By Emma Bucher Honorable Mention, Visual (2D), Create | Encounter 2019

By Lauren Pope Honorable Mention, Prose, Create | Encounter 2019 Content Warning: Suicide “Can you get that over-hang in the frame? I...

by Sarah Terzo Honorable Mention, Poetry, Create | Encounter 2019 The sky was blue, but it should have been black The day we drove to the...

By Lauren Handy Honorable Mention, Prose, Create | Encounter 2019 “Where did you find that?” I was just a child. Excited to create art...

By H.W. Honorable Mention, Prose, Create | Encounter 2019 Content Warning: Sexual Violence There was a staircase under the gym where we...

by Stephanie Hauer — Abortion is an act of violence against the life and dignity of a human person. If the preborn cannot be protected...

by Stephanie Hauer -- The language we use is vital. The words we choose shape our understanding of the world around us and the ideas we...

by Christy Yao -- Anyone can tell you that parenting is hard. As hard as parenting might be already, the task becomes even more...

by Herb Geraghty The AIM Women's Center offers free confidential care and resources to pregnant people and parents in Steubenville, Ohio....

by Mary Grace Coltharp -- Anyone can think about the violence and injustice suffered by a fellow human being. It takes no courage to get...

by Rachel Crawford -- Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on the blog of the Equal Rights Institute at...

by Sarah Terzo — When most people think of activism, they think of rallies, marches, and demonstrations. All of these are important and...

by Aimee Murphy -- All of your flaws and all of my flaws They lie there hand in hand Ones we've inherited, ones that we learned They pass...

by Kelly Matula -- On May 30, 2019, a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers made New Hampshire the twenty-first state to abolish the death...

by Summer Wright -- !:Pigeon with a tumor on his left foot on Fifth Ave. limps toward crumbs tossed from deep translucent bag. Eats food...

by Ashlen Sandoz — Women are told far too often that we can not succeed at both accomplishing our dreams and being parents. A lot of...

By Maria Oswalt — Dear Governor Ivey, As a pro-life woman who was born and raised in Alabama I have a deep and complicated love for my...

by Herb Geraghty — Catie Cassidy is a 64-year-old woman with lung cancer who needs oxygen to remain comfortable. According to the Diane...

by Josie Setzler — On a frigid January afternoon in DC, human rights advocates rallied in front of the White House to mark yet another...

by Lilianna Meldrum -- “If there are signs of life, check vital signs Until signs cease.” Patience is tantamount To the slow wheels of...