NU Harvest Journal

 

Recent Submissions

  • May it Never Have an Asterisk 

    Johnson, Caroline
    Northwest University, 2025
    1 page
    For my 8th grade WA state history project, I learned that an asterisk on a Costco sign means that the item will leave soon. A few months after my project, I was eating the salsa and said to my mom, “May it never have an ...

  • Lighthouse 

    Albriktsen, Kendall
    Northwest University, 2025
    1 page
    Hello, my name is Kendall, and this is my piece, “Lighthouse.” I had a hard time choosing between the poems I’ve written in the last couple years, but I really felt this one was a good example of the imagery I try to portray ...

  • Pike Place Midday 

    Schindler, Abigail
    Northwest University, 2025
    1 page
    Shot on Kodak Tele-Instamatic 608 Camera with Lomography 110 Tiger 200 ISO Film.

  • Ecstasy 

    Bowden, Emily
    Northwest University, 2025
    1 page
    I drew inspiration for this piece from the two most beautiful landscapes that have my heart: The Pacific Northwet and the Faroe Islands. I find comfort in the beauty of the landscape I grew up in, with evergreen trees and ...

  • Westminster Abbey 

    Sabale, Keane
    Northwest University, 2025
    1 page
    A sketch done for my Romantic Literature class based on a photo I had taken of one side of Westminster Abbey when I visited London.

  • Colorful Rain 

    Hayhurst, Emily
    Northwest University, 2025
    1 page
    Living in Washington, rain is present most of the year. People can see it as cold and depressing, but rain is so much more than that. It is the living water that brings new life from the ground and renews that which has ...

  • The Big Bear 

    Chau, Jethro
    Northwest University, 2025
    1 page
    “The Big Bear” is a short fantasy story about a young boy who decides to try to defeat a bear that has been terrorizing the village he lives in. I made this story to show that when kids make dumb decisions, they often get ...

  • Psychological Effects Caused by the Transition from the Romantic Music Era to the 20th-Century Music Era 

    Knight, Elizabeth
    Northwest University, 2025
    1 page
    Elizabeth J. Knight is an undergrad honors student at Northwest University pursuing a degree in Contemporary Music Industry with a track in Music Production. As a student and lifelong musician, she is passionate about music ...

  • Thoughts on Death 

    Brekke, Lana
    Northwest University, 2025
    1 page
    I felt compelled to author this poem on the dismal nature of reality, yet I found hope and Goodness along the way. This poem evokes concepts of the antique Latin phrase “Memento Mori” which translates to “remember that you ...

  • The Tumbling 

    Bergeyk, James
    Northwest University, 2025
    1 page
    This piece was formed in an NU Poetry Club meeting, as a moment of inspiration struck. I hope the reader will take whatever is within them and use The Tumbling as an instrument to weave their own thoughts into a cloth ...

  • Hide and Seek 

    Schindler, Abigail
    Northwest University, 2025
    1 page
    In each other’s company for all of eternity. Acrylic on Canvas.

  • London 

    Sabale, Keane
    Northwest University, 2025
    1 page
    A sketch of a building I saw in London.

  • Sunset 

    Hayhurst, Emily
    Northwest University, 2025
    1 page
    While painting this sunset, I wanted to mix different colors together in an attempt to capture the purple glow that trails behind the sun as it sets over the ocean. But this painting pales in comparison to God's true sunset.

  • AI and the Artist: Imagination and Toil 

    Walworth, Heather
    Northwest University, 2025
    1 page
    This piece was a submission for an assignment that allowed students almost complete freedom with what they chose to investigate. I decided to write this paper. As many have already noted, the recent technological advancements ...

  • Enclosed Creativity in Christina Rossetti’s "Goblin Market" 

    Cook, Emma
    Northwest University, 2025
    1 page
    In this theoretical essay, I examine Christina Rossetti's 'Goblin Market' through a Feminist lens of enclosure and entrapment. Further, I intertwine aspects of Rossetti's biography in my analysis to propose the argument ...

  • The Sheriff 

    Smith, Matthew
    Northwest University, 2025
    1 page
    The Sheriff is a sci-fi western short story about a sheriff on a run-down planet. The idea for this story came from a classroom activity in my creative writing class where we created sentences based on different prompts. ...

  • A Case of Misidentification 

    Fisher, Ian
    Northwest University, 2025
    1 page
    A Case of Misidentification" is a story that encapsulates much of my childhood experience: adventuring in the wilderness, meeting up with animals, a carefree enjoyment of the world, and much more. The style and voice I use ...

  • The Romantic View of Time and Transience in “Ode: Intimations of Immortality" 

    Sabale, Keane
    Northwest University, 2025
    1 page
    In my essay, I explore the great Romantic poet William Wordsworth's message on transience. I point out that despite his poetry's melancholy notes on the unstoppable passage of time, there is comfort in the idea that reality ...

  • Dear Prince Florian 

    Yunker, Hailey
    Northwest University, 2025
    1 page
    I have always loved retellings. Specifically, I have always loved retellings with dark or unexpected twists that still manage to fit within the bounds of the original work. That was what I aimed to accomplish in this piece. ...

  • Serenity 

    Dakessian, Allie
    Northwest University, January 2025
    1 page
    This short story, Serenity, was first written in January 2025. It was inspired by a character in Tears of the Bleeding Sun, a novel I am currently working on, whose name is Serenity. She’s a complex character, and I was ...

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