Black Tulip of Celebration

Finally, my last ACU tie has been cut--I am, officially, no longer editor of the Shinnery Review. Now let's be honest, even though we were "co-editors," Kalyn was the only real editor of the Shinnery Review, and I was the person she assigned things to when she absolutely didn't have time to do them because she knew I absolutely didn't have time to do them and wouldn't do them unless she absolutely didn't have time to do them. Which is not exactly a strong point of my character. ::thoughtful pause:: But in my defense, I am no longer a student at ACU and didn't plan on graduating a semester early when I decided to help Kalyn co-edit the magazine.

So, my harried 4:00 trips to the Ad Building every Wednesday are officially over. My hurried attempts at being an entire art/advertising department??? Finis! Au revoir to late night meetings, phone calls, and interviews with Kalyn answering questions about things I know nothing about. And so long to Abilene Christian University...as soon as they send me my blasted diploma.

Here are pictures from the Black Tulip, an annual poetry reading-- and our final event as editors!

The Shinnery Review will be on sale for $5 in the
ACU campus center during finals week

Kalyn's husband BJ, and their friend Alyson Bellisle
manning the cheesecake table while listening to poetry

Professor Al Hailey, the Shinnery Review's sponsor,
reading a little poetry of his own

Dustin Reid, an ACU student, singing his own poetry and
playing his own accompaniment...because isn't music poetry?

This year's staff of the Shinnery Review (minus a few people)
photo by: Rachel Lau