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One Twenty-One is BACK and we are so thrilled to bring you ISSUE THREE! This year, we saw a lot of amazing poetry, fiction and even some...

By Mykhia Thorpe, Virginia State University Kioni wound the gauze tight around her knuckles, flexing her fingers to ensure the wrappings...

By Michelle Allette, Virginia State University It's gonna be a great day! I'm so excited–don't know what to expect– but fun! I might try...

By Ezra Finn, Virginia State University Photo 6635851 © Tombaky | Dreamstime.com October 12, 2017. So I’ve decided to start keeping a...

By Artis Jenkins, Virginia State University Photo 149047289 | Abandoned Office Building © Emanuele Ripamonti | Dreamstime.com At 1:27 AM,...

By Janise Johnson, Virginia State University Photo 82322765 © Sergii Gnatiuk | Dreamstime.com There you go again, just like before...

By Aniyah Barnette, Virginia State University Photo 170305092 © Zeljko Vranjkovic | Dreamstime.com Beep, Beep, Beep. Gwendolyn Stitch...

By Shamia Thompson, Virginia State University Photo 15005262 © Elena Ray | Dreamstime.com Start at the end. Where all my dreams and...

By Janise Johnson, Virginia State University I am a mess Both inside and out Contradictions run amuck Who I want to be Conflicted with...

By Mystique Meredith, Virginia State University Photo 194609647 © Florin Lupsa | Dreamstime.com I sit in a dimly lit boudoir, as "Feeling...

By Mystique Meredith, Virginia State University I am Matthew Payne, an Anglo Saxon from millennia ago. Standing at a modest six foot, two...

By Janise Johnson, Virginia State University Do they still aspire to be the greatest versions of themselves? Do they make intentional or...

By Mystique Meredith, Virginia State University Photo 173658006 © Liudmyla Ivashchenko | Dreamstime.com “Good morning.” I stir awake,...

By Janise Johnson, Virginia State University “Cheyenne, why does this keep happening? Why do you always have to sit facing the door? No...

By Michelle Allette, Virginia State University Only little girls cry, And I have aged. I was always told Dry your eyes only little girls...

By Joshua Branch-Howell, Virginia State University In the shadowed halls of chance, my mother roams, Her eyes ablaze with hope but empty...

By Yana Harrison, Virginia State University Grab my thighs while you look into my eyes. Now these thighs aren't your typical type of...

By Brandon X. Givens, Virginia State University He’s born strong, handsome, and of high status. Pretty as a peach. Perfect to the...

By N'yasha Jones-Holloway I like him, but does he like me? Am I falling way too fast? Or this time will it last? I wonder if we are meant...

By Morgan L. Jones, Virginia State University I woke up today, even though I didn’t want to open my eyes, I woke up today. I slept for...