BRYANT Literary Review VOL 19, 2018 BRYANT LITERARY REVIEW EDITOR: Tom Chandler FICTION EDITOR: Tom Roach MANAGING EDITOR: Ron Pitt ASSOCIATE EDITOR: Lucie Koretsky STUDENT EDITOR: Brennan D’Elena ASSISTANT STUDENT EDITORS: Christina DiStefano, Samaa Mushin, Danielle Veith DESIGN & LAYOUT: Rebecca Chandler,
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