The Meadow Annual Literary Arts Journal 2015

The Meadow is the annual literary arts journal published every spring by Truckee Meadows Community College in Reno, Nevada. Students interested in the creative writing and small press publishing are encour- aged to participate on the editorial board. Visit www.tmcc.edu/meadow for information and submission guidelines or contact the Editor-in-Chief at meadow@tmcc.edu or through the English department at (775) 673- 7092. The Meadow is not interested in acquiring rights to contributors’ 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. The Meadow Poetry Award: Sara Seelmeyer The Meadow Fiction Award: Joan Presley The Meadow Nonfiction Award: Zachary Campbell Cover art: Laura DeAngelis www.lauralaniphoto.com Novella Contest Judge: Brandon Hobson www.tmcc.edu/meadow ISSN: 1947-7473