My Body, Gutted by Lauren Talley

Let me tell you about my ancestral home... It was here fuzzy long carpet tracked down the hall to the bathroom with the faded blue tile tub that I washed off country dirt before bed.

Let me tell about my ancestral home... It was here I sat with my sister, short legs dangling from the swing, enjoying the cool humid night air.

Let me tell you about my ancestral home... It was here I let the city fade away.

Kamryn Jenkins, or K.J, is a rising senior at Lander. She is majoring in Media Communications with minors in Public Relations and Graphic Design. She was accepted to read her research essay, “The Itemized List of Being Black in America”, at the Sigma Tua Delta 2022 Conference in Atlanta. She enjoys writing poetry and personal essays for both class and hobby.

La Vida y La Muerte Ashley Garcia

Ashley Garcia is a senior 3D BFA student. She enjoys sculpture and ceramics, and she has received the ceramics award two years in a row. She has also experimented with many other mediums, one of which is photography. She is influenced by surrealist works of art and sets out to incorporate narrative and metaphor within her own work often referencing themes of death, nature, or religion.