Poetry Hazel Beuker – Jolly Ranchers Hazel is a sophomore at the University of New Hampshire and has been writing poetry as a hobby for nearly 10 years. They are an English Teaching major and have always been fascinated with writing and poetry. They take inspiration from authors such as Mary Oliver and Rachel Field,Continue reading “Contributors – Spring 2025”
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The Abbeys – Logan Edwards
I followed the vibrations to the chapel expecting to be scorned by pews of real people, the ones to whom god answers in a delicate dream. Hit by the emptiness and a need to laugh, listening to the organ sound in my body, a chord hit below my sternum and released a cold breath. IContinue reading “The Abbeys – Logan Edwards”
Scenes from a Goblin-town – Asher Frost
1. A trickster down Yeshien Way says I don’t know half’s what I say. Told him he lied He koinsidently died, from a rock to his noggin anyway… 2. Too many cooks in the kitchin too many wysards in the pot If they don’t stop they’re sisslin they’s be a meel cooked too hot 3.Continue reading “Scenes from a Goblin-town – Asher Frost”
Already There – Kevin Sandefur
Darren had breakfast every morning with his mother. She never ate much, even when she was still alive. Now she didn’t touch her omelet at all. Darren had noticed a long time ago that it always seemed to be the same omelet, and he wondered sometimes what was in it. Denver omelets had been herContinue reading “Already There – Kevin Sandefur”
Elephant Rock – Harper Lower
I walk a dog now. I forgot his name on the first day and have been afraid to ask again. I’ve been calling him The Dog. Like a canine Lebowski ego. He’s a big boned dog, and scruffy like that. Naming him myself made me feel less bad about rolling out of bed first thingContinue reading “Elephant Rock – Harper Lower”
Survival of the Smallest by Ella J. Rossman
On my hike I pause for water by the remains of a tree. I observe from my sitting place deer bounding past And squirrels skittering through layers of leaves. I hear a mechanical roar down the mountain, Which I try to ignore. A far away crack, then a crash— Another ancient life lost. My handsContinue reading “Survival of the Smallest by Ella J. Rossman”
Athazagoraphobia by Julia Stetts
The earthworm flattens, and the neon Soles of a boy’s Sketchers light up: The only ceremony for the thing’s death. What’s left: a steam-rolled flesh tube, Streamers of guts trailing from behind: Cherry-red, piss-yellow, and livery-purple. Mid-July heat reduces the corpse To a mummified crisp cemented Onto grey concrete, hot as a griddle. A murderContinue reading “Athazagoraphobia by Julia Stetts”
The Peace Testimony by Amanda Charowsky
Chester County in the Pennsylvania Countryside, 1777 Her father left at the same time every night. Two hours before supper— if he was even back for it. She still prepared the cold meats and cheeses, watched from the kitchen as he lowered his head, stepped out into the waning autumn sunlight, and stood at theContinue reading “The Peace Testimony by Amanda Charowsky”
Same Day by Julz Martin
I woke up in my bedAnd didn’t know the time.Nobody told me I was sleepingFor 16 hours. I was dreaming about shitThat makes me cryBut I couldn’t tell you what it wasCause I never remember. Every day, I walk the same wayAnd eat a sandwich that somebody elsemade.I made a path with all this shitI’mContinue reading “Same Day by Julz Martin”
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Hail by Julia Stetts
Exhuming the Grave of King Richard III Oh, poor hunchbacked bastard! Beneath a parking lot, your remains Were excavated: the grave of a dastard Crouched in purgatorial chains Of sewage pipes and rooty veins. An arrowhead at the base of your skull Spelt a merciful death in battle— But oh! A sword in your ass?Continue reading “Hail by Julia Stetts”
Testing Limits by Julz Martin
It’s not likelaying in balls of yarn,but likelayingin crocheting hooks and scissors. Seeing everyone as they are,Big eyes,listening,Can take you away. Riding prideTo learn sin;It’s like a rush,Arush in a gust of wind. Why are you so tired of it?Its pulling hair,And bare feetOn wet pavement.
Contributors
The following writers and artists were published in the Lycoming College Fall 2024 issue of The Tributary. See their bios, links to their featured works, and social media handles below. Poetry Sara Van Reymersdal – Dandelion Sara is a junior English Secondary Education Major from Doylestown, PA. She writes poetry, young adult, and fantasy. When notContinue reading “Contributors”
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Poetry The Arresting by Louie Alexandris Fiction Failure by Rafael Vazquez Ouintero Justice’s Signature Ballad by Louie Alexandris Art Paintings and Sculptures by Mario Loprete
Justice’s Signature Ballad by Louie Alexandris
The sun had started to dawn in the East. Its youthful rays spread across the wide swath of the barren plains and dusty dunes. The streams of light baked the ground underfoot into fine silica that seemed to flow every which way with the gentle breeze of the winds. Out of the sands, sun-baked stonesContinue reading “Justice’s Signature Ballad by Louie Alexandris”
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