Advisors:
Deborah DeCiantis
Staff:
Daniel G. Miller, Editor Aubree Ross, Art
Editor Tiffany Bishop
Lindsay Culbert
David Drozdowski Jeremy
Logan
Kathryn Player
Kelly Prewitt
Faith Tinnin
Shannon Toole
Alumni Staff:
Christie Drozdowski '06
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I could hear the creaking
and moaning of the cargo ships that rested in oceanic beds as they
swayed in the current. Cranes lifted massive loads of cargo onto barges
that dipped in the ebb and flow of the water. The cargo loads swayed
wildly in the air, tilting and teetering in an alarming manner. Their
shadows raced across the pavement and ran rings around the dockworkers.
I wandered up and down the row of docks, casting my eyes about and
catching the colors around me like a fever: slate colored barges
interspersed with orange ones, all nestled in the olive green water;
bright orange hardhats topped the heads of every dockworker, and their
faded clothes created a uniform look. I meandered along, out of
place--female, dressed in blue jeans and a purple sweatshirt, carrying a
camera. The ocean breeze pulled at my hair, making the auburn strands
whip around my face and against my eyes.
~Kelly
Prewitt,
excerpt from “Eli” The Mountain Laurel 2007
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