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Death to Crows by Jason Lucero

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Hillside by Gabrielle Pfund

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Luck Dino by Jason Lucero

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The Balance by Leeya Vinod

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Dawn by Ahmed Salih

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A “Not-So” Dystopian Future by Jordan Phillips

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Return Policy by Adia Reynolds

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That Tooth by Juliet Moore

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Cat by Gabrielle Pfund

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Christy by Gabrielle Pfund

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Rocky Mountain National Park Embracing Winter in October 2022 II by Emily Kaiser

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Choosing Secondhand First by Juliet Moore

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Ray by Sarah Kuhns

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The Socratic Seminar: A Queer Ethos by Sierra Shields

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My First Semester by Juan Johnson

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Fair Mermaid by Lawrence Koebernik

by parleyadminon January 24, 2023January 24, 2023

The moon was full and high in the sky that night, giving off a glow of light to the beach. It allowed me to see the board walkway that led nearly to the water’s edge, stopping only a couple yards …

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Poetry Written Works

Bad Day by DeAndre Bright

by parleyadminupdated on January 24, 2023January 24, 2023

The sky is grey with rain. You feel a kind of strain. The mind is getting narrow-sighted. Anger can easily be misguided. The usual outlet is to scorn. The family we have known since we were born. Everything seems wrong, …

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Poetry Written Works

Accounts Payable by Joanna Southcott

by parleyadminupdated on January 24, 2023January 24, 2023

I wouldn’t call myself a poet I wouldn’t call myself a dancer I wouldn’t call myself anything really maybe sad I wish I could write I wish I could pour my heart and turn it into beautiful stories I do …

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Poetry SITREP

Sounds of a Vietnam War-Era Childhood by Dana Zimbleman

by parleyadminupdated on November 10, 2022November 11, 2022

Always murmuring in the background,   the television  taught me the alphabet game  using words from faraway lands. P-P-P… Phnom Pehn L-L-L… Laos A-A-A… Agent Orange Y-Y-Y… Y? Subtle sounds, soothing to a civilian child remote and removed from sad suffering …

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Poetry SITREP

To Mom & Dad by Joanna Southcott

by parleyadminupdated on November 10, 2022November 11, 2022

You are the rock in the water, and I am the little seashell, or maybe a crab, or a fish you have weathered many storms, stood the test of time  provided solace, comfort, and stability one day I will be …

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Photography SITREP

Night Flight by Yuting Han

by parleyadminupdated on November 10, 2022November 11, 2022
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Poetry SITREP

The Final Embrace by Kevin Auer

by parleyadminupdated on November 10, 2022November 11, 2022

Have you ever just wanted to walk to the edge of the earth, standing on the last little corner of dry land? Standing there watching waves dissipating into the vast void, turning in the wind as the water at your …

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Photography SITREP

New Journey, New Light by Dre Guy

by parleyadminupdated on November 11, 2022November 11, 2022

Dre is an Army Veteran and Dakota Promise Coach at PPSC.

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Photo by Ilja Tulit on Unsplash
Poetry SITREP

Recovery by Eric Stephenson

by parleyadminupdated on November 10, 2022November 11, 2022

I wanted to return to some imaginary life based on a collection of unstable memories I thought were real. I would gaze fondly on those memories and dwell in their hazy light, hoping they would do more than flicker in …

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Poetry SITREP

PTSD Comes in Different Shapes and Sizes by Skylaa Richardson

by parleyadminupdated on November 11, 2022November 11, 2022

You say, “You haven’t deployed;” “You’ve never seen war,” But I’m fighting a constant battle with the drunk man who was outside of my barracks door I thought I was safe with my brothers in arms I thought they were …

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Poetry SITREP

Freedom by Angellica Mattson

by parleyadminupdated on November 10, 2022November 11, 2022

I was born free As so I thought Until the day My heart forgot As I awoke That September day Everyone was saying Someone’s trying to take our freedom away They tried to scare us But we made them see …

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Poetry SITREP

Camouflage of Normal: A Collection of Poems by Nekedra Bullock

by parleyadminupdated on November 10, 2022November 11, 2022

Visible “Invisible” Wounds Invisible wounds only because you choose not to see them Invisible wounds because you chose not to listen My invisible wounds are visible just like me You were too busy and didn’t want to be inconvenient to …

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Photography SITREP

Embracing Winter in October by Emily Rivera

by parleyadminupdated on November 10, 2022November 11, 2022

Emily is an Air Force Veteran and a photography student at PPSC.

