
Volume 10 (2009)
Editor's Note
A literary journal mimics an infant in the Dark Ages in that it has a short life expectancy and is likely poor. In spite of this standard, many periodicals are fortunate enough to grow up. With this in mind, the Bryant Literary Review celebrates its tenth anniversary.
In ten years, we have published many poems and stories, but perhaps the most notable submissions were those not published. We have received poems on graph paper and post cards, as well as a laminated, pocket-sized poem. Other notables include a “bonus poem” included as part of a cover letter which explained the absence of a self addressed stamped envelope, pictures of a squirrel, and one postcard from an angry submitter with vulgar instructions in Italian. (At least he had the politesse to use a postcard made of recycled paper.) These submissions have made our history as vibrant as the literature we publish.
Our ten years have only been possible through the generous support of The Woonsocket Call, The Pawtucket Times, the Bryant University Division of Academic Affairs, and the Faculty Development Center. The Bryant Literary Review also would like to extend its sincere thanks to every one of our hundreds of contributors over the years; your courageous creativity gives each volume meaning. On a personal note, I would like to thank Professors Tom Chandler, Tad Davies, and Thom Bassett, as well as the rest of the BLR staff. It has been a pleasure to forage with you in the pursuit of good literature.
Human history persists through the written word. Every literary artifact contributes to humanity’s collective consciousness. The thoughts we record and share today will continue to animate ideas in the minds of others, long after our bodies decay. The Bryant Literary Review is proud to celebrate a decade of service to the world of literature and looks forward to many more.
Eternally,
Matthew Veves
Student Editor
Title Page
Table of Contents
Editors' Note
Contributors
Fiction
Karel and Eva
Michael Pikna
The Song of Louise Blue Feather
Zan Bockes
Jerome and the Angel
Jennifer Anne Moses
The Last Transgression
William Peacock
How Far is Home
Robin Caine
The Other Betty
Pat Schultheis
Colfax With The Sound Off
Erika T. Wurth
One More Time for Donny Deadborne
Stephen Roger Powers
Poetry
Ode to Everything Ordinary
Mary Christine Delea
Orange Poppies
Helen Wickes
Two-Timing the Beekeeper
Timothy Martin
I Traveled South
Janet Jennings
The Cliffs
Stephen Arney
End of Summer Session at the Music School
Michael Hogan
On a Beach With White Sand
Matt Ross
We Are All Boot Makers to Kings
Matt Ross
barred owl
B. J. Best
Hartford Circus Fire (1944)
John Surowiecki
Instructions
Geri Rosenzweig
Autobiography
Pamela S. Wynn
Bridge of Sighs
Don Kunz
Undershirt
Donna Pucciani
Morendo, al niente (Dying away, to nothing)
Ryan Cipriano
To a Former Student Training to Become an Interrogator
David O'Connell
Gone Too Soon
Nancy Lee Craven
Chicken-In-The-Pot
Charles Harper Webb
Kidnapped at birth
Buff Whitman-Bradley
Parsimonious
Paul Hostovsky
Lines for an Absent Friend
Larry Rubin
Leonard on the Farm
Jack Cooper
Grim Reaper
Carl Beauchamp

Editors
- Editor
- Tom Chandler
- Poetry Editor
- Tad Davies
- Fiction Editor
- Thom Bassett
- Managing Editor
- Stasia Walmsley
- Associate Editor
- Lucie Koretsky
- Student Editor
- Matthew Veves and Lynn Bartomeo
- Assistant Student Editor
- Amanda Dunne
Additional Information
- Design and Layout
- Chandler Design