Vortex Magazine of Literature and Fine Art: Fall 2022 Online Edition

Hands By Tory Walker

Mama’s hands were roadmaps of many lifetimes Heavily veined and wrinkled, I found them beautiful She told of a childhood with frozen lakes to skate on And snowstorms that made homes into cages, doors unable to open Folks weathered by withering winters whose winds worked into weary bones I examined them carefully during church and wondered If Minnesota cold made hands like that Or if God did

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Vortex Magazine of Literature and Fine Art: Fall 2022 Online Edition

Published on Dec 1, 2022

The Vortex Magazine of Literature and Fine Art

Vortex Magazine of Literature and Fine Art: Fall 2022 Online Edition Vortex Magazine of Literature and Fine Art is the student-led undergraduate literary magazine of the University of Central Arkansas. We publish artwork as well as poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and scripts. Digital Media selections can be found at ucavortex.com/media-selections. All staff members are UCA undergraduate students. All works included in this magazine are by UCA undergraduate students. In order to maintain the highest levels of professionalism and fairness, we use a blind judging process, meaning our staff does not know any information about the author or artist when they vote on a piece. Editors' Choice nominations are pieces that receive unanimous acceptance in their individual sections; for sections with more than one nomination, the winner is determined by majority agreement among our entire staff. Please email vortexmagazine@gmail.com if you have any questions or concerns.

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