Issue 1
Dear Reader,
Here we go: the first issue of Horizon magazine.
Despite being an aspiring writer, I don't have many words to say. Months into this process, I am still speechless that an idea I had one afternoon turned into a full literary magazine in one of the biggest literary universities in the Midwest.
Horizon was created amidst a pandemic, the end of an anxiety filled summer, and the gebinning of a worrisome junior year. While surrounded by hardships and chaos, I searched for a safe haven where I could enjoy inspiring stories of hope and optimism--something to look forward to when life calmed down.
When I did not find anything that suited my needs, I made it instead. I went out and carved a spot on campus for people to share their sugary-sweet pieces, their over-the-top cliches that would never happen in real life, their personal stories, inside jokes, and parts of them that light up the world.
So please, enjoy this slice of hope and optimism. May we have many more.
Fall 2020 Editorial Board
ASSISTANT EDITOR - ALLYSON STOOPS
SENIOR PR MANAGER - JENNY EIRKE
PR MANAGER - OLIVIA TONELLI
DESIGNER - ELIZABETH MUNCHY
FICTION EDITORS - ANNA WEKERLIN, SARAH COVAL
NON-FICTION EDITORS - PAIGE WOLF, MORGAN CORRETT
POETRY EDITORS - STELLA TARLIN, SOPHIA KILBURG
Fall 2020 Contributors
"YELLOW" - EVELYN HARPER, pg. 1
"THE GOOD DAYS", "ONE THOUSAND BEATS PER MINUTE" - CHEYENNE MANN, p.2, p.13
"WHERE THE FISH GO" - KYLE PETRIE, pg. 3
"ESTUARY, 2015" - MAURA O'DEA, pg. 7
"THE INEVITABILITY OF DEATH - AXEL SVEND
OHRVALL, pg. 8
"INERTIA", "FORBIDDEN LOVE" - SOFIA BENITEZ, pg. 9, pg. 26
"A MEMORY" - NICHOLAS RUNYON, pg. 10
"THE WAY BIRDS FLY" - LUKE MATTINGLY, pg. 11
"THOUGHTS OF WORM" - CORINNE HOFFMAN, pg. 12
"UNRAVEL ME" - JANEY LOCANDER, pg. 20
"JANUARY" - MEG MECHELKE, pg. 21
"NINE-HEAD PHOENIX'S GIFT" - AVA CHU, pg. 22
