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Cardinal Arts Journal
Let me try again……….and again, …….. and again. It stares me in the face. Each time I turn around, it’s there. RIGHT. THERE. I’m excited about it but terrified at the same time. My heart is racing, my palms are sweaty, and my breathing is getting labored. Why is it so hard to step out of my comfort zone? Stepping into another world, another opportunity, anoth
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Suddenly, where there once was a somewhat smoldering maiden, now here I stand on all fours, smoke billowing out my nostrils, fire crackling in my lungs. Not to blow my own smoke or anything, but I am no small dragon. It is quite impossible when one is as old as I am and has seen the turn of millennials. But alas, burning helpless people is no fun, not when t
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to never forget or visit that part of town. like I swallowed the permission you sought. Original Poetry Submitted by Kaitlin Hoskins Original Poetry Submitted by Johnny Butoric I can’t recall if I was there when it happened But I think he wasn’t home when I got back He told me that he turned the water up hot That is until he lowered himself into the bath I t
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Ella Kate Aultman is a student at Southside High School. Ta-shanuna Barton is a sophomore at Gadsden State Community College. She is majoring in Business Administration/ General Studies, and plans on transferring to Alabama A&M to get an M.B.A. She loves poetry, drawing, motivational speaking, and photography. Hilary Blackwood is a local artist and serves as
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by Ryder Thompson, Southside High School The human species is such an interesting thing. The gap between us and the other animals of the world is just so vast. We managed to develop a way to send frozen moments in time across a vast distance on a invisible stream as a bunch of 1s and 0s, while the other species of this world hide under trees, hunting for the
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Elizabeth Ragsdale, Southside High School You are a moth surrounded by beautiful butterflies You don't flutter over tulips with the bees Your antennae aren't skinny and graceful But they help you navigate at night, don't they? They want to hold you and protect your delicate wings You are a beautiful moth surrounded by butterflies Facing the path those before
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by Ella Kate Aultman, Southside High School “UGHHHH!” I moan. I’ve always hated mondays. Just when you get a break from school it picks right back up again. I clicked snooze, rolled back over, and began to fall back asleep. However, my Mother had a different plan. What could I have possibly done now? I yelled into my pillow to get my anger out, and maybe try
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The GSCC PTK completed their 2025 service project, including a collaboration with the Cardinal Arts Journal, and were present at the 2025 Artober Festival with information on Art and Mental Health. This year's Telling Our Stories contest was judged by the community at the Artober festival, and each 1st place winner received a $100 gift card from the GSCC PTK
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While you hold me fast with hard eye contact I fell in love the moment I saw your face Johnny Butoric is a poet in Jacksonville, AL, and has a forthcoming collection of original poetry coming soon! Keep an eye on North Meridian Review for details: https://thenorthmeridianreview.org/north-meridian-books We visited the ethereal beauty of St. Mark’s Watching bu
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Presenting the creative work of Gadsden State students, employees, and community members. These pieces are a collaboration from the following individuals: Aubrey Abernathy, Charles Akes, Jackson Allred, Jocelyn Anderson, Nathan Barber, Austin Beard, Levi Benefield, Lane Brasher, Kenzi Cobb, Adrian Diego-Mateo, Gabby Dixon, Zenay Haley, Benjamin Hirsh, Chole
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