Fiction

Goats
by Rachael Esterkin, Pitzer College
Girl and goat both struggled, trying to rest and exert in the same pulse.

Nested in the Dogwood
by Annalily Charles, Pitzer College
I have a perch in my backyard where I can crouch, poised, with feet aligned, and look out on the world of a small town.

Careful
by Nina Zehr, Daemen College
She smiled back with her mouth instead of her eyes and turned away, mildly irritated. You wouldn't have scared me. I was expecting you, she thought.

Complicated
by Mandy Moen, Daemen College
Mickey Ro's was no ordinary bar. It had a beach theme, and it was three levels high. A side room off the main floor had an indoor sand volleyball court and a Jacuzzi. People loved this place because it kept the feeling of summer alive all year.

Good Girl
by Kimberly Sciolino, Daemen College
I didn't answer her. I just waited until I heard her walk down the hallway and into her bedroom, where she and my dad would sleep soundly, thinking that they raised a daughter they could trust.

Goodbye
by Kristen Polakiewicz, Daemen College
I loved watching the sun burn the fog lying down in the sky, seeing the cows graze toward the barn, and hearing that one last cricket who still hadn't retired yet for the evening.

Slow Ride
by Piper Lapinsky, Daemen College
"Slow ride. Take it easy!" Lynn sings at the top of her lungs as they barrel down the road at 60 miles per hour. All four of them are stoned out of their minds.

Dreams and Nightmares Chase the Setting Sun Over the Horizon
by David Pike, Fairhaven College
On our way to the downtown library we are careful to stay on the straight lined gridlock patterned sidewalks to avoid being killed by monolithic vehicles soaring past us at too close a distance.