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Footprints in the Sand

Contents 2025

Please Note: Some pieces you see bellow may contain some triggering content, such as violence, self harm, death, and suicide ideation.

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Enjoy this year's issue!!

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-Expressions Team '25 :)

Short Stories

​​4413 - Oliver Conlon

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A Mother's Reality - Lisa Grant

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You Reap What You Sow! - Connor Meditz

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Snowshoeing - Quinn Orr​​

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Cheeseburger - Karolynn Palmatier

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Breathe - Karolynn Palmatier

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Ouroboros - Kristina Tocci

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The Planetary Gardener - Alexzander Warner

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Prose & Essays

Sarcasm: A Narrative - Megan Carr​

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Personal Narrative Draft - Natasha Groesbeck

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Decayed - Emma Kearney

 

Learning to Think: A Nursing Student’s Journey through Freire’s Problem-Posing Education - Kelle Martin​​​​​​​

Photography

Attention - Andromeda Anderson

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Splitting Headache - Andromeda Anderson

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Spotlight - Andromeda Anderson

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Untitled, 6 Images - Dylan Bennett

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Untitled - Ren Bryant

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Gentle Beginnings - Megan Carr 

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Pier of Dreams - Megan Carr

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Tangled in Thoughts - Megan Carr

 

At the Top of the Waterfall - Sadie Clements​

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Disruption - Sadie Clements

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Moss Above - Sadie Clements

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​Untitled, 6 Images - Fernanda Flores

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Lollipop - Ian O'Connor

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 Untitled, 4 Images - Jonah O'Connor

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Loki on Film - Mary LaBrecque

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Untitled, 3 Images - Karolynn Palmatier

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Curb in Winter - Naftali Rottenstreich

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Manx Lane - Naftali Rottenstreich

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Manx Road - Naftali Rottenstreich

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Untitled. 3 Images - Ava Schneider

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BABY COWS!!! - Arabella Tracy​

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COWS!!! - Arabella Tracy

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Cows By the Sunset - Arabella Tracy

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Vocal Point 2025 - Arabella Tracy

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Rose Breasted Grosbeak - Jessica Turcotte

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Autumn - Sarah Turcotte

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Grandma's Sewing Room - Sarah Turcotte

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Mountains - Sarah Turcotte

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Whiteface - Sarah Turcotte

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Music & Multimedia

Beyond Fond - Joseph Bliss

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Silly Sorrow - Joseph Bliss

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Peripheral Decay - Jessica Turcotte

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Zander's Theme - Jessica Turcotte

Poetry

Death - Krystal Allen

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Apple Core - Clayton Bennett

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Save the Turtles - Clayton Bennett

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To Craft a Vase - Clayton Bennett​​​

 

Words Unsaid - Clayton Bennett

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Dad - Ren Bryant

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Dead End Town - Ren Bryant

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Death - Ren Bryant

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The World Left Behind - Ren Bryant

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Illuminate - Onyx Bussing

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The Day the World Changed Us Forever - Onyx Bussing

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He Who Damn Near Killed Me - Sadie Clements

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In Tandem - Sadie Clements

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long overdue apology - Oliver Conlon

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Plastic Sugar - Chelise Figueroa

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Sideways - Chelise Figueroa

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Why People Cry - Chelise Figueroa

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​______________ - Jasmine Gates

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Lost in Translation - Jasmine Gates

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Haunt Me - Lisa Grant

 

2024 - Hope Gooden

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5 Year Plan - Hope Gooden

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Playroom - Jason Henderson

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Cowgirl - Daelynn Knowlton

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Infatuation - Mary LaBrecque

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Our Coffee Stains - Mary LaBrecque

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The Mist - James LeFebvre

 

Xenophobia - Kayla Mattison

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Cashel Man - Kathleen McCoy

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Doli of Old Santa Fé - Kathleen McCoy

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Takabuti of the Black Toes - Kathleen McCoy

 

Arachnophobia - Ayley Rickson

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Beauty - Ayley Rickson

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Leave - Ayley Rickson

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Outside of the Artist - Ayley Rickson

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From Child to Setback - Veronica Rogge

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How to Change Their Mind - Veronica Rogge

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Growing With My Garden - Avonlea Stiles

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Hardened - Avonlea Stiles

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Witches of the Working Poor - Avonlea Stiles

 

Back to Reality - Sarah Turcotte

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The Ship and the Lighthouse - Sarah Turcotte

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Unspoken Words - Sarah Turcotte

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Precious Things - Isabel Willis

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To Catch a Cloud - Isabel Willis

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Bent Nails - Reggie Wright

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Wishful Thinking - Jane Yates

Art

Precious Resources - Bettina Beiersdorf

 

Untitled- Emma Kearney

 

Geometric Portrait - Mary LaBrecque

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Elvisaurus Rex - Mary LaBrecque

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Lunker - Clint McCarthy

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Luna, Daughter of Death - Connor Meditz

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The Carnival of Nightmarish Delights - Connor Meditz

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Rapunzel's Tower - Connor Meditz

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Untitled - Riven Shoaff

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butterflies in my stomach - Arabella Tracy

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Girls Night - Minnie Thomas

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Smile For the Camera - Minnie Thomas

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