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Academic

Pediatric Suicides: Colorado’s Mystifying Dilemma by Jeremy Wilson

by parleyadminupdated on October 25, 2022October 25, 2022

Dear Dr. K. Ron-Li Liaw, Director of Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Children’s Hospital Colorado, As an Emergency Medical Technician, I noticed an issue in Colorado Springs, Colorado. I work for Ambulnz, an ambulance transport company in Colorado Springs, and …

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Human Trafficking Victims: Immigrants’ Vulnerability and Continual Exploitation by Kaylie Pippin

by parleyadminupdated on October 25, 2022October 25, 2022

In Colorado, human trafficking has been on the rise, and specifically, in sexual exploitation. Sex trafficking is predominantly seen in cities and is not unusual to have high rates (E. Reid, personal communication, May 4, 2022). High rates of sexual …

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Academic

In Censure of Censorship: A Brief History of Power and Censorship in Public Libraries by Katherine Atherton

by parleyadminupdated on October 25, 2022October 25, 2022

Before the start of the 2019 school year, Reverend Dan Reehil of the St. Edward Catholic School in Nashville quietly decided to remove some books from circulation at his school’s library, the most prominent of which is the Harry Potter …

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Fiction Written Works

“The Killing Type” Nereyda Flores

by parleyadminupdated on October 25, 2022October 4, 2022

the scene is set with a girl working the front register at a gas station. she does nothing but smile while standing at the front counter. there is no life behind her eyes. it is eerily quiet, only the buzz …

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Visual Art

The Mirror of the Soul Lydia Easter

by parleyadminupdated on October 25, 2022October 4, 2022
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Visual Art

Candles and Containers by Nia Thompson

by parleyadminon September 27, 2022September 27, 2022
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Poetry

Limbo by Carson Hill

by parleyadminupdated on September 27, 2022September 27, 2022

Swirling, twisting, turning, blue Thoughts of my own contained, thrown, maimed,by reminders of the home you became,and the ceaseless, burning, spiteful road. The unknown frightens my best and tightens my chest,inciting endless unrest, forced growth,sparking light more potent than words …

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Academic

The Opioid Crisis by Natalie McFarlane

by parleyadminupdated on September 27, 2022September 27, 2022

The opioid crisis has been a major issue facing the United States for over twenty-five years. Over 500,000 people have died from opioid overdose and the amount of deaths continues to rise every year. Not only is this a national …

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Nonfiction

The World Needs Survivalists by Andi Mezel

by parleyadminupdated on September 27, 2022September 27, 2022

In October 2016, a friend of mine texted me to turn on the TV. A mandatory evacuation for all of Chatham County was in effect immediately. Hurricane Mathew, a category 5 storm, was hurtling towards Savannah GA. Every store was …

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Academic

Mountain Mothers and Coal Miners’ Daughters: Gender Roles and Educational Attainment in Appalachia from the 1800s to the 2000s by Emily Prichard

by parleyadminon September 27, 2022September 27, 2022

In spite of the sense of heightened cultural sensitivity that has characterized much of the 2010s and the uptick in people-centered activism it has wrought, Appalachians fail to stand out as a grossly underserved population. Of the scant political dialogue …

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Academic

A Post-Racial America by Joseph Logan

by parleyadminupdated on September 27, 2022September 27, 2022

Abstract The reason for this data and research study is to explore the relationships between finance education, diversity, and equity among various ethnicities. Characteristics of learning, comprehension, ideology, education, equity, and career are the main strategies approached in the data …

