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Let Reality Worry, Here You Are Free Calliope XXXXII Design Staff History of Calliope Visual Arts Editor: Becca Wyant Let Reality Worry, Cover and Page Illustration Designs: Joanne Kwan Calliope, pronounced Kuh-Lie-Oh-Pea is named for the muse Hannah Raudsep of heroic poetry in Greek mythology and is Pacific’s student Brittnay Maag Here You Are Free Calliope XXXXII literary and arts journal. First published in the spring of 1970, Literary Staff Calliope has since woven itself into Pacific’s literary and art fabric. It features original art, poetry, prose, fiction, and essays Literary Arts Editor: Danielle Procope Tasha Jackson created by Pacific’s students and juried by the student editorial staff for final publication. Literary Blind Judges Jun Sato Previous literary publications that served as inspiration for Katie Van Winkle Calliope were The Pharos, an annual published from 1893– Faculty Advisors 1912 and The Hieroglyph from 1931–1933. The cover of the first issue of Calliope is the only one not illustrated with artwork Professor Brett DeBoer (Art & Design) produced by a Pacific student, instead featuring a copy of an Professor Courtney Lehmann (Literature) illustration by Art Nouveau artist, Alphonse Mucha. Some is- Producer sues have focused exclusively on specific genres such as fiction or poetry or were designed around a theme. The 2009, 2010, Pacific Humanities Center and 2011 editions received national attention by winning Apex Production Notes Awards for Publication Excellence. This issue was created using Adobe InDesign CS5 on a Macbook Calliope continues as a vehicle of self-expression and creativity Pro. Text used was typeface Minion Pro. Printed by Synder/Parks Printing in Modesto, CA on 80lb cover Classic Laid Solar White for Pacific students, and each issue reflects the talent of the and 80lb text Classic Crest Solar White. students who contribute to it. Financial support comes from the Humanities Division within the College of the Pacific and Special Thanks we all benefit from this continued generosity. To Eric Koester for his assistance in artwork docmentation. To all staff for their hard work and dedication. To everyone who submitted their outstanding and creative work. Becca Wyant In all my life, I have never met someone who has never Danielle Procope Letter from the Visual Arts Editor dreamt of an escape, let alone, has never dreamt at all. Letter from the Literary Arts Editor Whether it’s in our sleep or during the day, we’ve all fallen into dreams. Our dreams, our mind, our thoughts—hold anything imaginable, and part of us will always want to become them. As artists and writers, we always try to get as close as humanly possible to experiencing that other side. We all see the world through our own eyes, some in I find in art the ability to give raw human experience a This issue displays the diversity and creativity of University ways that many have never even thought of. Everyone has greater depth and understanding that can transform how of the Pacific’s student body. We received an unprecedented a different story, a different purpose, a different journey. we view our world and ourselves. Art is the distance between number of submissions, and every piece that appears here Through art and writing, we try to understand and take reality and our dreams. Art is how we move between the has been carefully selected for its ability to use art to bridge anyone we can along for the ride to be a part it. two realms and materialize our hopes and ambitions. the space between our reality and dreams, the space be- tween our minds and our hearts. This issue of Calliope is a story in itself. Through the pages We all collect experiences. We store these experiences care- of the vivid and expressive literature and artwork, it takes fully in our memory. These experiences shape our lives, This issue is reflective of the inherent power there is to be you along on a passage through happiness, love, loss and our needs, our fears, and our dreams. And then as artists found in the creation of art. It is a testament to the power hope. Here, through the gifted work from the students at and writers we draw out the vibrancy and veracity of these of art to compel us to truly discover ourselves, to unearth The University of Pacific, you let go of the worries in your experiences through artwork and the written word. We use our soul’s desires. life. Release your tight grip, allow yourself to breathe out art to guide us to the home waiting in our own