os·mo·sis
/äzˈmōsəs/
noun
Scientifically, it’s a process in which molecules pass through a semi-permeable membrane. The wave-like design on many of the pages is an artistic representation of the scientific definition.
Other definitions: a gradual process of assimilating ideas. Sometime unconscious assimilation of knowledge or ideas. Born into confusion. To grow. Unfold. Evolution in understanding. Search for enlightenment. Seeking revelation. Pushing. Exploring. Becoming. Maturing.
Many of this season’s submissions explored journeys toward finding and gaining knowledge. Thus, it seemed fitting to use “Osmosis” as the title for the Spring 2020 print and online editions.
Web literature
Alikai Dunaway - Dear Humans
Heather Horton - Dear Climate Change Deniers
Shan Kou - In Siem Reap, Cambodia
Dalin Moss - Warrior's Spirit
Haven Bushnell - Motherhood Afflication: A Memoir
Colin MacArtney - Shut Up And Row
Sam - "Looking For Claudia"
Anonymous - Forgive And Forget
Colten Dial - Putting The “D” In Education
Thomas Martin - MAY THE RED QUEEN ROT
Hans Hardle - Sun Red Mildew
Megan Limb - Through The Photographer’s Eyes
Anonymous - My Mom Is Not Invincible
Liz Davi - Self Care, Ultra Running Style
Stephen Hamblin - The Cult Of Lil’ Hatu
Rosie Phetphouthay - My Name: A Fragmented Memoir* (Editor’s Choice)
Alex Depedro - Haagen-Dazs Or Bluebell* (Editor’s Choice)
Print Literature
Isaac Gomez - The Monologue Of A Shadow
Adrian Morales - No Choice, No Control
Ygor Noblott - A Thank You Letter To The Bike
(*Editor’s Choice) Andrew Christiansen - The Tulsa Race Massacre: The Relevance Of Dick Rowland’s Forgotten Story*
Madison Noftell - The Secret Dance
Bethany Anderson - Lips In Silence
Maren Lundgren - The Eye Of The Earth Is Forever
Everest Barrowes - While In Our Little World
Noah Lewis - Fire And Guilt
Vincent Rivera - Ashes Of The Past
Ygor Noblott - The Death Of A Caterpillar
Heather Graham - If You Want It
(*Editors Choice) Alex Depedro - Haagen-Dazs Or Bluebell*(Print Excerpt)
Dallin Crossley - Patriarchal Tension
Hans Hardle - Sun Red Mildew (Print Excerpt)
Megan Limb - Through The Photographer’s Eyes (Print Excerpt)
Chantel Tonks - End To The Holidays
Anonymous - My Mom Is Not Invincible (Print Excerpt)
Sierra Bellows - The Damned Witch
McKenzie Johnson - Last Saturday
Bree Sorensen - Dear Sister
Stephen R. Hamblin - The Cult Of Lil’ Hatu (Print Excerpt)
Colin MacArtney - Shut Up And Row (Print Excerpt)
Kurt Bettfreund - The Chuuk Lagoon Plane Crash
Liz Davi - Self Care, Ultra Running Style (Print Excerpt)
RJ Walker - Home Of Truth A 10-Minute Play
Carlee Stewart - Lehrerin
Kalea Acuna - The Cycle
Sherrie Wall - Door To Freedom
Carly Gooch - Books, Boats And Mormon Rhetoric: Why Criticism Matters A Multi-Modal Auto-Ethnography (Print Adaptation)
Carol Chatwin - Finding Therapy
Erin Robins - Bews
(*Editor’s Choice) Rosie Phetphouthay - My Name: A Fragmented Memoir*
Gavin Houghton - Dear Hindsight
Printed Poetry
RJ Walker - Help! I’ve Superglued My Fingers To The Keyboard!
Andrew Carlson - Chug, Chug, Chug (Pass The Kool-Aid)* <*Editor’s Choice>
K. M. Gault - Tomorrow
Octavio Castillo - Two Buildings
Aaron Jeffers - Other
Andrew Carlson - Coffee
Ashli-Renee Moore - Shut Up
Rosie Phetphouthay - Not His Story [Responses To “The Story Of O.J.” And Jay-Z’s 4:44 Album]
Shandy Clark - The Candidates
RJ Walker After Salina Foster - The Shapeshifter* <*Editor’s Choice>
Illise Ellsworth - Vices
Will Fluetsch - Contemplations Of A Killer
Shelley M. Latreille - Together Forever <*Editor’s Choice >
Larz Petersen - Taylor’s Wind
Jaelyn Hansen - Unsent
Bree Sorenson - Perfect
Bree Sorensen - Depression
Shelley M. Latreille - Happy Worker
Shelley M. Latreille - Uncharted
Will Fluetsch - The Olympians
Hans Hardle - Apocalyptic Lack Of Reason
Ashli-Renee Moore - Spelling B
Web Poetry
HELP! I’VE SUPERGLUED MY FINGERS TO THE KEYBOARD! BY RJ WALKER
CHUG, CHUG, CHUG (PASS THE KOOL-AID) BY ANDREW CARLSON
TOMORROW BY K.M. GAULT
TWO BUILDINGS BY OCTAVIO CASTILLO
OTHER BY AARON JEFFERS
COFFEE BY ANDREW CARLSON
SHUT UP BY ASHLI-RENEE MOORE
NOT HIS STORY BY ROSIE PHETPHOUTHAY
THE CANDIDATES BY SHANDY CLARK
THE SHAPESHIFTER BY RJ WALKER
VICES BY ILLISE ELLSWORTH
CONTEMPLATIONS OF A KILLER BY WILL FLUETSCH
TOGETHER FOREVER BY SHELLEY M. LATRIELLE
TAYLOR’S WIND BY LARZ PETERSEN
UNSENT BY JAELYN HANSEN
PERFECT BY BREE SORENSON
DEPRESSION BY BREE SORENSEN
HAPPY WORKER BY SHELLEY M. LATREILLE
UNCHARTED BY SHELLEY M. LATREILLE
THE OLYMPIANS BY WILL FLUETSCH
APOCALYPTIC LACK OF REASON BY HANS HARDLE
SPELLING B BY ASHLI-RENEE MOORE
SWING SWING SWING BY BREE SORENSEN
THE GARDEN BY SHANDY CLARK
MIDNIGHT BY JANA HARRIS
FACE BLIND BY RJ WALKER
SENSELESSNESS BY VICTORIA HEISER
LIVING DEATH BY KALLIE LEE
“AROSE IN PARADISE” BY KYNDRA PRIETZEL
REFRAINED BY ADRIANA RUELAS
DANGEROUS BEAUTY BY BREE SORENSEN
THE ACTOR BY HEATHER GRAHAM
INTO THE CLOUDS BY HEATHER GRAHAM
