A LETTER FROM THE EDITORS

Dear Readers, Welcome to the 2021-2022 edition of Catalyst! We are extremely proud of this magazine and the fantastic creativity found within its pages. Here you’ll find poetry about topics ranging from You’ll enjoy short fiction that will transport you from the while telling many stories in between.

Working on Catalyst has been an invaluable experience that we are thankful to have been given. We drank all the coffee, repeatedly cursed the weirdly formated publishing of InDesign, and laughed through the whole process. The result is what you see before you: an excellent collection of work that offers a peek into some of McKendree’s most talented and creative minds.

We’d like to thank our faculty advisor, Dr. Jenny Mueller, for both this amazing opportunity and also for the unwavering support and guidance she offered throughout the process. Special thanks to Matt Seniour for helping with design and layout! Thanks also to Tim Mullins and the staff of the McKendree Print Shop for their hard work and patience answering our countless questions.

And finally, thank you to you, dear reader. Thank you for your support, for picking up this magazine, and for attending our reading. We suggest you grab a cup of coffee and some snacks, find a cozy nook somewhere, and enjoy. We think you’re going to love it!

Sincerely,

Allison Carnell, Felicity Crowell, Alivia Garcia, Amber Gillam, JT McGee, Haley Moody, Kirstin Rood, Taylor Roth, and Hannah White

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