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Nonfiction

Tis the Season to Be Sad by Jessie Sharp

by parleyadminon September 27, 2022September 27, 2022

I just don’t have it in me to be thankful this holiday season. I don’t even have the energy to summon a pretend smile, which I assume the rest of you are doing. Perhaps my seasonal depression is starting to …

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Visual Art

Victims No More by Yoslin Perez-Robles

by parleyadminupdated on September 27, 2022September 27, 2022
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The Forbidden Story by Aurorra Wise

by parleyadminupdated on September 27, 2022September 27, 2022
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The Shiny Sea & Silver Siren by Angela Sisk

by parleyadminon September 27, 2022September 27, 2022

The Shiny Sea She held my hand and made me feel something. There was electricity that passed from her grasp into mine. Her mocha-brown locks bounced all over her face as she skipped across the sand. She was free. She …

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Visual Art

Let’s Stay United by Theresa Thomas

by parleyadminupdated on September 27, 2022September 27, 2022
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Tranquility by Nadia Stockton

by parleyadminon September 27, 2022September 27, 2022
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Rocky Paradise by Eduardo Padilla

by parleyadminupdated on September 27, 2022September 27, 2022
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Untitled Series by Lexie Lamar

by parleyadminupdated on September 27, 2022September 27, 2022
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The Many Personalities of the Joker by Ashlie Slater

by parleyadminupdated on September 27, 2022September 27, 2022
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Poetry Written Works

The Way it Speaks, Salem Verrie

by parleyadminupdated on September 27, 2022September 27, 2022

My body knows a different language. Not that I can’t understand it, but my surroundings are completely lost. When my body says “sit” and I deny it, it is not shy to pinch me as a punishment. My body doesn’t …

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Visual Art

Stand with Johnny by Ashlie Slater

by parleyadminupdated on September 27, 2022September 27, 2022
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SITREP

Beware Killer Vegetation

by parleyadminon November 9, 2021November 9, 2021

by Ronnie Locke The day started out like many other days in Diego Garcia, a tiny island in the Indian Ocean. A tropical rainstorm in the morning had served its purpose, adding to the sticky humidity already prevalent everywhere on …

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SITREP

Anything is Possible

by parleyadminupdated on November 9, 2021November 9, 2021

by Nik Gonzales Nik Gonzales is a student at Pikes Peak Community College. His father, Army Major Ken Gonzales, is stationed at Camp Humphreys in South Korea for the third time. This shift has been a change for both him …

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Interview with Director of Military & Veterans Programs, Paul DeCecco

by parleyadminupdated on November 9, 2021November 9, 2021

by Dana Zimbleman, English Faculty, SITREP Editor-in-Chief In February 2021, MVP Director Paul DeCecco sat down with me to discuss his military career and the worthwhile projects he and his staff are involved in to help student veterans and their …

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SITREP Visual Art

World on Fire

by parleyadminupdated on November 9, 2021November 9, 2021

by Aurorra Wise

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Protector of My Sole

by parleyadminon November 9, 2021November 9, 2021

by Maxwell Sisk, SSG US Army

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Disclosure/Self-Portrait in Uniform

by parleyadminupdated on November 9, 2021November 9, 2021

by Theresa Ann Thomas Theresa Ann Thomas is a retired Chief Warrant Officer.

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Self-Portrait with Mask/The Mask We Wear

by parleyadminupdated on November 9, 2021November 9, 2021

by Jessica Rich Jessica Rich is the daughter of veterans.

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SITREP Visual Art

Can You Hear Us? Are We There Yet?

by parleyadminupdated on November 9, 2021November 9, 2021

by Salem Garrett Salem Garrett is a child of a veteran with 20+ years of service. These are a collection of his works.

