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Etchings is the literary arts magazine of the University of Indianapolis. Produced twice a year by student-run Etchings Press, student editors solicit submissions, select pieces using a blind submission process, design and layout the magazine, and market it. Contributors include University of Indianapolis undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, staff, and alumni.

Etchings is the literary arts magazine of the University of Indianapolis. Produced twice a year by student-run Etchings Press, student editors solicit submissions, select pieces using a blind submission process, design and layout the magazine, and market it. Contributors include University of Indianapolis undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, staff, and alumni.

A baby is born with eyes as blue as the wings of the Ulysses butterfly, and is named Lyssa in its honor by her father. After his tragic, sudden death, Lyssa will grow up in the shadow of the butterfly her father loved so much, putting together the pieces of her family through memories, book annotations, and the photographs her mother has hidden away. An intelligent child, Lyssa observes others and steals small, insignificant objects. She observes her mother, how she tells stories about her father and seems to keep certain stories to herself. She observes her peers, noting those that are watching her and noticing things as she does. And she steals from her best friend, Mallory, her classmates, and her teachers. As Lyssa grows into a young adult, she is challenged with making relationships last in a world where only objects seem to have permanence. When her mind begins to crumble under the weight of her own thoughts, Lyssa will have to learn to let go of her family's past so that she can forge her own future.Told in vignettes spanning the first twenty-seven years of a young woman's life, Goodbye to the Ocean explores family, grief, and identity.

A young man that just wants his father's approval, a woman who just wants the best for her misunderstood daughter, a young girl forced to see the harsh side of humans-Chad V. Broughman's short story collection slighted. brings together twelve stories with suspenseful yet twisted realities. He explores mental illnesses, loss of childhood innocence, and the complex reality of humans. These stories show what it means to be misunderstood and forced to make decisions that show the reality of human nature. There is a feeling of relatability that runs through many of the stories and makes readers think back to some of the decisions they might have made. Broughman skillfully brings in characters that readers can relate to and draws them back to the reality of a human's decision-making process. He understands and works with the complexities of the human psyche which leads readers to face realities they otherwise would not realize."I try not to feel anything, no sadness, no anger, no love; yet I feel all three, welled up and perched in my throat," Broughman writes in the story "unfolded." This is the reality that many people have to face when they see someone they are not particularly close to close to death. Broughman uses this to get people to think about how they would feel in these particular situations. It gets the readers to wonder and feel the need to carry on reading.

In this book Laura Story Johnson searches for footing amidst the turmoil in the world. She has a way of talking about science that does not make this book textbook-like and reels you in from the first essay and all of the way through. She shares her adventures with us through impactful narrations of not only SARS but through her travels and life's experiences that make you question everything.There is a beauty in how Johnson weaves these scientific chapters together. It does not go over your head, nor does it bore. She balances science with life and shocking events that make us feel human as we think, "What would we do?" Her tellings of how nature works combine with her descriptions of how we see those natural wonders like stars. This quick read will stay in your mind and heart for a very long time because of how well the book flows.

An unrequited love story of place, Tiwaladeoluwa Adekunle's collection A Place That Knows You follows the journey of growing up in America as an outsider.Drawing from her own experience of leaving her home country at a young age and coming to America, Adekunle writes about the struggles many foreigners face in America. What uneducated Americans may think of as harmless is not such for foreigners who may experience a multitude of microaggressions that leave them with "the bruise of all the[se] years".Adekunle also examines the dynamic of adolescence. In "I once held in my other hand: ", the reader walks along with the speaker as [the speaker] experiences the trials and tribulations of adolescence. "a non-exhaustive list of pros and cons for loving you" shatters the child-like crush of an immigrant for America as Adekunle highlights the complexities of love for a country in which one does not belong.Faced with the never-ending love triangle between self, one's home country, and America, Adekunle shines a light on the tensions inherent within immigration. This dynamic allows the collection to explore the notions of place, identity, and displacement and offer a discussion of acceptance and education.