Krannert Memorial Library, University of Indianapolis, 2009 - 2013 | J. W. Surface

Krannert Memorial Library, University of Indianapolis, 2009-2013

Before they raped you of your nostalgia, Hardly anyone came to the third floor. A sanctuary for those who sought stillness, sleep, and Intense stress induced study.

The chairs, with orange tones from decades past: Worn, fabric stretched, ripped. The tables wore generations of graffiti. Practically their own work of art.

Etchings in the study cubicles, From countless others, Like me, Seeking comfort in the solitude of untouched nostalgia.

When I reminisce, my time at UIndy always shines bright in my memory. My time there helped change me. It made me a better man, a better thinker, a better human. Some of the fondest memories of my time at the University, was spent studying on that third floor, on quiet afternoons.

Contributors’ Biographies

Abigail Asher is an undergraduate student at the University of Indianapolis majoring in history and creative writing. They live on the eastside of Indianapolis with their cat, King George III, and dog, Missy. When they’re not writing, they enjoy reading, playing video games, and annoying their friends and family with irrelevant history facts.

Rochelle Bauer graduated in 2019 and hasn’t been up to much since then. Currently she is learning to sew and growing cherry tomatoes indoors. She lives with a roommate she met from Facebook Marketplace, and it’s actually going pretty well.

Grant Boyer is a creative writing major at the University of Indianapolis. He is in his senior year, which has been entirely online so far. He enjoys writing poetry, short stories, and novels. He also makes use of the Internet for 52.9% of his entertainment.

Riley Childers is an alumna of the University of Indianapolis who loves writing and photography. She enjoys exploring Indiana for possible photo opportunities and hopes to expand her adventures outside of her home state.

Hope Coleman is a senior English creative writing major with a minor in studio art. She hopes to publish her work in the future and looks forward to a career in the editing or publishing field. Chloe Crockett is pursuing a music therapy degree with a concentration in composition and theory at the University of Indianapolis. She is an accomplished pianist and private studio teacher. She is a 1st place recipient of the Collegiate Original Composition award of the Young Hoosier State Piano Competition for her piano piece “In Memory of the Steinway.” Her compositions feature various genres with versatile instrumentation.

Kensington Eiler is a senior with a double major in human biology and Spanish at the University of Indianapolis where she is a member of two choral ensembles. She spends her limited free time reading large books, writing lengthy stories, and stumbling through Russian lessons.

Adam Fernandes is a junior studying visual communication design at UIndy. He strongly believes that design plays an essential role in everyday life and that it can elevate things to new heights in a way that is unmatched by anything else. He strives to make life better for the next guy in any way he can. It is called unusual by some, but math is one of his favorite subjects. If he could, Fernandes would play his guitar all day. Finding meaning in the little things brings him joy.

Noah Fields is a junior theatre major with a minor in creative writing. This is his first semester on the Etchings staff, and he is Feature Editor for the official student newspaper of the University of Indianapolis, The Reflector. In addition to his editing credits, he enjoys reading, writing, and performing whenever he can.

Luke Garrigus studied voice, piano, and composition at the University of Indianapolis. Luke is an active musician in the Indianapolis area. He participates in Classical Music Indy’s Random Acts of Music and can be heard in numerous other gigs. In addition, Luke directs the choir at Salem United Methodist Church in Zionsville. Luke is an up-and-coming composer, and his works have been performed both locally and in Oxford and Falmouth, England as part of an international music festival. He enjoys conducting and singing in choirs, writing music, cooking, searching for bugs and other wildlife in local parks, keeping aquariums, and spending time with his wonderful wife, Charissa.

Bronwyn Getts is a junior public health major with minors in communication and professional writing. She often finds inspiration in her fellow writers and their experiences. Working on Etchings Magazine this semester has been one of her most rewarding experiences, as she gets to witness first-hand the creativity and curiosity of those in her Hound family.

Stephanie Gibson is a student at the University of Indianapolis, where she is working on her English creative writing major.

Tatyana Gray is a graphic design major and photography minor at the University of Indianapolis. In her medium of photography, she likes to create compositions that have a nature of duality to them.

