Issue 3, Fall 2018

Foreword

from “Mohave County Lightning” by Beau Rogers

Ending the fall semester on a high note, Ovis returns with our third issue. We have expanded our repertoire of media for this issue, and we hope to continue doing so in the future. The creative capacity of MCC’s community continues to grow, and we are happy to have organized this selection of the best of this semester’s work.

Ovis Issue 3 features Jordan Brewer, Alexander Exley, Kenneth Gengler, High Arrow, Rich Libertini, Brittney Manson, Megan Radcliffe, Beau Rogers, Natalie Russ, Alieska Sablon, Sterling Silverman, and Samantha Slate.

Two sets of photos by Rogers exhibit unparalleled technical skill and composition. Photos by Gengler showcase Kingman in two distinct ways. A photo by Slate juxtaposes the lushness and austerity of the riparian desert.

Libertini shares with us his third contribution and first fiction piece for Ovis. Also returning are Brittney Manson with a bewitching short story, and Alexander Exley, with fiction and poetry. New to Ovis is Silverman, who shares a personal narrative. Lyric poetry by Brewer rounds out the literature from Issue 3.

Illustrations by Russ delight with classic style. Sablon shares darkly comic chapters of a graphic novel. Finally, in a new medium for Ovis, music by High Arrow completes Issue 3.

Contents

Masthead

Fiction

Zombz by James Exley

Pterodactyl by Rich Libertini

The Witch of Demons by Brittney Manson

The In-Between by Megan Radcliffe

Music

Cowboy and Gun by High Arrow

Non-fiction

Loss by Sterling Silverman

Photography

Winter Sunset by Kenneth Gengler

Welcome to Kingman by Kenneth Gengler

Mohave County Lightning by Beau Rogers

Something from Nothing by Beau Rogers

Desert Beauty by Samantha Slate

Poetry

The Ballad of Fallen Angels by Jordan Brewer

Huginn and Muninn, Mind and Spirit by James Exley

The Mire Beast by James Exley

Visual Art

Illustrations by Natalie Russ

Zombie Outbreak by Alieska Sablon