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2020

  • Dec282020

    “Dog Years” by Shawn Marks

    Mom and Dad never let me have pets. I would wish they’d let me go to see a man about…

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  • Dec252020

    “Indentation” by Alex Lawson

    She lies on the left side of the bed The mattress is warm and indented Her eyes glow like an…

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  • Dec242020

    “Gatekeeper” by Shawn Marks

    Owen lives in a small apartment complex on the third floor. I face away from the room. I’ve never seen…

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  • Dec232020

    “Arch” by Alex Lawson

    A black cat rubs against his mother  in the wild. In a house he will rub against his master At…

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  • Dec222020

    “Olinda” by Shawn Marks

    Think of a forest, of century-old rough trunks, and branches that make a glossy green canopy.   Roots, like tendrils,…

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  • Dec212020

    “I Am Here” by Hiwalani Nahoʻolewa

    Artist’s Statement: “This is a digital drawing I did of the ‘Akikiki, a critically endangered Hawaiian honeycreeper, also known as…

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  • Dec142020

    “The Carpenter” by Madisen Gill

    Angel wiped away the dust from his hands along with his agitation from a previous phone call with his mother. …

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  • Dec112020

    “Sad Grins” by Seth Cosby

    Jack, is in his early 20’s, keeps to himself and still lives in his mother’s basement. Every year when Halloween…

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  • Dec102020

    “Complexity Happy Flower” by Brooke Christopherson-Urayanza

    Artist’s Statement: “I got inspired from a video created by Takashi Murakami called “you should see me in a crown”…

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  • Dec092020

    “I WILL TRUST AND NOT BE AFRAID” by Sia Amotai

    *Note: The artist has chosen not to provide translations for all of the terms not written in English. We invite…

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