Interns
Revealing Vulnerability
by Meghan Laakso I let out a long, forced exhale as I left the examination room. In my hand I held a light blue piece
November 18, 2019
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12.2, an Issue in Review
by Emily Hanson Every issue of Rock & Sling witnesses to a myriad of different ideas, feelings, and actions and each piece does so in
September 30, 2019
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adoption
Shaping Identity: This Beautiful Mess
by Julie Riddle I have a child for you. In an instant these six words dismantled my long-held identity as a woman who had chosen
September 10, 2019
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activism
What Witness Means
by Alanna Carlson Anyone who knows me knows that I am unabashedly, loudly, political. Not infrequently, a family member (often on the other side of
August 19, 2019
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Connect with Rock & Sling on Social Media
Did you know Rock & Sling is on Twitter? And has an Instagram? Follow us on our social media pages to stay connected. Follow us: Facebook:
July 5, 2019
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Ears to Hear
An Interpretation of Jason Mehl’s Essay “Ears to Hear”
A note from Rock & Sling: Jason Mehl’s essay “Ears to Hear” appears in Rock & Sling 13.1. You can read the essay here. By
May 31, 2019
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Applauding Forever
These shifts of the perceived subject happen frequently throughout the poem, and cause me as a reader to reread previous lines differently due to the knowledge gained from later lines.
May 29, 2018
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Art and Faith
12.2 Contributor Notes
With a poem, faith is a hidden constellation, beginning with the still-mysterious act of writing. The blank page, which is simultaneously white and dark, is the abyss each writer stares into until the moment, as Nietzsche said, where the abyss stares back into the writer.
May 4, 2018
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December 5, 2017
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Art and Faith
Meet Rock & Sling’s New Web Editor
Like books, blog posts plunge me into a perspective different than my own, but in a way that is immediate, a compact chunk of text to absorb while taking the bus to work, multitasking during a Netflix binge, or sitting on a park bench during my lunch break. The great posts divert me from my comfort zone, helping me see myself, my community, my life, in new ways, sending me back into my day with a subtle shift in perspective, a gentle (or not so gentle) nudge to keep chewing on this new idea.
August 17, 2017
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11.2
11.2 Contributor Notes: Part Two
When we reach out in words, where we’re safe, we prepare to cross a boundary with respect at our next opportunity. We prepare to offer the comfort we weren’t able or brave enough to offer when our last chance arose.
March 14, 2017
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April 12, 2016
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Contributor Note, Katie Manning
From issue 10.2, on shelves next week, is Katie Manning. For the past three years, my primary writing project has been a collection of poems
December 10, 2015
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Contributor Note, Cameron Lawrence
Instead of simple biographical material, at the end of every issue, we ask our contributor’s to reflect on the connections they see between their faith
December 9, 2015
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December 8, 2015
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Pushcart nominee, Lecture on Creation, by Tod Marshall
our final nominee, from issue 10.2 Lecture on Creation So here we gather and no one’s dead although we all will be and soon, and
December 7, 2015
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Pushcart nominee, On Apophasis and a Bee, by Karen An-hwei Lee
our fourth nominee, from issue 10.2 On Apophasis and a Bee A buttered roll and a dinner bee are not in this line.
December 6, 2015
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Pushcart nominee, Herodias and Her Daughter, Salome, Report for Jury Duty, by Rebecca Lauren
our fifth nominee, from issue 10.2
December 5, 2015
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Pushcart nominee, The Sack People, by Katie Flynn
our third nominee, from issue 10.2 The Sack People The sack people are at it again, singing on the corner about his pleasing light, oh
December 4, 2015
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Pushcart nominee: Seven Lessons from the Book of Sharks, by Rob Carney
our second nominee, from issue 10.1 Seven Lessons from the Book of Sharks Before mountains rose from the ocean so clouds had somewhere to arrive,
December 3, 2015
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Pushcart nominee: In Eastern Medicine, by Erin Rodoni
our first nominee, from issue 10.1: In Eastern Medicine milk is an extension of blood which we suckle with the tiny gulping mouth of heart.
December 2, 2015
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Hi, Have you heard of Rock & Sling? or, Adventures at AWP
Kaitlin Schmidt “Hi! Have you heard of Rock & Sling?” This is the inane question I started with as I stood at our booth, a
March 10, 2014
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February 17, 2014
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Jeff Dodd
An Interview with Jeff Dodd
John Taylor is an R&S editorial assistant and recent Whitworth grad. He interviewed contributor Jeff Dodd. John Taylor : You’ve said that much of your
June 27, 2013
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February 7, 2013
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Issue 8.1 cometh
We have most of the content settled for issue 8.1. The issue will be something of a theme issue, featuring work from some of the
December 1, 2012
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Ninety Years Post-Wasteland
by Jeremiah Webster If Madame Sosostris shuffled her “wicked pack of cards” today, would there be the hanged man, the “lady of situations,” the great
October 1, 2012
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7.2 is en route
With delivery scheduled for Monday, here’s another look into the coming issue. Artist’s statement by Emelie Ånskog How I breathe I was in London and
July 20, 2012
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Seven Ways of Looking at AWP
Karina Basso II. AWP was a whirlwind of literature, pins, postcards, and coffee. I was so overwhelmed by the hundreds of tables of MFA programs,
March 10, 2012
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Now at the printer: Issue 7.1
featuring work from: Tara Ballard Michele Burkey Jackson Culpepper Kristin George Michael Gray Matthew E. Henry Adam Hughes Jeremy B. Jones Laurie Klein Alyse Knorr
January 5, 2012
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Contributor Notes, Issue 6.2
We ask our contributing authors to consider the role of faith in their work, or in the pieces in our issue. It adds some depth
August 2, 2011
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Issue 6.2 takes shape
It seems we’ve been sluggardly here on the R&S blog, but I assure you such is not the case. The new issue is coming together,
May 3, 2011
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An interview with Jessie van Eerden
Jessie van Eerden’s essay “Raised Up, Wet-Headed” appears in the most recent issue (Vol. 6 Issue 1) of Rock and Sling. In the late 90s,
March 30, 2011
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Volume Six Issue One, Winter 2011
Artwork Gala Bent Poems Shannon Amidon \ Psalm Ray Amorosi \ Two Poems Janet Barry \ Two Poems Cathy Bobb \ Two Poems Beth Cooley
February 9, 2011
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Winter 2011 Issue
The new issue is at the printer, and should be in our hands soon, and then in our subscribers hands, and on news stands around
January 20, 2011
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Sticks & Stones: an examination of “Rock” and “Sling”
By Heather Wallace, assistant editor Layers of meaning are a thing of beauty and a joy forever. This literary sense is a particular pleasure for
August 31, 2010
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