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Poetry

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Poetry

Doing Time

By Darin Janis Posted on August 21, 2017 Posted in In Print, Poetry, Student 2017, Writing Contest Winners
Doing Time
Timeless by Aaron Yazzie of the Institute of American Indian Arts

There are liquid nooses that drip from the roof tops in White Clay. Entwined are the bodies of many Lakota men and women who purchased an addiction by paying with their lives. She is held without bond within the four …

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The Falling of Leaves

By Darin Janis Posted on August 21, 2017 Posted in Creative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Student 2017, Writing Contest Honorable Mentions

Even the most turbulent storms eventually come to an end. A band-aid made of rainbows will temporarily cover the blue sky’s wounded soul, until it has healed and a bright new day begins. Ramona sat upon the weathered bench positioned …

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Dragging Through Time

By Darin Janis Posted on August 21, 2017 Posted in Fiction, In Print, Student 2017, Writing Contest Winners
Dragging Through Time
Girl Butterfly Flowers by Fannie Lockwood of Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College

Chaske’s (first born son) ina (mother) knew he was different from the time he could open her tubes of lipstick and eat the vermillion colored wax. She considered him a natural as he would drape her blue fringed shawl over …

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There’s No Place Like Home

By Darin Janis Posted on August 21, 2016 Posted in Creative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Student 2016, Writing Contest Honorable Mentions
There’s No Place Like Home
Road Less Travelled by Tyrel Iron Eyes of Sitting Bull College

There are days in my life that I suffer flashbacks from childhood. Memories of growing up in the big, white stucco house located in the center of town. The only house in Pine Ridge guarded twenty-four hours a day by …

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How the Rainbow Was Created

By Darin Janis Posted on August 21, 2016 Posted in Fiction, Student 2016, Writing Contest Honorable Mentions
How the Rainbow Was Created
Futuristic Jingle by Bryson Runsabove-Meyers of Fort Peck Community College

Long ago, a great warrior and his wife were expecting their first child. The couple had longed for a son, but had difficulty conceiving. One night, before the child was to be born, Anog-Ite (Double Face Woman) paid the couple …

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