Kathleen Hacker has spent her professional life, first as a freelance singer and then as university music faculty, interpreting the words of great poets, librettists, and songwriters. It is now her desire to make her own wordscapes in which others may choose to wander. She lives with her husband of many years in a pleasant house with a giant garage and works diligently to remain apace with their two daughters and one son-in-law who have not yet chosen to live right across the street.

Patrick Handlon is currently working towards a master's in art with a concentration in photography. He would like to thank Professor Sarah Pfohl and Professor Katherine Fries for their support and help throughout the master’s program.

Lindsey Henderson is a senior at the University of Indianapolis double majoring in English literature and creative writing with a minor in art. After graduating she hopes to work in publishing and travel.

Mackenzie Hyatt is a junior at the University of Indianapolis and is double majoring in creative writing and anthropology. Her favorite book is A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini, and she is in the process of reading Mark Z. Danielewski’s House of Leaves. She would like to remind you that you are loved.

Tylyn K. Johnson, a part-time writer with a mind for community, nurtures his passion for writing through the occasional spoken word. His work has appeared in the Parody Poetry Journal, Indiana Voice Journal, Rigorous, and other spaces. Tylyn is also a social work student at the University of Indianapolis. When he is not writing or engaging in intersectional dialogue, he is learning how he can help better his community and affect positive change. His handle on Instagram, Twitter, and Medium is @TyKyWrites.

Chelsea Keen is an English major at the University of Indianapolis and is the winner of the 2020 Roberta Lee Brooker Fiction Writing Prize.

Victoria Miller is a senior at the University of Indianapolis, majoring in Studio Art with a concentration in Photography. She grew up exploring and creating in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Miller decided to share her passion with others through photography when she captures life through the lens. She is constantly looking for new places and people to document her growth. Miller focuses on storytelling with her work as a means to connect with any viewer. She wants the viewers to be as engaged in her work as she is.

Karen Newman is an associate professor in the English Department at the University of Indianapolis, where she teaches courses in TESOL, second language writing, literature, and the arts. Her research and service interests center on teacher professional development and international education. An avid world traveler, she has lived abroad for more than 20 years and visited 35 countries. She enjoys the healing powers of the arts and particularly enjoys writing creative nonfiction and experimenting with ceramics and photography.

Cory Pickett is a non-traditional senior at the University of Indianapolis majoring in biology with a minor in chemistry. She will graduate in May 2020 with the expectation to start her new career in the summer of 2020. She took Intro to Creative Writing at the University of Indianapolis to fulfill an art requirement. Although familiar with drawing and painting, she never imagined how exhilarating writing could be as an art form. She has found herself a new hobby now that she is not working and going to school full-time.

Joe Raymond is actively engaged in revivification. Creative writing and studio art are new explorations, developing directly from the freedom to recreate when one retires. While his previous experience underpins his current work, he believes that his developing creative voice is a byproduct of discernment. Raymond elected to take a gap year this year and is teaching work literacy to adults through Americorps. He expects to return for his senior year as an undergraduate In Art next fall.

Sarah Jozina Reynolds is an assistant professor in the Department of Physics & Earth–Space Science at the University of Indianapolis. She earned one PhD in astrophysics and is finishing up her second PhD in the history and philosophy of science. As a result, she definitely owns way more books than are strictly necessary. In the wayback-when, she was a writer and assistant editor for her college literary magazine, and she enjoys writing poetry and creative nonfiction when she gets the chance.

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Danielle Shaw is a English and secondary education major in her 4th year at the University of Indianapolis. She spends lots of time working and writing objectively “poopy” poetry. She also takes way too much pride in her dumb Twitter locations.

Kami Spear is a senior at the University of Indianapolis majoring in pre-art therapy studio art. She likes to capture found moments—situations that may not be replicable—in order to preserve that instance.

J. W. Surface graduated from the University of Indianapolis in 2013. Currently, he teaches mathematics to brilliant high school students during the day—and writes poetry and fiction at night. He is indebted to The Man Upstairs for blessing him with these two rewarding passions, and to his wife for putting up with his consistent, strange nonsense. You can follow him on Goodreads.com.

