot before disaster eunice wan

dear, how is it that you do not know the way your words crack on my face and slice me wide open is the wetness I find in the torn edges of these wounds a lingering remnant of your bitter lips you’ll forgive me I’m a bit angry the way your pain and I know you are in pain digs into my pain I can no longer tell which is which it strains all the fissures in my soul and the black river crawls through the cracks frothing with rage

I hold this whip in my hand its leather smooth and worn and I know if I snap back —

a poem by olive tao

in a snap mary ortega

26 "martin hamilton"

The Queen Of Hearts anna lee

Capture enya zheng

a single moment

untitled amber wei

Your Majesty anna lee I wore my failure as a crown The bedrock of my throne was composed of foolishness Allowed my doubt to become my sword My two-headed snake to obey my word My judgement was flawed no more Fear is the curtain hiding my ambition Tears are my tools to summon empathy My honesty shall never be the truth Lies shall pool out of my blood, clotting my veins Arrogance will be my medication Listen to impatience guard the tower Of which my trust resides The only key buried along with my humanity Greed will lead me to wealth and power Control is never freely given I shall grasp it by the throat Choke it till violet is shown Then before I take my throne, I bow I will allow pain to become my king Fear me Mock me Loathe me Long Live the Queen

mary ortega

Nice to see you again,

Japan

I think I’ve fallen in love with you again...

photos by casey grafe

—————— —————— étoiles

just laugh a little

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all smiles

openwork elisa sierra

Bubble Pop eliana barbosa

red bottoms teresa li

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