Celebration and Student Reading

Wednesday Oct 17th: 11am to 1230pm in A. Lincoln Commons of LLCC Main Campus

Come help us celebrate as we release our 4th issue.

Please join us 30 minutes prior to reading for refreshments and complimentary copies!

Featured Readers:

Jessica Larson        

Hope in a Morning’s Bloom

Jessica’s poem was inspired after a biological field study trip to Belize. She says she wrote the poem to help create awareness about Belize and the faithful people she observed. Amanda plans to transfer to the University of Illinois at Springfield in the Fall and aspires to apply to veterinarian school.

Chris Bruley

The Colors of a Black Sand Beach in Hawaii

Chris describes Kehena Beach on the big island of Hawaii in his essay completed for Professor Alison Stachera’s COM 099 course. Chris grew up in Los Angeles, California and he is currently majoring in Automotive Technology but is interested in the visual and written arts. He hopes to attain a career in classic car restoration and custom car fabrication.

Kyle McCarty

Black Friday Rule

Kyle’s creative non-fiction essay, written for Professor John Paul Jaramillo’s Lit 150 creative writing course, leads the reader through one of the busiest shopping days of the year in retail, Black Friday. Currently, Kyle is pursuing his Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science where, as he states: he explores the combination of computing, literature and storytelling.

Sarah Skorczewski-Kiliman

Thy Mother’s Glass

This is Sarah’s second appearance in the Review, previously winning our 2010 “Best of” award with her short story “Sto, Lat. Sto, Lat.” Her current essay written for Professor Deborah Brother’s LIT 111 course deftly responds to the theme of motherhood in Kathleen Kent’s novel The Heretic’s Daughter. Originally from Nashville, Illinois, Sarah is currently majoring in Literature and working to complete an Associate of Arts Degree. She aspires to study creative writing as well as anthropology.