The Gordian Review Volume 3, 2018 Texas Review Press Huntsville, TX Copyright 2018 Texas Review Press, Sam Houston State University Department of English. ISSN 2474-6789. The Gordian Review volunteer staff: Editor in Chief: Elizabeth Evans Fiction Editor: Elizabeth Evans Nonfiction Editor: Laura Brackin Cover Design: Elizabeth Evans All images were found, copyright-free, on Adobe Stock. For those graduate students interesting in having their work published, please submit through The Gordian Review website (gordianreview.org) or via the Texas Review Press website (texasreviewpress.org). Only work by current or recently graduated graduate students (Masters or PhD level) will be considered for publication. If you have any questions, the staff can be contacted by email at
[email protected]. Editor’s note Welcome to the third issue of The Gordian Review. Inside you will find poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written by promising talents in the literary world. Since its inception in 2016, The Gordian Review has made a commitment to publishing the voices of today’s graduate students and giving them a unique publishing opportunity just for them. The original idea came from Texas Review Press’ founder and late director, Dr. Paul Ruffin, who wanted to present the world a sneak peek of the next generation of writers. I hope that you enjoy the selections inside. I would like to thank my fellow editor Laura Brackin for all her hard work, and our supervisor Kim Davis for all her guidance on this project. And lastly, thank you to everyone who submitted. Thank you for sharing your work with us. Without you, none of this would be possible.