StoryLine Issue No. 3 Fall 2021

StoryLine Issue No. 3 Fall 2021

our staff

Editor-in-chief Oceana Callum

Kristen Nichols

Creative Consultant

Elizabeth Cragg

Guest Editor, Poetry & Nonfiction

Kat Gerber

Guest Editor, Fiction & Nonfiction

Oceana Callum

Art & Photography Editor

Javier Alcala

Cover Photo

Luis Morales

Logo/Nameplate Design

DawnWilson Amy Severns

Marketing & Design Assistance

Cheryl Chapman Christopher Johnston Aeron Zentner

Accessibility Gurus

Dianna Blake Linda Carpenter Elizabeth Horan Nora Shea KimVolmer

Special thanks to the 2020-21 Crux Essay Contest Volunteer Faculty Judges

please see next page SUBMI SS IONS

This issue of StoryLine is made possible by a grant from the Coast Community College District Foundation and with the support of Coastline's English Department, with special thanks to Dana Emerson Views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in the magazine belong solely to the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Coastline College or any of its employees.

Elizabeth Cragg Guest Editor, Poetry & Nonfiction

Elizabeth Cragg is a Coastline alumnus who is currently pursuing her Bachelor’s degree in English with a minor in Rhetoric at the University of California, Berkeley. She is an interdisciplinary creative who utilizes poetics as driving force for political innovation and social reform.

Kat Gerber is an aspiring writer who is currently working on her English degree. She lives in Huntington Beach and works for an Environmental Consulting firm as a Business Manager, where she performs technical writing, proofreading and serves as editor for environmental reports. She loves literature and can usually be found engrossed in her favorite book, the Norton Anthology of Short Fiction .

guest editors

Kat Gerber Guest Editor, Nonfiction

SUBMIT TO US

Submission Guidelines and Genres:

StoryLine is published once a year, in the fall semester Submissions are accepted all year long, with decisions made in the late summer Art : This genre may include drawings, paintings and graphic designs. Scan desired images and send in high-resolution, .jpg format. Photography : Send up to 5 images in high-resolution, .jpg format. Poetry : Send up to 5 poems in one or multiple Word documents (.docx or .doc) or PDFs. Essays and Short Stories: 2,500 words maximum as a Word document (.docx or .doc) or PDF. Original Short Videos/ Digital Stories on any interesting topic : Send a link to a YouTube video under five minutes long (must be correctly captioned). Please send your submission, along with the genre in which you are submitting, to Oceana Callum: [email protected] by July 1 for consideration in that year's issue

CONTENTS S T O R Y L I N E M A G A Z I N E F A L L 2 0 2 1 On the Cover: JAVIER ALCALA, "Adria" Three Photos by Javier Alcala

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Scott Davis, "An Idea of Autumn" & "A Theme of Autumn"

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Kimberly Reteguiz, "Bomba y Plena"

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Dennis Zaldana, "Tiger Lily”

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2020-2021 CRUX ESSAY CONTEST WINNER: Patrice D'Enbeau, "The Chosen Whites"

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Kate Mueller, "Santiago Oaks Sunrise" and "Santiago Oaks Mustard in Bloom"

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Zeldash Myst, "Scattered Pastels"

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Digital Art & Media Students Make Sparks: "What's the Pointe?" "My Best Friend, Kola," "What Cooking Means to Me," and "Drawing with Procreate"

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2020-2021 CRUX ESSAY CONTEST WINNER: Jenna Seo, "College Is Too Dang Expensive"

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Joel Woodard, "Pixel Confetti,""Raver," and "Sugar >Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65

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