The Meadow Annual Literary Arts Journal 2014

The Meadow is the annual literary arts journal published every spring by Truckee Meadows Community College in Reno, Nevada. Students inter- ested in the literary arts, graphic design, and creative writing are encour- aged to participate on the Editorial Board. Visit www.tmcc.edu/meadow for information and submission guidelines. Look for notices around campus, in the Echo student newspaper, or contact the Editor-in-Chief at meadow@tmcc.edu or through the English department at (775) 673- 7092. See our website for information on our annual Literary and Art Contests sponsored by ASTM. Only TMCC students are eligible for cash prizes. At this time, the Meadow is not interested in acquiring rights to contribu- tors’ works. All rights revert to the author or artist upon publication, and we expect the Meadow to be acknowledged as original publisher in any future chapbooks or books. The Meadow is indexed in The International Directory of Little Magazines and Small Presses . Our address is Editor-in-Chief, the Meadow , Truckee Meadows Commu- nity College, English Department, Vista B300, 7000 Dandini Blvd., Reno, Nevada 89512. The views expressed in the Meadow are solely reflective of the authors’ perspectives. TMCC takes no responsibility for the creative expression contained herein. Meadow Poetry Award: 1 st place Cynthia Miranda, 2 nd place Jennifer Voorhies, 3 rd place Joan Presley. Cover art: Marti Bein, “Aurora View” www.tmcc.edu/meadow ISSN: 1947-7473.