Chrysalis

Hello all! It's me again, your favorite (or most annoying) editor here to greet you all after a much-needed mini-vacation (vacationette?). Yes, tomorrow Spring Break will be over and with it will come not only college again but the final steps in 2014's Chrysalis . It's been a long road and yes, there were many things I know I could've and should've done differently but the past is the past and thankfully we've managed to cram in as much content as we could into EPCC's literary journal. During this sunday morning, I hope you all are enjoying your last day before school and wish you all good luck in the mad rush to raise your grades before finals (or maintain them... which may be equally hard). Thank you to all who submitted work for the Chrysalis and thank you to all who just love writing. You guys are what keep literature alive and without you all, whoever you may be, there'd be no Chrysalis and I'd be out of a job (I kid, I kid; I wish this pos...

Hello all, it's me again, Jonathan (your friendly Senior Editor), and I just want to address a big question we've been receiving for some time now. We previously stated way back in the fall that we'd contact everyone about their submissions "early next year" about whether or not they'd make it in the Chrysalis. Well, unfortunately, we've been short-staffed this semester (we're only 3 people, down from from 4) and while we never had a "large" staff,  I'm currently taking five classes (some of which I'm struggling with) as well and balancing editing, remembering and doing homework for five classes, working with our members to layout and publish the book, as well as trying to maintain a somewhat healthy sleep schedule (that ship has sailed) has proven to be... well, tough. Our faculty member in charge has the oh-so fun job of grading somewhere around a couple hundred essays and such and our submissions coordinator has his large load of c...

It seems another sleepless night awaits me today, though different from my previous bouts of insomnia. Our submissions this semester, while somewhat scarce compared to previous years, still numbered enough to leave yours truly (Senior Editor) feeling like an English teacher. Trust me, reading a bunch of stories and poetry, good or not, can get tiresome, and add in editing them all to ensure they're grammatically correct in time for publication and it can get pretty tough. Thankfully, I am not alone as our faculty member in charge has a little over 100 essays she must read and evaluate for all her students even as I speak. Oh yes, I totally went there. Whatcha gonna do? Huh, huh? I kid of course, but it won't be long until I will be in her shoes, literally, when I become an English teacher myself. Call me crazy (or masochistic) but as tedious and time-consuming as editing can be, I'd actually rather do this for maybe even my future profession as it's honestly a very ...

We here at the Chrysalis would like to first say we're still alive! Yes, it's been a long time since our last post and we've been working hard, planning ( lots of planning), and preparing for not only the inevitable publication of EPCC's prime literary journal but even the future of the Chrysalis. At this point in time we've been working hard trying to ensure publication would finish seamlessly and so far things are looking up. With deadlines long since done and all material read, the long and arduous journey left is to edit (which is where I come in), layout the entire publication with our fancy, state-of-the-art software and hardware (by the way, we got a phone!) and send it off to the printing press.  We've planned for an early April release (though if all things go well with its printing maybe sooner). For those dreading finals fear not!! For you shall have the Chrysalis  to fall back on as a source of inspiration, comedy, and insight during your long...

As fall semester wraps up, so does the deadline to submit any work for the  Chrysalis.  We would like to take this time to wish everyone good luck on their finals (and faculty members good luck in grading them all) as well as a happy Thanksgiving for all. As Literary Editor, I'm very thankful for everything the  Chrysalis  has given me and only hope to see this publication grow further as the years go on. Ask me three months ago and I would've never said I would someday become an editor for any publication, much less one as big as the  Chrysalis . The  Chrysalis  has been around for three decades so far, which still astounds even us to this day, but we know it's all thanks to you. Whether you're an amateur writer/artist/photographer hoping to make a name for yourself or simply someone who loves doing any of that on the side, our success is directly attributable to you, our readers and our contributors. Don't be afraid to flood our emails last minute ...

Saturday we spend the afternoon at the EPCC Literary Fiesta.   What a great time we had!   We got to meet wonderful people, share  Chrysalis , and just have a generally good time! Plus, we had a blast Bartering for Bling and were showered with songs, dances, jokes, and riddles!

Seeing that we at Chrysalis  are starting on a new leg of our journey, it's time we all introduce ourselves! We already know about  what  Chrysalis  is, but exactly  who  are we? Not to worry, here are our short and sweet introductions.  _________________________________________ Jonathan Pollmann Literary/Prose Editor EPCC Student Hobbies: Gaming, Writing, Traveling, Sleeping for just fifteen more minutes  Email: otakujournalist@gmail.com My life can honestly be summarized mainly by my hobbies. I've always been into gaming since six years old and had a fascination with traveling the world with hopefully someone special one day. I'd say I learned about my love for writing around middle school when I'd jump at the chance for any kind of writing assignments, including essays, which everyone dreaded (Yes, I was that guy haha). From there it snowballed to writing on my own, joining literary websites, and now this! I hope to become a fr...