hearts. your troubles, and escape into a world filled with imagina- The creators of the contents of this Calliope have accepted tion. Calliope has you experience a connection with every This year’s issue of Calliope is born of the idea that we need the challenge to move beyond reality and find freedom in art. work of art in a variety of forms. Each piece of art in Cal- art in order to understand our unique realities. It is in the And I wholeheartedly challenge readers to do the same. liope has something for you, has something to say, all you process of creating art to conceptualize ourselves that we need to do… is find it. are truly made free. Table of Contents 11 Ad Astra 25 Remember, There are Footsteps 41 The Stories That Ran Away On the Moon Literature Literature Literature 12 Kelsey Plageman Achilles at The Trojan War 26 Kevin Chinn Ink 42 Jun Sato Pieces of Sunshine 13 Heather Rodriguez Awake 29 Kelsey Belomy Homeward Bound 54 Erin Saito The Dream Scheme 14 Kelsey Belomy Doubts 30 Jun Sato The Human Condition 57 Becca Wyant What Henry Thought He Could Do 15 Beatrice Woods All at Once I Fall 32 Randolph S. Castro The Lady in The Fountain 66 Victor Inzunza A Process of Forgetting 16 Amanda Wynn Double Meaning 34 Euzcil Castaneto The Sole 17 Amanda Wynn Faults 35 Danielle Procope My Reflection 18 Elanie Christina Toledo Like New 36 Katie Van Winkle Sinking Ships 19 Juliann Hilton The Dust Mote Dance Artwork 20 Danielle Procope Radical Woman 44 Paige Logsdon Death Symmetry 21 Cooper Silvers Leap of Faith Artwork 49 Lia Santini These Are My Friends 28 Bernice Calvario Bull and Wife 56 Eric Koester Daydreaming 29 Becca Wyant Take Me Away 58 Brenice Calvario Rebel Chick Artwork 31 Dana Shiroma A Weirdness in the Backyard 64 Morgan Andre Dunce 12 Brenice Calvario Lions Cub Ref. 31 Dana Shiroma The Colorful Corrosion 65 Lucero Alverez Don Quixote 13 Jonel Imutan Keep Calm 32 Paige Logsdon Hunting For Witches 65 Beth Watson The Pirate Ship 14 Jenna Chaplin Jayme 33 Hannah Raudsep Descending 67 Harrison W. Inefuku Diary of the Past Five Years, 2007-2012 15 Maraiam Al- Enezi Mimi’s Imagination 34 Shiloh Gastello Continuum: 2,500 Pebbles 16 Becca Wyant What You Could Know 35 Mariam Al-Enezi Portrait 17 Eric Koester Medford 36 Shiloh Gastello Childhood Structures no. 2 68 Parting Lines 18 Paige Logsdon Dress Special 37 Alex Zaworski I Have This Condition 19 Mariam Al-Enezi Peace 37 Morgan Andre Storm of Anonymity 20 Shiloh Gastello Building Block Tetraptych 2 38 Becca Wyant My Time 22 Jenna Chaplin You Don’t Miss the Water till the Well Run Dry 39 Jenna Chaplin Maui Gold 23 Ashley Richards Consumnes Ad Astra Kelsey Plageman Heather Rodriguez Achilles at The Trojan War Awake I shall ascend my funeral pile triumphantly Tendrils wrap around her, with anxiousness when everyone else has been conquered. as if she were In the Way I shall call out the name of my people of Them, when my enemies’ bodies lay dead before my feet. coiling into a writhing Mess I shall raise my sword to the heavenly sky of snakes when the traitor’s blood seeps from his body and They pull at Her into the earth. gently—in no One Direction I shall claim up my prizes Lulling her out of that soft security, when I rip them from the hands of the fallen. bringing her to the I shall be the hero of the gods Surface when I have earned my glory. replacing Dulled senses I shall accept my early death with Raw Input when I know I have killed all those who took part She shudders, as from a passing Chill in killing him her eyes—smile I shall lie down for eternal sleep she has Returned when my bones lie beside his. Berenice Calvario Jonel Imutan Lion Cubs Ref. Keep Calm 12 13 Kelsey Belomy Beatrice Woods Doubts All at Once I Fall Trying to decide At once in the prime How to move Are you really worth my time? of my life, my body in time We could be everything to each other now I am old with another’s We could be friends We could be lovers At once in the full bloom At once, But I’m missing something, of youth, all at once, Aren’t I? now I am withered I fell There’s something I’ve overlooked. Perhaps it’s the fact Once, As if from a great height That I look silly standing next to you I knew what it was into middle-age Maybe it’s that to love old-age decrepit-age You’re everywhere, all at once And I just can’t keep up. To touch the cool All the years Or possibly of another’s left wrinkles on my skin It’s the simple truth that you skin as they brushed by Leap toward the future While I drag my feet in the sand Once, All at once, Hoping the present stays forever.