Editor's NoteAnother semester comes and goes as we put together our second issue of One Twenty One, Virginia State University's online journal of...
Just a WomanBy Nailah Starks, Dillard University A woman, I have become a child with no morals. How can you spell beauty without the ‘but’? I have...
Dear MomBy Yani McNeil, Virginia State University First Place Winner, Creative Nonfiction, 2022 VSU English Department Writing Contest Dear Mom,...
Mirrors on the WallBy Samaria Rountree, Virginia State University First Place Winner, Fiction, 2022 VSU English Department Writing Contest Everyone was busy...
Requiem for TerraBy Matthew Prosise, Virginia State University First Place Winner, Poetry, 2022 VSU English Department Writing Contest Cry for lost and...
AWAYBy Kadyn Washington, Virginia State University Second-Place Winner, Poetry, 2022 VSU English Department Writing Contest The sounds of...
Aida and the Crystal PalaceBy Hamilton Winstead, Virginia State University Her only wish was that her body could be the same as those around her. When she was a...
My BlacknessBy Kadyn Washington, Virginia State University My blackness is not subjected to just my melanin but what lies within The innocence...
The Great OutdoorsBy Malia Saygo, Virginia State University My peace is not confined to a certain place or person. My peace shapeshifts into whatever color...