The Prairie Light Review
Volume 48, Number 2 (2026) Spring 2026
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Prefatory Notes
Artwork
Front Cover - Romantic Blues
Polina Deriy
Title Page - Lamp
Jason C. Nelson
Romantic Blues
Polina Deriy
Self Portrait
Jason C. Nelson
Celestial Dream
Helen Read
It's All in the Details
Ashley Curtice
Electric Hustle
Nick Gillono
Tears of a Clown
Richard Oberbruner
He Keeps Throwing Cards
Christine Cianciosi
Petrified Tree Stump
M. Candace Thomas
April Snow
Karen Janas
Street Musician
Abel Sánchez
Press to Love Yourself
Lukas Otto Polanek
Flight of Gold & Silver
Maham Aziz
ComEd Sunset
Richard Oberbruner
Against the Wind
Rachel Wagner
Outdoor Beauty
Daniel Gomez
My Serenity
Ashley Curtice
Finding the Blue Flower
DJ Janas
Pallet Man
Alex Albillar
Abstraction
Matthew Sioson
Concrete Sarcophagus
Angel Gamardo
Crime Redacted
Citizen T
I Want to Make Your Life Miserable
Diego Torres
Between Worlds
Christine Cianciosi
A Hidden Gem
Marita Blanken
Afternoon Sun
Karen Janas
Jackie's Eyes
Rob Logan
I'm Just a Girl
Delaney Flynn
Convergence
John L. Schrage
Envy Within
Becca Zawodniak
Distant Memory
Nick Gillono
I'll Be Home Soon
Angel Gamardo
Spin Cycle
Joseph Musielski
Bee on Stem
Marita Blanken
Bicycle Ride
Jason C. Nelson
Sovereign Stone
Dhanvi Khandal
Bottling Up Emotions
Matthew Sioson
Amber Afternoon
Helen Read
Cathedral of Golden Hope
- Spider
Train Arriving at Dusk
Erin Horvath
Selections
A Frigate of Paper and Ink
Yahya M. Chowdhury
Blank Paper
Michelle Smola
Delicate Wings Sparkling
Lily DeStefano
Flying on a Motorcycle
Mardelle Fortier
The Only Choice
Abdul Malik Mandani
A Zealot for Gods I Don't Believe In
Cesare "Che" Fonzino
Pushing (Get Back Up Again)
Khadijah Rashid
Moon in the Window: Musings in Montmartre
Mardelle Fortier
Wet and Warm
Khadijah Rashid
Stillness and Sweetness
Sophia Morgan
The Quiet Hour Ends
Jay Sturner
My Happily Ever After
Tey Punsalan
What the Road Keeps
C.J. Morris
Calmness of Peace
George Karavolos
Favorite Flowers
Wilda Morris
Mouse, Meet Mole
Emily Spelson
Constellation
Daniel Alvarez
Duck and Cover
DJ Janas
Needle in a Haystack; Cog in a Machine
Meredith Byrd
A Raging Battle Within
Adam Sana
"Not in a Weird Way"
Finn Geissal
The Muse Escapes
Carolyn Phillips
Little Silver Threads
Emily Loera
Never to Fade
Yahya M. Chowdhury
The Golden Sheep
Adam Sana
There Is No Poetry.
Alexander Recchia
To Whom It May Concern: A Story in Two Parts
Derek Detzler
Pieces of Home
Justina Rodriguez Carrozzo
Where Did the Rain Go?
Tyler Cadorna
The House That Built Me
Jesse Hernandez
Twelve Years Ago
C.J. Morris
Am I Not My Own Master?
Tom Tipton
Mansplaining at the IHOP
Catherine Keating
Unseen Magic
Tricia Goodman
And I Look Back
Oliver Ng
Back Cover - Storytelling
Susan Becker
Editors
- Editor-in-Chief
- David Janas
- Production Editor
- Yahya Chowdhury
- Marketing Editor
- Daniella Ebeid
- Marketing Editor
- Lailah Holt
- Associate Editor
- Aneesah Chowdhury
- Associate Editor
- Jesse Hernandez
- Editors
- Haniah Abbasi
- Maham Aziz
- Lily DeStefano
- Ariana Halilaj
- Lee Kelly
- Faculty Advisor
- Dr. Trina Sotirakopulos