Pearl River Community College's award winning literary magazine

Special Edition—Spring-Summer 1998

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MCCCWA Special Section

Jennifer Roberts, a sophomore from Picayune, contributes The Situation (page 44). Her one act play placed second in the annual MCCCWA statewide competition. Her poem, The Yeller, (page 34) received honorable mention. Heather Carmichael, from Bogalusa, La., shares The Secrets of Edna Pontellier (page 26). She was awarded first place in the Literary Essay division. Ronn Hague, the Magic River editor, received first place honors for his essay The Lord of the Dance (page 31). He also received second place for his short story Patrick O'Possum's Funeral (page 35). In this editon of The Magic River, Ronn also shares a message to a wayward boy through his poem To A Young Friend (page 9) and looks at nature in If Beauty Could Be Measured (page 14). (These poems appear in the regular section.) Carolyn Jemison, a student from Poplarville, was awarded honorable mention for her unique poem, The Universe Tilted Today (page 41). Debra Stamps, a sophomore from Columbia, received two awards. Her essay Pocahontas (page 32) placed third, and her literary essay The Fairchild Family (page 29) was awarded second place. Haiti: Operation Uphold Democracy (page 33), an essay by sophomore David Glasenapp, was also entered in the MCCCWC competition. He also shares an essay with his readers in the regular section. This bit of trivia is entitled Evolution of the Modern Day Toilet (page 18).

Carrie Badon, the short story editor, contributes two spectacular poems Hurt (page 12) and Bleed For You (page 21). Her short story The Morning After (page 8) takes a chilling look at the emotions of a relationship gone bad. Carrie, a native of Foxworth, is a sophomore. Freshman Lowell G. Erwin contributes Midnight at the House on Pauline Street (page 13), a horror story. This Poplarville native also shares two essays, The Squirrels of Autumn (page 19), a quaint perspective on money and savings, and an essay on his love for reading entitled Books (page 21). Reyna Odom, a freshman from Petal, shares the true account of a lost friendship in Much BEAF in Heaven (page 15). Reyna also offers a poem, To Dream (page 20). Words come to life in the poetry of Michael McAndrew. A freshman from Poplarville, he shares Repentance in Licorice and Navy (page 23), Speakeasy (page 24), and The Search for a Scapegoat (page 14), three poems dealing with relationships. The poetry editor, Becky Spiers, contributes two poems Those Words Are Not Spoken Here (page 12), and Anniversaries (page 16). Becky is a freshman from Carriere. Contributing again to The Magic River, is Picayune native Thomas Treadaway. He shares his poem Confused (page 12). Jeremiah Gerald, a sophomore from Franklinton, La., submitts three incredible poems: About A Father (page 16), Chaos Escape (page 24), and Blind (page 23). They are Jeremiah's first submission, but they are an excellent start. Essay editor Becky Coco tells the tale of fearsome living arrangements in her poem The Forbidden Castle (page 24). Joshua C. Cothen shares two poems with his readers in this his first submission to The Magic River, Boulevard of Broken Dreams (page 19) and Looking Back (page 23). Another newcomer to The Magic River is sophomore Vincent Molinario. He contributes to the poetry with his selection, What is Love (page 20). In the new department, "Reviews," Chrissy Martin, a freshman from Perkinston, takes a look at William Faulkner's Focus in "A Rose for Emily" (page 6) with her review. Adrianne Breakfield, a freshman from Columbia, ponders the Hidden Nuances (page 51) in her review of "The Rocking-Horse Winner." Assistant editor, Anna Claire Morgan, contributes several selections to The Magic River. Her three poems Amanda (page 9), Forgiveness (page 23), and Fallen (page 16); her short story Prom Night (page 10), and her essay about the Mardi Gras, Laissez Les Bon Temps Roullez (page 20) make up her contibutions.