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Create. Imagine. Inspire.

Digressions Literary & Art Journal is an open space for NSU students to IMAGINE, CREATE, and INSPIRE as they share their creative expressions. Digressions allows students to share their experiences and ideas with fellow readers through creative mediums including art, poetry, photography, fiction, and music. Volume 22 includes pieces that focus on the individual experiences we have as human beings. The pieces showcase moments of reflection, growth, and emotional complexity that call on readers to experience life from another’s perspective.

If you're interested in joining our editorial team, or if you have any questions relating to the submission process, please reach out to Dr. Janine Morrishere.

Current Volume: Volume 22 (2025) Winter 2025

About Digressions

Digressions Literary & Art Journal is an open space for NSU students to IMAGINE, CREATE, and INSPIRE as they share their creative expressions. Digressions is furthermore a place where students can share their experiences and ideas with fellow readers through art, poetry, photography, and fiction. Volume 21 features pieces that bring us to fantastical worlds while also including those that allow for introspection, self-reflection, and connection. The pieces are student-generated and student-selected and are reflective of this moment in time.

Full Issue

Acknowledgements

Editor's Note

Poetry

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Eye of the Storm
Melissa Velasco

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Discover Rain Clouds
MarieAnn C. Raguso

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Shadows and Doubt
MarieAnn C. Raguso

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In Transit
Sara Menco Arenas

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Saccharine
Alessandra Alvarez Coke

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What They Will See
Mahir Abrar

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Echoes of You
Sara Menco Arenas

Artwork

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florals
Iksita C. Nallapaneni

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Miniature Garden
Anastacia Gold

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Bell Pepper
Effie D. Cypress

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Rainy Days
Raul E. Perez

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Coexisting Peacefully
Haylee M. Kubat

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φυσιολατρία
Eleni V. Angelos

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On the Farm
Nicole Gomez

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Keep Pushing
Joseph T. Romano

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Hearing Things
Fidel E. Perez Pujols

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Eyes
Sophia Dakkuri

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Crochet Fairy Batman
Sammantha Lopez-Guarin

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Who's a Good Boy?
Luqman M. Gbenro

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Cosmic Princess
Sophia R. Dakkuri

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Two-headed Lamb
Nicole Gomez

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Brain Rot
Luqman M. Gbenro

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Untitled
Sofia I. Menco

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Trophy
Fidel E. Perez Pujols

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Echoes of Existence
Alivia Klipp

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Behind the Painting
Aries Calderon

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The Artists Is A Sadist
Brianna Calderon

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Bare Bones
Jessica L. Rodriguez

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Hanahaki
Yanick Victorin

Photography

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Fruitful Encounters
Princess Mari Mimay Cabusao

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Obscurity
Emily Santiago

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TriptyX
Pranav Police

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Still I Lie Here
Rachel A. Taylor

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In My Element
Rachel Harris

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Star Girl
Roseline Jean-Pierre

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Painter Hands
Tyriana White

Fiction

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Birthday Wish
Melissa Velasco

Editorial Board, 2024-2025

Sara Menco Arenas
Antonio Miguel Escorzon
Isabella Giraldo
Jennifer Griggs
Thaily Jeanty
Sanjana Magesh
Serena Mair
Kayla McGee
Kamalika Pothapu
Fidel E. Perez Pujols
Nicolette Sobit
Melissa Velasco
Pranav Police
Cover Designer
Sofia Menco
Layout Designer
Isabella Giraldo
Social Media Team
Kayla McGee
Nicolette Sobit
Reviewers
Brielle Aguayo
Sara Menco Arenas
Breanna Brady
Antonio Miguel Escorzon
Isabella Giraldo
Michelle Gorodisky
Jennifer Griggs
Thaily Jeanty
Alex Hernandez
Sofia Ibarra
Shalet James
Sri Vaishnavi Konagalla
Nimisha Kumar
Sanjana Magesh
Serena Mair
Ashley Muckunlall
Yachi Patel
Madalyn Payano
Fidel E. Perez Pujols
Nicolette Sobit
Rachel Taylor
Ritu Upadhyay
Melissa Velasco
Faculty Co-Adivsors
Dr. Mario D'Agostino
Dr. Janine Morris
Layout +Production Advisor
Dr. Eric Mason