Category: 16th Edition

  • Chloe Dee is a junior at Lindenwood University and studies Creative Writing with minors in Studio Art and Art History. Exploring human emotions, both positive and negative, has been a particular interest of hers when creating pieces. To keep up with her work, follow her at blissful_productions_16 on Instagram.

  • The buses have long since stopped running. It’s nearly two in the morning on the outskirts of the city and I hold a half-empty bottle of beer in my hand as I shuffle my feet along the sidewalk. Water pours from the sky, drenching my black dress and my previously pretty makeup. My hair sticks…

  • Brenden Stock is currently a Creative Writing Major at Lindenwood University. When Graduating from Lindenwood University in Spring 2024, he will have earned his BFA in Creative Writing and a minor in Anthropology. He deeply enjoys writing and photography and is overjoyed to be featured in this publication.

  • Chloe Dee is a junior at Lindenwood University and studies Creative Writing with minors in Studio Art and Art History. Exploring human emotions, both positive and negative, has been a particular interest of hers when creating pieces. To keep up with her work, follow her at blissful_productions_16 on Instagram.

  • Juliet Cook is currently a cinema major and prospective narrative designer for games. When she’s not obsessing over her vast collection of fantastical worldbuilding, she can be found acting as an elusive cryptid. The last known sighting of Juliet was deep within the foggy mire. Her current whereabouts are unknown.

  • Trevor Igeby flicked the switch on his lighter and lit the hand-rolled cigarette, shoving it between his lips and taking a deep, long drag. He stood leaning against the door to his father’s office, right foot up on the hand-carved wood as he zoned out the blubbering of his red-faced old man. “…and you just…

  • Brenden Stock is currently a Creative Writing Major at Lindenwood University. When Graduating from Lindenwood University in Spring 2024, he will have earned his BFA in Creative Writing and a minor in Anthropology. He deeply enjoys writing and photography and is overjoyed to be featured in this publication.

  • Helen stands at her balcony, watching the Greek army slaughter the Trojans within their own streets. It didn’t scare her, when the gates opened and the invaders poured in. They weren’t invaders to her, after all. Behind her, Deiphobus’s body cooled, sprawled over their marriage bed, sheets stained red. People forget. They forget that she…

  • Chloe Dee is a junior at Lindenwood University and studies Creative Writing with minors in Studio Art and Art History. Exploring human emotions, both positive and negative, has been a particular interest of hers when creating pieces. To keep up with her work, follow her at blissful_productions_16 on Instagram.

  • It took three days for the news to hit local stations. Four more, and it became a global phenomenon. Politicians and the world’s wealthiest trampled over each other, trying to be the first to get involved, to find out if it was true. After a week, it was no longer a wild rumor or wishful…