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The Diamond Line was originally named such in homage to our state gem, but a name carries the narrative weight of its symbols. Someone could cut into their very soul with a diamond, and that’s how poems and stories and paintings are created; by being carved out with something so sharp it leaves us raw. As such, we are dedicated to showcasing emotional truths and authenticity. We have committed ourselves and our magazine to allowing people to dig as deep as they can until they find their own rare and beautiful gem.

The Diamond Line showcases original visual art, fiction, and poetry by University of Arkansas undergraduate students.

Current Issue: Volume 1, Issue 8 (2023)

Dear Readers,

We are pleased to present the eighth edition of The Diamond Line, the University of Arkansas’s undergraduate magazine. We are dedicated to supporting and uplifting the voices of the U of A’s undergraduate community and publishing fantastic works of art presented by emerging young writers and artists.

For this issue, we made the decision to forego a theme. We wanted to allow submitters total creative freedom with their submitted works. Despite no plan for such a thing, a natural theme did emerge from the submitted pieces that we received this year; we felt obligated to lean into this.

Thus, our magazine became a journey, a reflection of life in all its tragic beauty—particularly focusing on grief and its many stages, pairing each stage of grief with a season to signify growth and change. Though not specifically mentioned, our magazine is a trek through the seasons, starting with summer, traveling through fall and winter, and ending in spring—the point of greatest change, but ultimately the greatest symbol of hope. We wanted our magazine to reflect not only the tragedies of grief and loss but also the light that can be found, the hope that was never lost.

Front Matter

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Acknowledgements
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Table of Contents
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Contributors
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Entire Issue

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Diamond Line - Fall 2023
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Stories

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Grief
Wyatt Backer

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Grave Digger
Wes Koch

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Spike
Wyatt Backer

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When Lightning Strikes
Emma Zenthoefer

Poems

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kenting, 2018
Jasmine Hsueh-Ting Lee

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Swinging into Grief
Lily Bea Dillinger

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roadkill
Anna R.

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tolerated
Jasmine Hsueh-Ting Lee

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Change
Samantha Bennington

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Afterlife
Emma Bracken

Visual Art

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Finding the Light
Janie Ellis

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Flushed Face
Janie Ellis

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March
India B. Hampton

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Blue Eyes
Abigail Cavalier

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Leftover Paint
Abigail Cavalier

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In Plain Sight
Emma Ming

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Leaf-Eater
Micah Stafford

Letter from the Editors

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Letter from the Editors
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Editors

EDITORS - IN - CHIEF
Brian Nicholson
Nicole Partlow
MANAGING EDITOR
Eva Weege
POETRY EDITOR
Mary Kidd
POETRY TEAM
Arden Malloy
Brian Nicholson
VISUAL ARTS EDITOR
Cooper Ward
VISUAL ARTS TEAM
Anne-Elise Tidwell
Mary Kidd
FICTION EDITOR
Jackson Cook
FICTION TEAM
Carly Luttrell
Eva Weege
Jacob Stanberry
Nicole Partlow
PRINT PRODUCTION EDITOR
Carly Luttrell
PRINT PRODUCTION TEAM
Eva Weege
Jackson Cook
Nicole Partlow
WEB PRODUCTION TEAM
Brian Nicholson
Mary Kidd
Jacob Stanberry
Arden Malloy
Avery Pennington
Anne-Elise Tidwell
PROMOTIONS TEAM
Brian Nicholson
Cooper Ward
SOCIAL MEDIA TEAM
Arden Malloy
Mary Kid