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Short Fiction

Face the Music

The piece is a short story written from the perspective of a theoretical future society where the government is monitoring and collecting vast amounts of surveillance on its citizens at all times. The piece poses the question, what would happen if this library of information was leaked onto the internet? Pianississimo 7:14 AM EST, 32.7357°…

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Photography

Naturalia

A digital photograph captured on campus that is reminiscent of a portal to a world being reclaimed by nature. Brandi Thompson is a staff member with the university who loves viewing life through a lens.

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Photography

Impossible Tunnel

A photo on 35mm film of a tunnel that appears to end at the same plane as its entrance. Roselle Bea Almazan is a student at Boonshoft School of Medicine and alumni of Wright State University. In her free time, she enjoys writing, reading, and photography.

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Photography

an imitation of self

A photo of a mirror over a man’s face without anything in the mirror. Chloe is in her third year here and is getting a degree in liberal studies with a concentration in fine arts. She is an enjoyer of nature as well as art and loves strawberries.

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Poetry

TJ

This is an autobiographical piece based on a conversation I had with my ex-partner. I am very much a subscriber of the paradox of “nothing matters, but everything also matters,” which he did not believe. “nothing matters,” you say as we both lay under my window. “nothing matters,” I say “but isn’t it what we…

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Photography

Morte

A double exposure on 35mm film, mixing still-life and portraiture. Made in 2021. Gavin Mead is a senior photography student at Wright State University. He mainly works with film, but does digital work as well. He is inspired by Surrealism, films and album covers.

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Poetry

My Explanations

I call myself a paradox. So much of my life seems contradictory and strange to both others and myself, so I constantly feel a need to explain why I am who I am. My explanations have accumulated, become a part of me, are in constant use and ongoing reflection. I am not just where I…

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From the Editors

Welcome to Nexus Fall 2022!

Nexus Literary Journal is back! And it is back where it all started: The Wright State Guardian. Nexus began as a literary insert within the Guardian print newspaper in the 60s. After a while, Nexus transformed into an esteemed literary journal, with numerous publications of its own throughout the decades. The publication was transformed and…