Volume 18 (2017)
Student Editors’ Welcome
On the surface, the editorial process of this year’s Bryant Literary Review seems an odd thing. Between Finance courses and intramural soccer, an Economics major and a Communication major read dozens of short story submissions. Many might assume that the challenges of curating the perfect collection of poetry and fiction would be too great for Bryant students. What could a business student possibly know about quality literature?
As it turns out, we learned a thing or two about quality literature in the editorial process. The power of good writing is its accessibility and flexibility. The pliable nature of words allows for a multitude of meanings and opens up written creation to all people. If the purpose of literature is to convey a story, a meaning, a feeling, then good writing does not require an elite literary mind. Good writing requires a reader who is actively engaged with the work; it is a contract between reader and writer. As Student Editors, we immersed ourselves in the fiction submissions, and the work was a release. The stories were a welcome escape from the minutia of our daily lives. They allowed us to travel to different places and to experience different perspectives. We learned that the writing’s true value is the proliferation of various worldviews, understandings, and emotions.
The 18th edition of the Bryant Literary Review would not have been possible without Professor Tom Roach, Professor Tom Chandler, and Lucie Koretsky. We are thankful to them for allowing us to be a part of the BLR community; for us, this collection feels like a family of writers and poets. We are blessed to have experienced stories and poems from across the globe in our small, cozy office together and are grateful to be sharing our joy with you.
Kelsey Gaynor (Communication, 2017)
Liam Rice (Economics, 2017)
Student Fiction Editors
Title Page
Editors' Note
Contributors
Fiction
Ride the Peter Pan
Allison Whittenberg
A Place for Everything
John P. Kristofco
A Fitting Memorial
Roger D. Hicks
Ruffled Feathers
Murzban F. Shroff
One Survived
Shelley Joy
Where the Light Enters
Michael Pikna
Poetry
Sunny Side Up
Byron Case
Terminal Velocity
Charles Harper Webb
The Ice Man
Mitch LesCarbeau
Lost at Sea
Mitch LesCarbeau
Sister Wigberta
Thomas Dorsett
It's for sale, but I'm keeping it
Sean Loughran
Why Should We?
Don Kunz
Goodbye, Apostrophe
Peter Schmitt
The Barber's Chair
Kevin Power
And Another Thing
Ruth Holzer
Out of the Limelight
David James
The Lion at Franklin Park
Kathleen Aponick
6802 Bayfield Ave.
Arverne, New York
Brennan D'Elena
Confession
Brian Daldorph
Candle In the Wind
Sheryl L. Nelms
Strolling in Guangzhou
Stephen C. Behrendt
Water Stone
Matthew J. Spireng
The Moon's Old Glory
David Dragone
Editors
- Editor
- Tom Chandler
- Fiction & Managing Editor
- Tom Roach
- Associate Editors
- Lucie Koretsky, Austen Farrell
- Student Poetry Editor
- Tim Laffin
- Student Fiction Editors
- Kelsey Gaynor, Liam Rice
Additional Information
- Design and Layout
- Chandler Design, studio@beccachandler.com
- Cover Art
- 1328 wall mural, Siena, Italy