What is your name and pronouns?   Selene Lawrence. I use she/her and they/them pronouns.   What is your year and major?   Technically, I’m a sophomore since...

  An Interview with Noel Hendrickson   What type of art do you make? What is your primary medium (or mediums)? I typically make 2d art in the form of pen sketches or comic book...

  An Interview with Ciku Njigua   What type of art do you make? What is your primary medium (or mediums?) My artistic expression primarily takes the form of mixed media collage,...

  An Interview with Cecily Evonuk can be found on the 5/17/24 episode of Prism's podcast, Refraction.       Biography: Cecily Evonuk is a third year undergraduate...

    Biography: I am from a small town in Washington and moved to Corvallis this fall to start my first year here at Oregon State University. I am majoring in geology. Outside of my...

    Biography: I don’t have much experience with art classes, but I love creating art. I’ve worked a lot with fabric, water color, digital art, and whatever I can get my hands on....

  Ars Poetica   “Why would you write poems?” My stepdad asked me, Holding my journal in his calloused hands And shaking it in front of my face Like the words would fall from...

The following pieces deal with themes of sexual assault.   It Crept on Me Its the anniversary of that stupid night and it crept on me like the guilt that should be sleeping with you....

      Biography: I'm a ceramics artist majoring in electrical engineering. I fell in love with wheel-throwing in highschool, and I'm happy to be able to continue throwing...

Credits: Natalie Donato Biography: I’m an artist that works in digital and traditional mediums and an amateur wildlife photographer, as well as a second-year student studying marine biology and...

Over-Steeped San Diego   August, when the clouds reflected so clearly on the rough surf that their line of separation hid in plain sight   We walked the pier Salt-sticky wood and gray...

      Biography: Hello, my name is Olivia, and I am from Damascus, OR. I am a third-year mechanical engineering major with a minor in Aerospace. I primarily draw digital art,...

So, you just wrote a piece that you’re really proud of. If you’re interested in getting your name out there, or starting and building your literary career, publication seems like the natural next...

Untitled Pst, are you listening? Don’t fall asleep. You’ll only be confined for a little longer. Drink that week-old glass of water, It’s been sitting there untouched. It’ll only...

  Grandma Makes Everything Better Inspired by Tom Andrews [“Codeine Diary”] On July 8th 2013 I watched my youngest brother learn to ride a bike. Well, a bike without training wheels,...

  A Rambling Remembrance   All those afternoons spent running in the woods behind the house where deer ran and children ran and cold rivers ran all the way home where we ran to disentangle...

  My Mosaic Heart   How are you doing it? stealing my heart, piece by piece, brick by brick, until it resembles a mosaic unlike before.   Yet instead of fleeing with...

  Excerpt from "Wishmaker"   The sun rises and I open my eyes to see the light of the new day. I stretch open my petals so that light can hit every inch of me. The warm rays on my...

  Excerpt from "Deep in the Woods"   These eyes were unlike any that Morgan had ever seen before. They did not appear attached to any form, instead peering down at Morgan from the...

  Excerpt from "Waltz of Shattered Glass"   “We should marry!” “What?” I repeat, incredulous. I am too shocked to even wrench my hands out of his grip. “No, listen,...

  Biography: Hello there! My name is Rose (she/her). I'm a self-taught artist, a zoology major, and a proud member of the LGBTQ community. I use my art as a method of communication and self-expression....

The Curse My mouth is carefully woven from a spool of gold, created out of spite and something akin to wonder. I am propped up, on display in the summer heat, so they can get a better look...

      Biography: I am a Psychology major with minors in both Writing and English at Oregon State University. My passion in life lies in either helping people or inspiring...

  Acrobat I am growing all the time all the time, more of the time the woman I want to be in control consistently doing right persistently for longer periods punctuated less frequently by...

  Biography: Hello I'm Alyssa! I'm a second year botany major here at OSU. Growing up on 'Oahu, Hawaii, I developed a strong passion for native plants and ecosystems. This has led me to pursue...

dear reader, i’m fine. i don’t wish to die on bad days i wish to die at the end of the best ones on days where the coffee is warm and the weather is nice where the ice in my cup doesn’t...

Biography: A.Roos works with acrylic, gouache, watercolor, sharpies, and other mediums to express passion and pain and connect them to nature’s beauty. Their style relies on heavily saturated colors,...

Doll Girl It was about the girl and then it wasn’t. A little before that, she played the piano and it was awesome. Actually, it was the keyboard, but that’s didn’t sound as cool. But this time...

Goldilocks A winter hymnal begins. he gathers scattered clothing like a fire drill. I am making snow angels atop Garnett Hill, sheets swaddling me limply. Left to the exposure, he puts...