Cypress Dome Society Officers
President: Karla Grimes
Vice President: Abby Weisse
Treasurer: Alexandra Goforth
Secretary: Sean Glatch
Historian: Pamela Gores
Faculty Advisor: Micah Dean Hicks
Graduate Assistant: Tara Mayer
Editorial Staff
Editor in Chief: Sean Glatch
Managing Editor: Tara Mayer
Creative Director: Mehwish Khan
Production Editor: Kristi Dao
Assistant Production Editors: Angela Becker, Natasha Furness, Pamela Gores
Promotions Director: Christian Tippins
Promotions Assistants: Taylor Hadfield, Rachel Lichtenstein
Copy Chiefs: Pamela Gores, Renee Harrison
Copy Editors: Hannah Baker, Sydney Bowman, Isabella Bustamente, Blake Barbosa Gama, Christian Tippins
Creative Nonfiction Editor: Rachel Lichtenstein
Creative Nonfiction Readers: Sydney Bowman, Natasha Furness, Renee Harrison
Fiction Editor: Alexandra Goforth
Fiction Readers: Hannah Baker, Angela Becker, Blake Barbosa Gama, Isabella Bustamente, Kristi Dao, Pamela Gores, Taylor Hadfield, Mehwish Khan, Christian Tippins
Poetry Editor: Trevor Davies
Poetry Readers: Blake Barbosa Gama, Sean Glatch, Olivia Benitez
Art Director: Mehwish Khan
Art Screeners: Olivia Benitez, Trevor Davies, Alexandra Goforth
Cover Design & Layout: Lucy Lyman
Special Thanks To: John Santiago, Printing Services;Victor Davila, School of Visual Art and Design
In This Issue
Editor’s Choice
“When is a Monster Not a Monster?,” Megan Bontragor
“Choice and Other Illusions,” Jordan Alexander
“Billboard God,” Veronica Silva
“A Little Snooze,” Mel Murakawa-White
Open Mic Winner
“Black Coffee,” Gian Carlo Arellano
Poetry
The Hanged Nail, Angela Orozco
“Don’t Cut Your Hair,” Courtney Moody
“Cavities,” Danielle Hoyer
“Anxiety-Induced Eczema,” Deirdre Cardona
“There’s a Certain Day (Stay Sober),” Sage Doreste
“The Venusian,” Jada Reyes
“When Fall Comes to My Ancestors’ Land,” Marie Burdett
“Force Majeure (This Room is Not my Own),” Nia Coleman
“Hallowed Ground,” Marie Burdett
“Blood,” Raquel-Sarah Kadin
Fiction
“They,” Breanna Seale
“The Other Side,” Emma Joy
“Romantic,” Erica Walters
“The Poppy,” Rachel Casey
“The Woolen Coat,” Mary Renée Chrisco
“Iceland Icing,” Mel Murakawa-White
Nonfiction
“Ghost Waltz,” Abigail Weisse
“‘Don’t throw bouquets at me’ and Other Rules I’m No Longer Following,” Angelika Suansing
“New York Will Shatter You,” Erica Walters
“A Chameleon’s Metamorphosis,” Hannah White
“I’m Not Afraid of Water,” J. B. Jemison
Artwork
The Frog Dance, Mel Murakawa-White
Dead as a Doornail, Mel Murakawa-White
Nightshade I-III, Mär Martinez
Gladioli, Erin Stein
Where It Started, Erin Stein
Untitled Self-Portrait, Erin Stein
In His Bedroom After the War, Mindy Dixon
Digital Love, Andrea Cabezas
Yellow Memories, Andrea Merinsky
Energetically Calm, Andrea Merinsky
Raise Up, Raise Down, Andrea Merinsky
October 2nd, 2019, Gabriel Marino
¿Dónde se encuentra?, Alejandro Estrada Patiño
Mine, Alejandro Estrada Patiño
Intertwine, Alejandro Estrada Patiño
