Category: Crystal Edition 15th Anniversary
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I drop to mis rodillas in la nieve as words gush from the gashes en mi alma. Every beat de mi corazón pumps palabras. English or Español, it makes no difference; the words flow through mis venas, regardless. Mi misma vida seeps from beneath my frozen fingertips as I try to stop the bleeding, la…
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Author’s Note: I actually edited this photo from base photos found here Adobe Stock. (n.d.). Underwater scene with fish and coral [Image]. Adobe Stock. https://stock.adobe.com/search/images?k=underwater The moon scatters every shimmer on top your ocean blue,I’d dance beneath each ripple should it let me sink to you. Stars claim place, woven stories in the sky,Stories of your claim to the worship in…
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“Will the lights go out?” He doesn’t get paid until Thursday. Today is Tuesday. The electric bill was due on Friday. Last Friday. They were homeless for a decade.No place to themselves untilthey finally save enoughto buy ahouse.Thenthe dishwasher broke.The sink began to leak.The washing machine croaked.Two cars to the scrap heap.One car temperamental.And on…
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I Offer Up Myself They hunger for me. They are so, so hungry. I am more than willing to let Them feast. I let Them consume me. I offer up myself. They accept me. They rule me. Their hand grips my hair. They yank me where They want me. Hold me in place. Right…
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At twenty-one I look behind me at the landfill of memories that I will have, have, had, won’t have again. At twelve -ish life and I had an e s t r a n g e d relationship I did not think I would make it past seventh. Sixth? I am twenty-one. I did not…
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Arrow Rock is only made possible through the Lindenwood student community—a literary journal cannot exist without contributors. Since Arrow Rock only accepts submissions from current Lindenwood undergraduates, we have the continuing support of the student body to thank for 15 successful years of publishing. We have collected interviews with a select number of contributors from…
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Over the past 15 years, a number of students have been involved in the technical creation, management, and upkeep of Arrow Rock’s 17 issues. These student editors have dedicated much time and energy to providing the literary community with a journal that showcases the writing skills and creativity of Lindenwood’s undergraduate students. The staff changes…
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Madeline Cronin is a writer from O’Fallon, Missouri. Recently having finished a degree in English with an emphasis in Creative Writing, she is now looking at the big wide world, blankly staring as to what she will do next… without school filling up her time. She wouldn’t be here without the wonderful people in her…
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Marvin Mezera is a writer and illustrator who mainly focuses on the surreal and magical realism. He likes to depict darker or more difficult subjects under a spotlight of color and oftentimes a layer of mystique. He primarily self publishes under the name “beezims” and takes commissions online. He records his process in illustrating occasionally…
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Empty trash can, trash bag and empty box of Vans in hand. Keys in pocket, and phone. Quickly jaunting outside, again facing the cold. Reaching garbage dumpster approximately four hundred feet away, and return – only briefly step on overly compacted snow. Re-enter dormitory, re-enter room. Remove shoes. Empty trash can, and the feeling that…
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