2013 Seaswells Seaswells Seaswells 2013 THE ART AND LITERARY MAGAZINE OF THE COLLEGE OF COASTAL GEORGIA Seaswells Sailors Brianna Ridings Tanya Powell Jeremy Black Donny Simmons Kandi Shepherd Colbi Tyre Jessica Whittle-Frazier Shane Condit Elena Ceballos Jennifer Borland Danielle Martin Amanda Bettner Becki Cowatch Ryan Rodriguez Shamara Thomas Jason C. Carpenter ADDRESS CORRESPONDENCE TO Pamela Westcott William Mitchell Seaswells 2013 College of Coastal Georgia Alicia Hurd Justin Gines One College Drive Megan Nash Holly Smith Brunswick, Georgia 31520-3614 Samantha Barwick Olivia Ceballos Telephone 912.279.5898 | Email [email protected] Kimberly Helms Jeffrey S. 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Seaswells 2013 Volume 47 Jessica Whittle-Frazier | Editor-in-Chief 2012-2013 AMERICAN SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION Most Outstanding College/Community College Literary Art Magazine 1994, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006 First Place with Special Merit | 2001, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 SOUTHERN DIVISION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE HUMANITIES ASSOCIATION LITERARY MAGAZINE COMPETITION Third Place | 2004, 2007 Best Small College Magazine | 2006 Second Place | 2009 College of Coastal Georgia | A Unit of the University System of Georgia Brunswick and Kingsland, Georgia STAFF Jessica Frazier, Editor-in-Chief | Tyler Coen, First Copy Program Coordinator Brianna Ridings, Cover Photographer | Sharon L. Bartkovich, Faculty Adviser BARR POETRY CONTEST JUDGES Seaswells PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST JUDGES Dawana Gibbs | Ntungwa Maasha Cody Cocchi | John Cornell Rebecca Sharpe | Laura Waters Karen Hambright | Kimberly Mannahan Chris Wilhelm | Elizabeth Wurz Pam Mathis | Brian McLeod Jaime Parker-Lewis AUSTIN/GARNER PROSE CONTEST JUDGES Carla Bluhm | Melissa Canady Seaswells ART CONTEST JUDGES Terry Craig | Jennifer Gray Diane Denton | Anna Dewart Teresa Peeples Patricia Rugaber | Gene Threats EDITOR’S NOTE This has been my first year having the Each year Seaswells offers its participants the opportunity to work with Seaswells, so I was much opportunity to win cash prizes. Every student is honored and a bit nervous when I was asked to take welcome to enter each of the four contests: Barr on the responsibility of editor-in-chief. I knew that Poetry, Seaswells Art, Austin/Garner Prose, and it would be a big job, but I also knew that it would Seaswells Photography. The contests are open only to come with new opportunities. students enrolled during the previous calendar year Seaswells first started in 1966, when it was at CCGA; entries are judged by a panel selected by created “to capture and present the mixed the staff. The thirteen winners are given certificates, opinions and literary objectives” of our students. commemorative magnets, and a piece of the $1,000 According to the notes on the title page of that in prize money, each receiving $50, $75, or $100. first issue, Seaswells is “a collection of creative This year we saw a recurring theme with our student expression; those students represented submissions: through hard times, we still push are consciously or unconsciously interested in the forward. There were many pieces that reminded us formation of new patterns; they necessarily have the of darker days, times when we went through various ability to group and arrange original and old ideas trials. But those works would quickly be followed by into new perspectives, new concepts of thought uplifting pieces, reminding us that, no matter how and emotion for the enjoyment or criticism of their hard things are, there will always be a brighter day contemporaries.” awaiting us at the end of the darkness. Many artists We have come a long way from 1966 when the reminded us that finding that brighter day requires 30-page magazine contained only 22 poems, one our looking up and not down. essay, eight line drawings, and one pencil sketch. This has truly been a great experience, and I am Today, we have not just poems and art, but also so happy I could spend time doing this during my last prose, digital art, and lots of digital and digitally two semesters here. I would like to thank Tyler Coen enhanced photos—plus we have 16 gorgeous pages for all that he has done in making this a success and, of color. What has not changed is that today, we still of course, Ms. Sharon Bartkovich, because without hold true to that original mission. It’s truly amazing her, this couldn’t even be possible. I also want to to see all the incredible pieces that came to us. It thank her for this chance to be a part of such a is our goal to make sure each student’s work is wonderful magazine and team! We really hope that presented in a way that showcases all of the talent our readers enjoy this issue of Seaswells and continue on this campus. to progress in their very own creativity. Jessica Whittle-Frazier page 2 