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Naugatuck VAlley Community College Fresh ink 2017 The Literary Journal of Naugatuck Valley Community College Waterbury, Connecticut Editorial Staff: Jeannie Evans-Boniecki, Greg Harding, Vismel Marquez, Tom Nolan, Humberto Perez, Christopher Rempfer, and Wade Tarzia with special assistance from Ray Leite, Dante Rojas, Forrest Fee and Julia Petitfrere. Front Cover Art: YuliYa Polichshuk* Back Cover Art: Dom Narducci © 2017 Naugatuck Valley Community College All content and graphics in this publication are protected by U.S. copyright laws and may not be copied or republished without the express written permission of N.V.C.C. or the relevant author. Re-use of content, editorial or graphic, for any purpose is strictly prohibited. Permission to use content is granted on a case-by-case basis, provided content is not modified in any way. Please submit your permission requests to [email protected]. 1 Fresh ink 2017 Iron Shadow - Sandra Eddy 2 Naugatuck VAlley Community College April, 2017 Dear Reader, Fresh Ink 2017 was made possible by a collaborative effort shared by NVCC students, alumni, community writers and artists, and faculty, full and part time. Financially, we were supported by generous contributions from both the NVCC Student Government and the Liberal Arts and Behavioral and Social Sciences Division. In these times, when people are frequently overburdened with responsibilities and financing is uncertain, please note my appreciation. I would like to extend a gracious thank you to the members of the Editorial Board whose expertise in their review of the submissions made this an engaging, enlightening experience. My gratitude extends to both LABSS and the SGA for appreciating our efforts and the mission of the publication, and to the writers and artists from NVCC, our fellows from the CSUs and those from the neighboring community for their contributions of poetry, prose and artistic works without which this journal would not exist. Finally, I would like to thank Associate Professor of English, Greg Harding, the advisor “emeritus” of Fresh Ink, who has shared his wealth of knowledge and experience with me. His unwavering support and collegiality has made my experience as the new advisor to Fresh Ink a pleasure and, hopefully, a success. Now, reader, with the awareness that no person acts alone, I welcome you to the pages of Fresh Ink 2017. I hope you enjoy. Sincerely, Jeannie Evans-Boniecki, Faculty Advisor, Fresh Ink 2017 3 Fresh ink 2017 Fresh Ink 2017 Contents The Jungle Gym Gang (1st Place-Student Prose) – Christopher Gordon*...... 1 Marching Women (1st Place-Student Poetry) – Jessica Ney*.......................... 2 Hide-and-Seek– Natalie Schriefer..................................................................... 4 Prometheus – Greg Harding............................................................................. 6 An Aversion to the Universe – Joseline Ordonez*.......................................... 7 A Dearth of Fence (2nd Place-Student Prose) – Jessica Eller*......................... 9 bones, stones, and genes (2nd Place Student Poetry)–Autumn Blackwood*.11 Cloudburst– Emily Hepworth.......................................................................... 12 Talks with Nana – Benjamin J. Chase .............................................................. 13 I Got It (3rd Place-Student Prose) – Christopher Gordon*.............................. 14 Is This It? – Halit Basuljevic*.............................................................................16 Mental Masturbation – Shelley Stoehr........................................................... 19 Shape of Grief (3rd Place-Student Poetry) – Jessica Ney*.............................. 21 How Henry Taught the River – Tom Nolan..................................................... 22 Our Own Kind of Beauty – Anna Duchaine*................................................... 23 Here to See It – Benjamin J. Chase..................................................................24 Half Mast – Joseph R. Adomavicia*................................................................ 25 Portrait of a Mediocre Photographer - Lucas Somma................................... 26 Katie at Night – Nancy McMillan.....................................................................28 New Grey – Humberto Perez*........................................................................ 31 A Day in the Life – Trevor Lilly*........................................................................ 32 Sleeping Alone – Jamie Crepeau.....................................................................36 Bury the Pet Cemetery – Kenneth DiMaggio..................................................38 To be Touched –Teree Perkins.........................................................................39 Lady on the Run – Alyssa Katz*...................................................................... 40 Bleak – Emily Hepworth.................................................................................. 44 Lazy Mornings – Lucas Somma.......................................................................45 Break - Greg Harding....................................................................................... 46 American Shame - Jayanne Sindt................................................................... 49 The Trinity of a Stressful Life - Joe Adomavicia*........................................... 50 To The River - Nancy McMillan........................................................................ 52 Tick-Tock - Alyssa Katz*................................................................................... 55 Remember when - Jessica Eller*.....................................................................56 I Dream Like A Bird With A Broken Wing - Karen Connell.............................. 57 Yellow Shirt - Teree Perkins............................................................................. 58 Swimming - Zena Branch*...............................................................................59 To Bury the Dead (Professors) - Kenneth DiMaggio......................................60 We’re Not Children Anymore - Jamie Crepeau............................................... 61 * indicates NVCC student submission 4 Naugatuck VAlley Community College Fresh Ink 2017 Graphics Iron Shadow - Sandra Eddy............................................................................. 2 Positive Love in a Negative Space - David Flook*.......................................... 6 Walking the.... (1st Place-Student Graphics) - David Flook*........................... 3 Piano - Daniel Chabot*.................................................................................... 5 Jonah and the Whale – Kyle Herrick.............................................................. 8 Rocks And Water – Daniel Chabot*.............................................................. 12 Wake Up Mr. West - Forrest Fee*.................................................................. 19 A Sponge and His Thoughts (2nd Place-Student Graphics) – David Flook*. 20 Land of the Free – Joshua Jireh Poole*.........................................................22 Pomegranate – Alyssa Latanowich*............................................................. 24 But Not Forgotten – Forrest Fee*................................................................ 31 Seventeen (3rd Place-Student Graphics) – Yuliya Polichshuk*.....................37 Rollercoaster – Alyssa Latanowich*............................................................. 3 9 Fortune Cookie – Noblesse Louzingou*.......................................................43 Precious Gift – Kyle Herrick.......................................................................... 49 Balloon Escape* – Dom Narducci....................................................................55 Lift up your eyes – Yuliya Polichshuk*.......................................................... 61 *indicates NVCC student submission 5 Fresh ink 2017 Positive Love in a Negative Space - David Flook* 6 Naugatuck VAlley Community College The Jungle Gym Gang 1st Christopher Gordon* Student Winner Prose The new kid in Mrs. Pynlace’s class was weird! He was larger than the other eight year olds, by at least five tons, and covered in hair. The exact part that made him weird was hard to pinpoint. It couldn’t have been the horns, or the hooves… but something was different about this new student. Maybe it was the tail? Whatever it was, the kids were suspicious. They spent recess discussing the matter. No reason was off limits, no point too obscure. These boys would have an answer or die trying. This was abnormal! Eddy reasoned, “He smells like that farm we saw last month, with all them cows.” “Naw,” disagreed Tommy, “it’s cause he only chewed grass at lunch!” “You guys got him all wrong, did you see what he did to mean old Pinchface’s desk!?” interjected little Ronny. “She won’t get rid of all that poop for months!” The jungle gym boys gave a raucous cheer, weird transformed to awesome. A new friend was made today, shape be damned! 1 Fresh ink 2017 Marching Women st 1 Jessica Ney* Student Winner P0etry Pinch and pull, squeeze and tuck, Adjust my identity away. Airbrush, erase and Edit all our flaws. Zip our lips, lift our tits And put us on display. Only identified by a cup size, We all start falling For society’s lies. Speak your mind, But not too loud. Fit in with us, But stand out in a crowd. Women are equal, Unless it comes between a man Women are equal, Unless they’re Black, Muslim, Latina