Volume 23 (2022)
Thank you for reading the 23rd volume of the Bryant Literary Review. As Student Fiction Editors, we chose stories that touch upon topics of mental health and emotional well-being. We feel that these topics are more relevant than ever in these unprecedented times of health crises and stress over the past two years. This year’s edition covers topics including mental illness, death, homelessness, morality, abuse, and suicide. We feel that this collection is an important commentary on the state of our world, and we hope that these stories help anyone struggling right now to recognize that they are not alone. If you are currently struggling with your mental health at this time, or any time, we encourage you to access the mental health resources provided below. This edition will be the final edition that our team member, Aidan Quilty, will get to work on, as he will be graduating this coming May. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Professor Thomas Roach for being an amazing co-editor, teacher, and role model over the course of our Bryant careers. We are grateful for everything we have learned from him both in and outside of the classroom. Thank you again for reading the BLR and exploring the collection we have prepared for you.
Aidan Quilty, Student Fiction Editor, Bryant University ‘22
Megan Polun, Student Fiction Editor, Bryant University ‘23
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Table of Contents
Editors' Note
Contributors
Fiction
Come, Gentle Night.
Michael Washburn
The Unvanquished
Marlene Olin
Beyond Poland
Rosalind Goldsmith
Night in the City Looks Pretty to Me
Roger Logan
Not a Piece of Furniture
Alex Smith
Night Terrors
Patrick Bernhard
Poetry
God Mansplains Anger to Me
Amy Lawless
Bad Accident
Amy Lawless
Coming to the End of His Triumph
Amy Lawless
Dear Breast Cancer,
Clara Burghelea
Thank You Terror, 1
Mathias Svalina
Thank You Terror, 2
Mathias Svalina
Thank You Terror, 3
Mathias Svalina
My Father's Last Disappointment
Ellie Anderson
Grand Union
Ellie Anderson
Watching My Daughter’s Tap Recital
David O'Connel
Nightly Feats of Survival
Jonathan Greenhause
In the Night, A Song
Tyrel Kessinger
Absence Doesn't Soften the Grass
Yvonne Higgins Leach
The Family Bends
Jason Talbot
The Family Bends II
Jason Talbot
Live in the Mood
Mark Taksa
The Cantaloupe from Peoria
Dane Cervine
Creative Nonfiction
Loving Algorithms
P.J. Powell
I Am Here for You
Saoirse E. Doyle
Editors
- Editor and Fiction Editor
- Thomas Roach
- Poetry Editor
- Eric Paul
- Fiction/Creative Nonfiction Editor
- Thomas Roach
- Student Fiction Editors
- Megan Polun, Aidan Quilty
- Student Poetry Editor
- Layna Holk
Additional Information
- Design and Layout
- Rebecca Chandler, studio@beccachandler.com
- Cover Art
- Cara Ferro, Bryant University, class of 2022