All Music: Espressivo March ’24
Editor: Vallie Lynn Watson
Managing Editor: Abbie Skinner
Guest Editor: Karris Rae
Assistant Editors: Aiman Tariq, Taryn White, Meilyn Woods
Editorial Assistants: Mia Bonds, Alexandria Knight
Shawnda McCollum, Rhythm Section, inspired by “Sound of Silence” by Disturbed
Letter from the Editor by Vallie Lynn Watson
Letter from the Guest Editor by Karris Rae
Prose
“Ticket to Ride” by Angela Ball
“In the Style of…” by James Brubaker
“Cemetery One Nighter” by Paul Corman-Roberts
“Hot Jazz” by Michael Czyzniejewski
“Little by Little” by Susan Tepper
“The Music’s Gonna Get You” by Margo Williams
Poetry
“Recital in Black” by Roger Camp
“Enter the Bassoon” by John Davis
“Eminem Must Imagine I’m His Biggest Fan” by Alex M. Frankel
“The Show” by John Grey
“The Music Carries Me Like The Wind Carries My Voice” by Vallie McGallion
“Songs of the Past” by Amanda Meyer
“The Stars—They Shine Just for Us” by Jill Michelle
“The Circle Game” by Gerard Sarnat
“Three Songs” by Mike Wilson
“On Becoming a Country Music Song” by Jenny Yang Cropp
Full playlist: “Espressivo 2024”
Cover artist: Shawnda McCollum is a born-and-raised resident of Northeast Ohio. She’s been doing creative things since she was two, when she put a musical teddy bear in a shoe box and called it a radio. These days she expresses her creativity through visual arts, woodworking, home decor, and aquascaping.
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