Enigma Journal - Volume 3 and 4

The third and fourth volumes of Enigma journal, Brave Spirit and Seen in Passing, are now available. You can collect these journals at all events during Creative Writing Fresher Week events, or message @exeterenigma on Instagram or email [email protected] to collect them. Volume Three Contents: A Tribute for Jaz Kenny Harvest Jaz Kenny............................................................... pg. 9 Longing Mia Manton......................................................... pg. 10 Your Voice Anon....................................................... pg. 11 Her Voice Can Still Be Heard Anon........................................................ pg. 13 In Your Hands Jaz Kenny................................................................... pg. 14 A Mossy Pebble in the Rain Anon............................................... pg. 15 Absences in the Crowd Today Emily Wilson............................................................... pg. 16 Shared Humanity Eleanor Barlett......................................................... pg. 18 Untitled (Fish Peacefully Swimming) Sophie Gillard....................................................... pg. 19 Untitled (Derelict, Desert Track) Jaz Kenny........................................................ pg. 20 Sunlight Rachel Bulman................................................................... pg. 21 Dimmed Lights, Crystalline Thomas Jib Tran............................................... pg. 22 Untitled (We Drew Constellations) Anon............................................................... pg. 23 Diamonds Remain the Same Forever Anon......................................................... pg. 24 Jaz, Life Was Cruel Eliza Becheisen....................................................... pg. 25 Great Drum Beats Anon........................................................ pg. 27 There Is a Black Hole Rachel Bulman................................................................... pg. 28 Those Who Seek Galaxies Do Not See What’s in Front of Them Jaz Kenny............................................... pg. 29 Untitled Rinat Harel............................................... pg. 30 Creation Daughter Georgia Charlwood................................................................. pg. 32 Paper Boats Erin Ward............................................................. pg. 33 Genesis of a Poem Chloe England....................................................... pg. 35 Seasonal Ruminations Catherine Hurcombe................................................................ pg. 36 Tate Modern Haikus Ewan Barnes................................................................. pg. 38 Cancelled Alex Loftus............................................................. pg. 39 Into the Woods Erin Ward....................................................... pg. 40 Eve’s Garden Isabella Jayham................................................................ pg. 42 Home Visiting Hours Hannah Dow.......................................................... pg. 45 An Exercise in Futility Milton Gibney.................................................................... pg. 47 Salmon Run Sophie Russell................................................................ pg. 57 An Amateur’s Guide to Haunting Houses Sophie Russell............................................................. pg. 59 Bubble Bath Molly Arabella Kirk.................................................... pg. 62 The Unbridled Rivalry Lorentz Tang.......................................................... pg. 64 The Mirror Room Rachel Bulman.................................................................... pg. 66 Liminal Spaces Molly Arabella Kirk................................................................ pg. 68 Spacedog Sylvie Lewis.................................................... pg. 70 Longing Hands Ocean Tawiah............................................................... pg. 75 High school sweethearts Molly Arabella Kirk................................................................... pg. 77 The Arsonist Isobel London............................................................... pg. 80 Loop Anna Young................................................. pg. 84 Matchstick Spells Doriana Dyakova............................................. pg. 85 My Mother’s Fingertips Lorentz Tang................................................................. pg. 86 Pomegranate Juice Indy Grant.................................................................. pg. 88 The Loved and the Island God Katherine Gilbert................................................................. pg. 100 Silva Amy Sayer................................................................ pg. 108 Who Really Needs Robots? Yoshi Cristina Ortiz Leal................................................................... pg. 128 To the Sun: I Miss You Ocean Tawiah................................................................... pg. 130 Hourglass Libbie Low.................................................................. pg. 132 Exhibit Mercedes Mayes................................................................. pg. 133 For Lola Lola Sylvie Lewis................................................................ pg. 141 Beneath the Oak Rachel Bulman.................................................................. pg. 142 Cloud Boy Elijah Cacicedo-Hough................................................................ pg. 147 a fleeting blackcap at st james Oliver Fiore.................................................................. pg. 148 The Night Not my Line John Norman................................................... pg. 150 4am Molly Arabella Kirk............................................................ pg. 151 Galatea Doriana Dyakova................................................... pg. 153 5:30am Stina Burdorf.............................................................. pg. 154 Remembering Midnight Sam Bovey……….................................................... pg. 156 Feast Molly Arabella Kirk.................................................. pg. 161 Windowpane Sharon Bijoy........................................................... pg. 163 Inheriting October Sylvie Lewis.................................................... pg. 167 Isolation I Will Be the World Laurie Harbord....................................................... pg. 172 Notes from a Misanthropic Mess Ananya Manivannan............................................................... pg. 176 Brioche Henry Hood.................................................. pg. 179 Only Me Olivia Casci................................................................ pg. 186 Blissful Loneliness Eleanor Brahman............................................................... pg. 202 A Metamorphosis Becky Connolly....................................................... pg. 209 an exercise in catharsis (sunflowers) Oliver Fiore............................................................... pg. 215 The Daughter of Chronos Catherine Hurcombe.................................................. pg. 217 Blue China Blakeney Clark................................................................ pg. 222 Strength Forces of Nature Stina Burdorf....................................................... pg. 233 Matriarchy Chloé Jarrett-Bell............................................................... pg. 235 SJPS Results Day Lorentz Tang.................................................. pg. 237 Weather You Young Ocean Tawiah................................................................ pg. 239 Conversational Portraits In Conversation with Oliver Fiore (Fragment)............................................................... pg. 242 Volume Four Contents: Order & Chaos Into the Daylight Milton Gibney............................................................... pg. 7 Mechanics of Existence Swarnim Agrawal......................................................... pg. 13 The Garretts Emily Anne Small....................................................... pg. 15 (in)action Swarnim Agrawal........................................................ pg. 28 Paradox Indy Grant................................................................... pg. 32 Together We Bleed Mercedes-Georgia Mayes............................................... pg. 34 Narcissism Remembering Delaroche’s Lady Jane Charlie Price................................................................. pg. 47 A Man of Many Faces Toby Woodcock............................................................. pg. 49 Uni Matthew Aaronson....................................................... pg. 54 I am so very lovely Josie Sullivan................................................................ pg. 56 Boundaries Star-crossed Soul Michael Linehan.......................................................... pg. 59 She Erin Ward.................................................................... pg. 61 A Change of Life Charlie Price................................................................ pg. 64 Masquerade Molly Arabella Kirk.................................................... pg. 72 Lakeside Rachel Bulman............................................................. pg. 76 Perception Trip Mia Manton............................................................... pg. 88 How I Got Home Erin Ward................................................................... pg. 98 Bullfrog Elegy Josie Sullivan............................................................... pg. 101 Venus Galatea Grace Dunford Elliott................................................. pg. 104 Do You Think of Me? Yoshi Cristina Ortiz Leal............................................. pg. 106 A Procession of Ducks Tom Davies................................................................. pg. 113 I found you up on Dartmoor Oliver Fiore.................................................................. pg. 115 Christmas Letter Ryan Sprules................................................................. pg. 117 Volta Composed to a Stagbeetle Charlie Price................................................................ pg. 119 Escaping the Fog Sam Bovey................................................................... pg. 121 Erasure Tom Davies................................................................... pg. 122 The Oranges Lois Beasely.................................................................. pg. 124 Forbidden Love Serena Costa................................................................. pg. 125 The Cats Are Fine Ben Blackwell................................................................ pg. 129 Tarmac Sophie Drew.................................................................. pg. 135 Solar Flare Nikolas Reed................................................................ pg. 136 [Un-]Collared Doves Oliver Fiore.................................................................. pg. 143 What We See in the Dark Florence Hardy............................................................. pg. 146 Contact Lighthouse Molly Arabella Kirk................................................... pg. 152 Porridge Anna Crosland............................................................ pg. 155 Let Me Tell You the Story Catherine Hurcombe................................................... pg. 160 Mourning Sun Caitlin Parry.............................................................. pg. 166 Out of the Woods Indy Grant……….................................................... pg. 169 Child Prodigies of the Family Farm Stephen Kowalkowski.................................................. pg. 170 Airborne Anna Crosland........................................................... pg. 171 Dancers Catherine Hurcombe.................................................... pg. 173 Magnetic Moments Swarnim Agrawal....................................................... pg. 177 Mists Caitlin Parry............................................................... pg. 181 When Art Failed to Change the World Stephen Kowalkowski.................................................. pg. 187 Break Anna Young................................................................ pg. 189 Doomed Jimena Rubio............................................................... pg. 192