Seaswells 2013 TabLE OF CONTENTS Poetry Barr Poetry Contest 15 FIRST Place A Sestina for Jake - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -Kimberly Helms 24 SECOND Place My Southern Childhood -- - -- - -- - -- -Hannah Carmichael 19 THIRD Place Love Is a Golden Eagle- -- - -- - -- - -- -Bennett Rainey 7 SEASWELLS -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -Phyllis Barr 9 Do, But Don’t -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -Danielle Martin 11 Memories Not Included - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Shamara Thomas 16 No More -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -Kayla Rutland 17 Good Hands -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -Shamara Thomas 20 Beer in My Tear -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -Jerry Percy Bradford 21 We Met on a Monday -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -Danielle Martin 26 Song of the Boastful Fool -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -Mike Ganten 27 Lost in the Spaces -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -Donny Simmons 29 Man of the Sea -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -Jerry Percy Bradford 30 Island Runaways -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -Becki Cowatch 31 The Docks -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -Jennifer Borland 33 Sonnet -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -Mike Ganten 33 7/26/12 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -Amanda Bettner 34 Jekyll the Beautiful - - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -Jerry Percy Bradford 35 The Sea Monster -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -Mike Ganten 36 Cinderella -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -Shamara Thomas 39 Stepping Feet -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -Mike Ganten 41 The Iron Wall -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -Jason C. Carpenter 42 Born at the End of the World - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -Mike Ganten 42 9/13/12 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -Amanda Bettner 42 Peace of Mind -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -William Mitchell 44 Give (The Sorceress and the Space Cadet) - - -- - -- - --Mike Ganten 49 Grass -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -Jennifer Borland 50 Life’s a Beach -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -Pamela Westcott 51 Crossing the Causeway - - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -Kimberly Helms 52 Well, Well, Well -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -Danielle Martin 53 It’s a Long Way to Go -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -Jerry Percy Bradford 54 Argument -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -Jeffrey S. Todd 55 Sometimes She Does - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -Amanda Bettner 56 Every Day It Rains Part II - - -- - -- - -- - -- - - - -Mike Ganten 58 Once Every Year -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -Jessica Whittle-Frazier 59 Becoming -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -Brian Goodwin 59 What I’ve Been Missing - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Donny Simmons 60 Teardrops of Fire -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -Stephanie Adams Seaswells 2013 page 3 61 Thank God -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -Gabrielle Judy 62 Raven Tresses -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -Bennett Rainey 63 Written -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -Jennifer Borland 66 Green-Black Depth -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -Bennett Rainey 67 Nameless -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -Neco D Trimmings 68 Natural Love -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -Becki Cowatch 69 Parasol -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -Stephanie Adams 71 This Is Jazz! -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -Jeffrey S. Todd Photography COVER Low Tide -- - -- - -- - -- -Brianna Ridings Seaswells Photography Contest 7 BEST OVerall Peerless - - -- - -- - --Jeremy Black 38 BEST Black & WHITE Uprising - -- - -- - -- - -- -Samantha Barwick 28 BEST Color Why I Live Here - - -- - Rainey Gregg 16 BEST COMPUTER-ENHANCED Shuttered Ruins - - -- - Pamela Westcott 8 An Old Country Home -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -Jessica Whittle-Frazier 12 Three Down -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -Pamela Westcott 13 Pot-bellied Clay (Computer-enhanced) - - -- - -- - -- - Megan Nash 14 Into the Light -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -Jeremy Black 14 Baby-face -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -Samantha Barwick 17 Too Quiet on the Home Front - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -Samantha Barwick 18 Pleased to Meet You - -- - -- - --