{OCR bear review NO.4, SPRING 2018 The Black Bear Review is published twice a year, in the fall and spring. Please see our website for submission guidelines at: blackbearreview.ca PUBLISHER: Marian Lowe PUBLISHED AT: Selkirk College 301 Frank Beinder Way Castlegar, BC V1N 4L3 EMAIL: blackbearreview@gmail.com EDITORIAL COMMITTEE: Fiction Hailey Poznikoff Bryan Semeniuk Non-fiction Whitney Rothwell Marta Abel Poetry Emma Leslie Jason Williams COPY EDITORS: Almeda Glenn Miller Marta Abel Whitney Rothwell FACULTY ADVISORS: Leesa Dean Renee Jackson-Harper Josh Massey Almeda Glenn Miller ART DIRECTION & PRODUCTION MANAGER: Marian Lowe LAYOUT & PRODUCTION: Jenna Beam Jaedon Braun Ryan Cavicchi Jesica Coco Jocko Garton Geoff Gibbs Shelley Embree Charlie Jones Ben Marken Jonathan Robinson Alaya Verishine Andrea Yaremko The contents of this journal, unless otherwise indicated, are copyright property of the authors and artists and may not be reproduced without permission. ISSN 2560-6719 This publication is the result of collaboration between students and faculty of the School of University Arts & Sciences and the School of the Arts at Selkirk College. This publication was supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and the River Arts Symposium. 100% of proceeds from the sale of this magazine will go toward printing future issues of Black Bear Review so that this publication may continue as a forum for students to apply their skills as well as publish their work.