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SITREP

My Life After the Marine Corps

by parleyadminupdated on November 9, 2021November 9, 2021

by Alyssa Nelson There are three days I will never forget: the day I earned my Eagle, Globe, and Anchor, the day I graduated bootcamp, and the day I signed my DD-214. I often have dreams I am still in …

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SITREP

Sometimes People Just Don’t Know

by parleyadminupdated on November 9, 2021November 9, 2021

by Teresa K. Howes      He pours a half-a-cup of pure white sugar into his pure black coffee.       “Wow, are you drinking a little coffee with your sugar?” I jest, AND, secretly internalize my gasp as the stream of sugar …

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SITREP

Baghdad

by parleyadminupdated on November 9, 2021November 9, 2021

by Major Russell Chun, ESL Instructor Baghdad, 2003: It seems a lifetime ago that this picture was taken.  We were standing on one of the walls of ancient Baghdad braving the 110 plus degree heat.  In the background was a …

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SITREP

The Will-O’-the-Wisp

by parleyadminupdated on November 9, 2021November 9, 2021

by Simon Yates Simon Yates is a first-year PPCC student who also attends Palmer Ridge High School. He will be enlisted as a Marine within the Delayed Entry Program and ships out next year. Other than playing with his family’s …

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SITREP

Operation Desert Storm: A View from Inside China

by parleyadminupdated on November 9, 2021November 9, 2021

by Carol Forseth, English Faculty August 1990: Iraqi forces invade Kuwait.  Iraq annexes Kuwait.  The United Nations Security Council and the Arab League condemn the actions. Operation Desert Shield begins. Iraqi closes all borders. I move to Nanchang, China, to …

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Photography SITREP

Lonely Spaces

by parleyadminupdated on November 9, 2021November 9, 2021

by Jeff Joles, Associate Dean of Mathematics Jeff Joles is a veteran of the United States Army where he served from 1985 to 2006.  He had a variety of communications, teaching, and operations research assignments at locations in the U.S., …

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SITREP

Success is Failure

by parleyadminupdated on November 9, 2021November 9, 2021

by Zack Swann My name is Zack Swann, I come from a long line of military in my family; my dad, both brothers, both grandfathers, and two uncles all have served. I decided to go a different route and get …

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SITREP

Stay-at-Home Mothers: The Luxury & Challenges

by parleyadminupdated on November 9, 2021November 9, 2021

by Jazmin Abreu My name is Jazmin Abreu. I was born in Brooklyn, New York. I am a mother to three girls, 11, 9, and 7, and I have a golden retriever dog that’s one year old. I became a …

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SITREP

My Family History in the Military

by parleyadminon November 9, 2021November 9, 2021

by Zeke Wood For generations, my family has been involved in the military. The most famous in the family was my great grandpa, Charles “Chuck” Byron Wood. He was in the Air Force during and after World War II. During …

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SITREP

Making Friends from Sports

by parleyadminupdated on November 9, 2021November 9, 2021

by Antonio Yacono Growing up in a military family, I found it hard to make friends. Some military families move constantly. Luckily, I only moved twice while I was in school. I started elementary school in Okinawa and moved to …

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SITREP

One Wrong Turn

by parleyadminupdated on November 9, 2021November 9, 2021

by Jennifer Valk, PPCC English Instructor Jennifer Valk is an English instructor at PPCC. She served on active duty as a combat medical specialist from 1998-2005 t in Fort Hood, TX, and then at Madigan Army Medical Center in Fort Lewis, …

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SITREP

Thanksgiving at a Missile Silo in the Middle of Montana

by parleyadminupdated on November 9, 2021November 9, 2021

by Carrie Spencer, PPCC History Faculty I must have been really young and naïve to think taking two small boys out to a missile silo in the middle of Montana for Thanksgiving dinner was a good idea. It was already …

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Nonfiction

The Benefits of Corporate Social Responsibility

by parleyadminupdated on March 8, 2022November 8, 2021

by Tyler Garcia The Walt Disney Company, Google, and Ben & Jerry’s are all well-known businesses, but what do they have in common? Although they operate in different industries, these three firms are lauded for the positive impact they have …

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No Justice, No Peace:

by parleyadminupdated on March 8, 2022November 8, 2021

Police Brutality in Colorado Springs, the Community’s Response, and the Path Forward by Kimberly Boatwright Abstract Across the United States, there has been an increasing awareness of the acuity of racial injustice. The historical atrocities of the enslavement of African-Americans …

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