Welcome to the Spring 2026 edition of Greenfield Community College’s literary journal, Plum!
Getting this gift of visual art, poetry, fiction and creative non-fiction before
your eyes was no small feat, and a dedicated crew of student editors shall be recognized and praised. Thank you Keona Lamica, Sara Boisvert, Joshua Hudson and Kieran MacIsaac! And to the support team: David Brown, Internship Coordinator, and John Markoski, our printer in Central Services—thank you! Thanks as well to Christine Jones-Monahan, Chair of the English Department, for her unwavering and diligent support. She and I know better than most the obstacles that needed to be overcome to celebrate in word and deed the rich creative spirit all around us. And, finally, thanks to all who submitted material: GCC students and alumni, staff and faculty, present and past, and our regional writing neighbors. The act of reviewing all of these submissions brought the editing team joy and delight, and the subsequent pain of deciding which entries we would be unable to share. We were overwhelmed with the talent in our midst and hope that if your submission did not find a place in this edition of Plum, that it will presently find another home. And so, please turn the page, sip a beverage, and take your time. Enjoy.
— Stephen Poulin, Faculty Advisor for Plum
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