McKenna Tetrick is an aspiring writer, successful parent-disappointer, and lover of all things weird. They spend their days reading books about Bigfoot and wishing that capitalism was fake.

Olivia Thompson is an undergraduate student at the University of Indianapolis majoring in visual communication design and minoring in photography. She likes to take pictures and doodle.

Zoe Wilkinson is a creative writing major and professional writing minor in their junior year at the University of Indianapolis. Their favorite genre of prose is fantasy fiction, and they enjoy creating digital artwork. Zoe also likes video games, and spends way too much time on their Nintendo Switch Lite.

Olivia Williams is an English major at the University of Indianapolis, and they are graduating in 2021. They love to include imagery and emotion in their writing, and they hope to reach out to readers through the topics and themes of their poetry. Olivia loves reading and writing, but they also love art, music, and collecting rocks and fossils! They hope that their writing inspires other people and that the themes in their poems resonate with readers.

Whitney Wilson is a sophomore communication major at the University of Indianapolis with emphasis in journalism and public relations. She is also in the middle of starting a small crochet business selling scrunchies and hats. Poetry is one of her many hobbies.

Recent Publication Fruit Rot

Fruit Rot by James R. Gapinski

Designed by student editors Hope Coleman, Carrie Long, and Erin Taylor

Fruit Rot is a captivating modern-day fable. It weaves aspects of pop-culture and allegory into a story that delves into the deepest understanding of human nature. Gapinski’s narrative gives readers a look at the beauty and ugliness that resides in humanity, illuminating what we become when faced with harsh, life and death choices.

James R. Gapinski is the author of Edge of the Known Bus Line—winner of the 2018 Etchings Press novella contest, named to Kirkus Reviews’ Best Books of 2018, and a finalist for the 2019 Montaigne Medal. He is also the author of the flash collection Messiah Tortoise, available from Red Bird Chapbooks. Gapinski teaches for Southern New Hampshire University’s MFA program, and he’s managing editor of The Conium Review. Originally from southeastern Wisconsin, he now lives with his partner in Portland, Oregon.

Recent Publication

The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne

The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne: A Highland Story by Ann Radcliffe

This student-friendly edition of Ann Radcliffe’s first novel includes illustrations and footnotes produced by University of Indianapolis students, as well as an introduction by Dr. JoEllen DeLucia who guides readers through this early Gothic novel. Set in medieval Scotland, The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne explores revenge and features warring clans, imprisoned heroes and heroines, a shipwrecked Count, stolen inheritances, and many of the other hallmarks of Radcliffe’s later Gothic fiction.

Though Ann Radcliffe’s 1789 novel, The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne, was not an immediate success, her following works became more popular with time. Critics praised her rational explanations of the apparently supernatural incidents in her novels and her humor. Later, critics would refer to Radcliffe as “the great enchantress” because of her captivating and vivid prose.

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The cover-page subtitle, spine, and back page are set in Rockwell.

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Call for Submissions

Etchings Volume 33 Issue 2, Spring 2021 Submissions due at midnight EST on February 8, 2021

Guidelines for Submission:

• All UIndy students, faculty, staff, and alumni are invited to submit. • All accepted undergraduate prose and poetry submissions will be considered for the Dorlis Gott Armentrout Award. • Up to three short stories or creative nonfiction essays, five poems, five visual materials, and five audio files may be submitted. • Visual submissions: flattened 300 ppi *.tiff CMYK 8 bit files, no more than 10" high by 7" wide. For best print results view in sRGB. • Poetry and prose should be in Microsoft Word format (.doc, .docx, or .rtf) We are limited to a maximum page size of 7" wide x 10" high with 0.5" margins for prose and print. Poetry should be single spaced and prose should be double spaced. Both should be set in 12 point type. • Audio should be in .mp3 format. Scores should follow the guidelines for visual submissions above. • Etchings has a blind submission process. Please do not include any personal identifiers in your submission documents. (This information will be provided to us through Submittable.)

Submit work at etchings.submittable.com. We do not accept email submissions. Please create a free account at Submittable.com or sign in using Facebook. For questions, email us at uindyetchings@gmail.com.

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