By Amelia Williams, Staff Writer I remember a Thursday in October.A Thursday where I was hit with horrible news.News that hit me like a million embers,while I coped with the mental bruise. I remember that afternoon, on the phone with…
By Reese Bunch, Staff Writer June 5th: A few days have gone by and I can’t shake the feeling that something is going on here – and that I am the only one who doesn’t know what that something is. …
By Reese Bunch, Staff Writer !Light Trigger Warning: This text contains some disturbing subject matter! May 30th The second time I woke up was no better than the first. Luckily, the sleeping pills didn’t give me too much trouble, even…
For the FamilyFor the Family – Journal Entry OneBy Reese Bunch, Staff Writer May 29th: I think today is going to be okay. It smells like my mom is cooking meat. It makes sense, it’s Memorial Day, and my cousins…
By Anna Trevathan, Managing Editor why can it be only your dead, when it is already only your living, and it is already only your pain you think the only people worth mourning are the people who look and think…
The Enormous EightThe Enormous Eight #1: How It All BeganBy Evie Hawkey, Lead Cartoonist, Additional Inking by Amelia Williams, Staff Writer Introduction by Draven Copeland, Editor-in-Chief and Evie Hawkey Behind the scenes at Imaginary Gardens, our Lead Cartoonist, Evie Hawkey,…
By Bean Gast, Staff Writer autumn brings the truth life both vibrant and bleak truth is becoming the tree courage is letting go grief within each leaf falling from high places floating descent graceful grief [change my mind] changing to…
By Reese Bunch, Staff Writer Honestly, I don’t know where else to turn. I’ve been locked in my room for about three days now. I think I have to kill him, or kill me… or kill myself? I don’t even…
Slugs: A Poetic TrilogyI am a Magenta Slug The Slug Massacre of 2024 Slug Savior ComplexBy Bean Gast, Staff Writer undeserving of their fate I carry around a cup collecting them before it’s too late I’ve come all this way…
Endling: A Serial StoryEndling, Part I: A Visit from an Old Friend Endling, Part II: Yesterday, Today, and Forever Endling, Part III: Luke Gets to the Fucking Point Endling, Part IV: Friday, May 30th, 6:25pm Endling, Part V: The Glimmering…
Slugs: A Poetic TrilogyI am a Magenta Slug The Slug Massacre of 2024 Slug Savior ComplexBy Bean Gast, Contributing Writer slugs slugs everywhere devouring strawberries creating a pattern in the kale carving holes into the beets always leaving a trail…
By Danielle Marie Blagsvedt, Special to the Journal Danielle Marie Blagsvedt is pursuing a design, web and print degree at Pellissippi State Community College. She primarily works with traditional acrylic paint, with the occasional digital artwork. Starry Night was created…
Endling: A Serial StoryEndling, Part I: A Visit from an Old Friend Endling, Part II: Yesterday, Today, and Forever Endling, Part III: Luke Gets to the Fucking Point Endling, Part IV: Friday, May 30th, 6:25pm Endling, Part V: The Glimmering…
Endling: A Serial StoryEndling, Part I: A Visit from an Old Friend Endling, Part II: Yesterday, Today, and Forever Endling, Part III: Luke Gets to the Fucking Point Endling, Part IV: Friday, May 30th, 6:25pm Endling, Part V: The Glimmering…
Slugs: A Poetic TrilogyI am a Magenta Slug The Slug Massacre of 2024 Slug Savior ComplexBy Bean Gast, Contributing Writer mouth agape, the tension leaves blurred blob of vibrancy until I look at what’s looking and see me focused and…
Endling: A Serial StoryEndling, Part I: A Visit from an Old Friend Endling, Part II: Yesterday, Today, and Forever Endling, Part III: Luke Gets to the Fucking Point Endling, Part IV: Friday, May 30th, 6:25pm Endling, Part V: The Glimmering…
Endling: A Serial StoryEndling, Part I: A Visit from an Old Friend Endling, Part II: Yesterday, Today, and Forever Endling, Part III: Luke Gets to the Fucking Point Endling, Part IV: Friday, May 30th, 6:25pm Endling, Part V: The Glimmering…
By Brittney Womack, Special to the Journal Dear bio mom, I am your youngest of three; I stood by you longer than your other kids. I tried my hardest to be a good kid. I did not say much, and…
By Draven Copeland, Editor-in-Chief It’s been a great couple of years to be a comic book/superhero fan. Even while the giants of the industry, such as Marvel and DC, have been struggling to maintain their foothold on the massive audience…
After George Michael By Anna Trevathan, Managing Editor In the Cantina, someone chose to play American music, A George Michael song no one knows the words to is on, The saxophone transcending language and culture plays, And two men’s eyes…
By Jordan Hill, Special to the Journal I wonder how the sun feels of the rain and thunder outshining him. Perhaps he likes sharing the spotlight but we all know his envious nature. Swallowing the stars- never letting them fallbut the stars will go…
By PJ Copeland A small collection of artwork featuring fan-favorite Marvel anti-hero, Deadpool. Here you’ll find his interactions with Ghost Rider and Hulk as he trains to save the world!
