Sam Szekely (he/him) is so excited to be this year’s Editor-in-Chief for PRISM! He is a fourth year majoring in creative writing and political science with a minor in anthropology. He was published in and volunteered for PRISM last year. He primarily writes literary and science fiction, but also enjoys writing poetry, songs and essays. Outside of PRISM, you can find him playing guitar and banjo, defending audio books, waxing poetic about “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” or attempting to learn Ancient Greek.
Welcome to a new(ish) year, Beavs! Thank you to my assistant editor Tate for the introduction in Week 1. I'm so excited to brave this year together and highlight the beautiful arts culture on campus. For...
It’s that time of year again folks! And by “that time of year,” I mean PRISM’s submission season. As of right now, submissions are officially open for Volume 146 of Oregon State University’s...
The Mother Wound
Sam Szekely
Where I live
Goodwill drips from the tongues of mothers
Mother tongues long since forgotten
Choking on the honesty of placating lies
Batting...
Growing up, classic literature was framed to me as this terrifying and boring behemoth sure to haunt high school English classes and students’ nightmares for years to come — and I suspect that I wasn’t...
*The following is an edited excerpt of a journal entry written on March 6
Today, I had the opportunity to meet Jim Obergefell and hear him talk on a panel about being the plaintiff of Obergefell...
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With Election Day practically upon us, I’ve found myself exhausted with American politics, and yet somehow unable to look away. Having spent the entirety of my young...
