The Bolt is a flash non-fiction magazine published by the SJSU Communication Center. This issue features a courage-themed section called “The Jolt!”
Table of Contents
Spring 2014 Contest Winner
Beauty From Ashes by Melissa Lewelling
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The Jolt: Featured writing on courage
Change Takes Courage by Kathleen Waite
Courageous Enough to Take Risks by Christian Torres
Death Is Never Easy by Jenna Martinez
Discovering One’s Passion by Yvonne Gonzalez
Embrace the Change by Vanessa Alvarez
For the Love of a Daughter by Lynda Ho
“I was driving with fear…” by Taylor Gasman
Waves of Courage by Charani Kodikara
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The Main Issue
Finding Yourself by Bryce Cano
Hoping for More by Christina Rotar
“It was a very dark and lugubrious day…” by Robert Alquillera
My Mother’s Legacy by Victor Padron
Nightmare Fantasy by Mayra Armendariz
One Way Not to Tell Your Friends Your Life Is Over by Karmina Lopez Beltran
Paper Thin by Adilene Hernandez
The Concert of Exhaustion by Phillip Torres
The Heart Monitor Beeps by Daniel Wallock
The Key to Happiness by Matt Young
“What if … I’m just done?” by Paul Michael Whitfield
You Do Not Know What You Have Until It Is Almost Gone by Ben Yoell
You Meet Someone by Taylere Domrose
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Editor
Hillary Stangel
Editorial Team
Vanessa Alvarez
William Cass
Peter Chen
Reginald Malla
Amarissa Mathews
Megan Molina
Brian Tang
Kathleen Waite
PR & Marketing
Yvonne Gonzalez
Jennie Nguyen
Phillip Torres
Photos & Illustration
Yvonne Gonzalez
Hillary Stangel
Faculty Advisor
Nico Peck, MFA
Bolt Logo Design
Peter Max Lawrence
Acknowledgements
Special thanks to the Communication Studies Department, the SJSU COMM Center, and especially Roxanne Cnudde, Victoria Rodriguez, Dr. Deanna Fassett, Dr. Kathleen McConnell, Dr. Jennifer Morrison, Ann Baldwin, Dr. Maureen Scharberg, and Dr. Anne Marie Todd for making The Bolt possible. This magazine is funded through the generous support of the AANAPISI grant.
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