Volume 81, Issue 1 (2016)
Front Matter
Manuscripts Staff
Mowin' Day
Carey Ford Compton
Sophomores
Claire Christoff
Interview with Anne Marie Macari
Wesley Sexton
Jake, the too-angry child
Katherine Shelton
Merry Christimas, Papa
Sarah Coffing
Reading Boy
Marissa Pruett
Providence
Elena DeCook
Interview with Laila Lalami
Cassandra Christopher
First Date
Ashley J. Junger
Interview with Roxanne Gay
Chelsea Yedinak
On the Execution of Last Year
Cole Hardman
After the Baby
Carey Ford Compton
Dark as skin
Alexandrea Sanders
My Brother’s Keeper
Kaylie Ann Pickett
Interview with Dean Young
Wesley Sexton
Interview with Lev Grossman
Cassandra Christopher
The Asparagus of Wheatly Cemetery
Cole Hardman
The Wild Cats of Aoshima Island
Camille Millier
Contributors
Manuscripts Staff
Volume 81, issue 1: Full Issue
Manuscripts Staff
Manuscripts Staff
Editor-in-Chief:
Emily YooAssociate Editor:
Karl AggerPublication Chair:
Chelsea YedinakEvents Chair:
Brooke MarshallPublic Relations Chair:
Brianna BeanStaff:
Samael Atilano, Caitlyn Beck, Olivia Carroll, Cassandra Christopher, Sarah Coffing, Claire Colburn, Paige Dempsey, Elena DeCook, Matthew Del Busto, Grace Dillow, Emily Farrer, Matthew Fleckenstein, Hayley Gearheart, Elizabeth Hackl, Matthew Hathaway, Alexandra Hohnsen, Ryan Hutchinson, Kasey Kirchner, Carissa Marquardt, Jessica Martorano, Stephanie Nahhas, Bekah Pollard, Kendall Povilaitis, Alexis Schmidt, Brittan Semler, Wesley Sexton, Katherine Shelton, Julie Spoehr, Elizabeth Terrell, Mackenzie Thompson, Jenna Voris, Justin WoodcockFaculty Advisor:
Brian FurunessGraduate Assistant:
Andrea BoucherCover design by Emily Yoo Cover photos “Precious Stones North America” and “Pearls” from VintagePrintable.com.
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