:Lexicon

Spring 2012 submissions will be due Wednesday, January 18th.  An honorarium will be given to a chosen Nonfiction piece featured in the issue.

The Fall 2011 Issue of :Lexicon is out!  The cover art for the issue is by Amanda Westerlund, which we accidentally missed mentioning in the issue itself.  Sorry Amanda!

Coffee House Jam at the Union’s Starbucks, Wednesday, October 26th at 8:30 to support Fair Trade, brought to you by the Spiritan Campus Ministry. Swing by to perform anything; poetry, music, short stories–or just listen! And remember to grab a … Continue reading →

Friday, December 2: :Lexicon’s Release Party This fall’s Release Party will be held at the TGI Friday’s on 5th Avenue on the first floor of the Consol Energy Center. The Release Party will begin at 5 p.m., with the reading … Continue reading →

by Molly Lurie-Marino
Spring 2011 Fiction Award Winner
The M&M’s slid in the woman’s palm, coloring her love-line blue. She handed another one over to the girl.
“It’s like…when a man and a woman–“ The woman leaned on the balls of her feet.
“Like me and Jack?” The girl’s eyes were silver dollars, eyelashes on fire with the late afternoon glow. Continue reading →