Windfall Vol. XXXI

The 31st Volume of Windfall was published in the Spring of 2008. Click here to view a full pdf of the finished product. Click here to view the front and back cover images.

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2008 Windfall Staff

Table of Contents

Contents
Polarism (front cover)	Bo Burasco
Bottled Emotion (back cover)	Chelsea Brown
Poetry
Emotions Stolen From a Julia...	Katey Jordan
to eat a dreamsicle	Jessie Gasch
Dirt	Katie Beth Jennings
Folk Singer	Grace Schneider
THE LENGTH OF THE NIGHT	Christopher John Moore
Crabmeat	Chester Nay
Transition in Mountain's Spring	Cassandra Phillips
A Brief Guide to my Subconscious	Brad Davis
August on the Inside	Zia Luehrman
secrets	Jessie Gasch
A Frozen Moment	Kim McGuirk
Object***	Grace Schneider
Winter Poem	Grace Schneider
The Phoenix Flame	Kyle Oesch
Microcosm and the ants	Teresa Kerbawy
Lady MacBeth	Franklin Cline
At the hot air balloon show	Eran Feintuch
High Noon	Chester Nay
Undertoad	Chester Nay
INTERPRETATIONS OF FLIGHT**	Christopher John Moore
FINDING YOUR SPIRIT ANIMAL	Christopher John Moore
Efficient Living	Cole Mueth
An Alarm Clock	J.D. Sallen
Prose
Vaginas For Hire	Tamara Sack
Downhill Battle	Katie Gettinger
Sonata No. 11	Elizabeth Macy
Honor Guard	Katie Beth Jennings
soul	Jessie Gasch
Nementhe	Jordan Kimbrell
Penny Sapphires	Amy E. Reynolds
This Year in Jerusalem***	Eran Feintuch
Art
Gimlet Eye	Emily Dahmer
Leviathan Levitation	Zia Luehrman
British Museum Shadows	Katharyn Reed
Wannabe Sailor	Marcelina Powers
Hyde Park Couple	Katharyn Reed
Untitled	Kara Bollinger
Memory	Erin Lee Givarz
Child***	Chelsea Brown
Brocade Teapot	Emily Dahmer
Keys	Phil Jarrett
Leap Year	Marcelina Powers
Twilight Zone	Chelsea Brown
Birds	Emily Dahmer
Jumper	Phil Jarrett
Palazzo Vecchio Bird	Katharyn Reed

**Indicates Poetry Slam Winner
***Indicates Staff Choice Award

Letter From The Editor

Dear Readers,

This year marked a lot of changes for Windfall, and I hope these changes are evident in the book you hold in your hand. Of the goals I set for myself and for Windfall for the year I am pleased to say that if we did not completely fulfill them, we at least made significant headway. It was my goal to recruit more members this year than we had in the past, and we saw that goal realized especially in the second semester when, rather than losing members, we gained several new ones. It goes without saying that Windfall would not be in your hands at this moment if it were not for my wonderful staff, most especially my Assistant Editor, Daniel West. It was their help that made events such as our Poetry Slam such a success. I would also like to thank the Dukum for their permission to use their upstairs at no cost for the event. Their assistance also allowed us to start reaching out to the community more than we ever have before. Another change you may notice from past issues is the number of art pieces that we have showcased, as well as the different mediums. Another of the goals for the year was to create more awareness about Windfall in the Truman community as a whole and specifically in the Art community. There is still more progress to be made, but I feel that we have made a good start.

Perhaps the biggest change for Windfall this year is location. Our Faculty Advisor, Dr. James (Jamie) D'Agostino managed to secure us an office in McClain, so that we would no longer have to worry about Kirk Memorial crumbling around our heads. Jamie, as a first year teacher and new to Truman, had Windfall foisted upon him, but he has done so much for the magazine. I don't know how to thank him enough for all his time and efforts, and the new office, and I am very grateful that he came to Truman. He is probably the best thing that happened to Windfall this entire year.

I would also like to thank all our submitters and our readers, for it is for you that we continue to publish Windfall.

Sincerely,
Jordan Kimbrell, Editor-In-Chief