It's better to write your feeling down than to let it boil inside.

“Learned Behaviors”

By: Fiona Hansen I jolt awake and turn my head to a passenger’s side view of the middle of nowhere. My stomach starts churning. I look blearily over at Steven, who’s currently tapping on the steering wheel and humming some indiscrete pop song. I smile over at him before looking down at the gift in my lap. I wonder if the wine wrapped in red ribbon may have been a bit much for a first meeting. A single strand on…

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It’s Not Too Late!

If you happened to miss the tabling in Hamwil, or don’t live on campus and would like a physical copy of the OWL, you can email Beth Fedoush at bmfedoush@owu.edu while they still last. Of course, feel free to download from our previous post to get the PDF version.

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The OWL Spring 2021 is here!

The Spring 2021 edition of the OWL is available for pickup in the Hamwil Atrium as well as in PDF form here. The OWL will also be hosting a Launch Party via Zoom on May 4th at 4:30pm. Please email owlmag@owu.edu for the link and more information.        Download the Spring 2021 edition here: 2021 OWL (1)

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Submit Today!

The Spring 2021 OWL is accepting submissions. We accept works of non-fiction, fiction, manuscripts, poetry to narrative, articles, and essays. Please send your submissions to owlmag@owu.edu. If you wish to submit anonymously, please include a phone number, so if your piece is chosen we may contact you. We are also accepting photographs, digital collages, digital media, paintings, and other visual arts. Submissions may be sent to owlmag@owu.edu, or if the work is physical (such as paintings, collages, etc) you may contact…

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The OWL: 2017-2018 Complete Issue

By Jordan Waterwash The OWL Staff would like to thank everyone who contributed to this year’s OWL. It’s a great issue, and that’s because of all of the wonderful pieces of writing and artwork sent in! We hope you enjoy it as much as we do. To view the PDF, click the links below! Complete Issue Part 1 Complete Issue Part 2

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Lucas Mann and the Perils of Nonfiction

By Jordan Waterwash Lucas Mann, nonfiction writer and professor at Dartmouth, visited campus to read from his memoir titled Lord Fear, and to discuss his upcoming book Captive Audience. Lord Fear traces the life of Mann and his relationship with his older brother Josh—an artistic type who died of a heroin overdose. The memoir acts as a view into Mann’s perspective of who his brother was and who he later became based on stories told to him by those who…

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