By Kaleb Guzman, Assistant Photo Editor I was in my car leaving campus, listening to the storm in the distance. When I looked up, I saw thunder clouds gathering over the campus; at the same moment, I saw lightning. And…
By Draven Copeland, Editor-in-Chief For our booth at this year’s Mag Comic Expo, we at Imaginary Gardens hosted a couple activities for passersby to compete for a spot on this week’s edition! Here are the winners, and a huge thank…
By Anna Trevathan, Editor A multi-cultural, multiverse exists, and I do not wonder if there are gigantic green gargoyles on congress or if tyrannical tarantulas terrorize the senate floor. I instead wonder if there’s one where my mother got to…
By Anna Trevathan once i was trying to explain to someone what it was like when you were gone, and i told them that it was like taking all of the skin off of an orange, digging through the small…
April Fool (2025)Pellissippi State Origins: Pax the Panther A Goose Invasion “The Water is Running!” The Sizzling Fourth Season of The White Lotus is Headed to Pigeon Forge, TennesseeBy Rocket Belden, Staff Writer The geese that reside on Pellissippi State…
April Fool (2025)Pellissippi State Origins: Pax the Panther A Goose Invasion “The Water is Running!” The Sizzling Fourth Season of The White Lotus is Headed to Pigeon Forge, TennesseeBy Anna Trevathan, Editor Home of black bears, Dolly Parton, and the…
April Fool (2025)Pellissippi State Origins: Pax the Panther A Goose Invasion “The Water is Running!” The Sizzling Fourth Season of The White Lotus is Headed to Pigeon Forge, TennesseeBy Draven Copeland, Editor-in-Chief In recent weeks, scholars and students alike have…
April Fool (2025)Pellissippi State Origins: Pax the Panther A Goose Invasion “The Water is Running!” The Sizzling Fourth Season of The White Lotus is Headed to Pigeon Forge, TennesseeBy Evie Hawkey, Cartoonist Introduction by Draven Copeland This week we welcome…
In the Style of Georgia Douglass JohnsonPurple Four Years Later Sonder When the Rain Falls Upon Further Review Here Now, Gone LaterBy Amberia Shoemaker Love is merely like a highwayUnless it is named after usWe’re reckless and unchangingStopping for only…
Women’s History Month 2025The Pellissippi Experience Letter From the Editor A Collection of Architectural Photography Mama Mary (Not A Catholic Abecedarius) Surreal Fish Lady Drawn at 3AM Burning Bright Wolf in Honeysuckle T H E N A I A DBy…
Women’s History Month 2025The Pellissippi Experience Letter From the Editor A Collection of Architectural Photography Mama Mary (Not A Catholic Abecedarius) Surreal Fish Lady Drawn at 3AM Burning Bright Wolf in Honeysuckle T H E N A I A DBy…
Women’s History Month 2025The Pellissippi Experience Letter From the Editor A Collection of Architectural Photography Mama Mary (Not A Catholic Abecedarius) Surreal Fish Lady Drawn at 3AM Burning Bright Wolf in Honeysuckle T H E N A I A DBy…
Women’s History Month 2025The Pellissippi Experience Letter From the Editor A Collection of Architectural Photography Mama Mary (Not A Catholic Abecedarius) Surreal Fish Lady Drawn at 3AM Burning Bright Wolf in Honeysuckle T H E N A I A DBy…
Women’s History Month 2025The Pellissippi Experience Letter From the Editor A Collection of Architectural Photography Mama Mary (Not A Catholic Abecedarius) Surreal Fish Lady Drawn at 3AM Burning Bright Wolf in Honeysuckle T H E N A I A DBy…
Women’s History Month 2025The Pellissippi Experience Letter From the Editor A Collection of Architectural Photography Mama Mary (Not A Catholic Abecedarius) Surreal Fish Lady Drawn at 3AM Burning Bright Wolf in Honeysuckle T H E N A I A DBy…
Women’s History Month 2025The Pellissippi Experience Letter From the Editor A Collection of Architectural Photography Mama Mary (Not A Catholic Abecedarius) Surreal Fish Lady Drawn at 3AM Burning Bright Wolf in Honeysuckle T H E N A I A DBy…
In the Style of Georgia Douglass JohnsonPurple Four Years Later Sonder When the Rain Falls Upon Further Review Here Now, Gone LaterBy Amberia Shoemaker I gather my thoughts before I departThe weather brings dark nights and hard daysSecretly, I wish…
By Sophie Perrins, Photo Editor Between 12 a.m. and 11:59 p.m. on February 22, 2025, photojournalism students at both Pellissippi and University of Tennessee-Knoxville used these 24 hours to capture photos and videos for the James Thompson Photojournalism contest. The…
In the Style of Georgia Douglass JohnsonPurple Four Years Later Sonder When the Rain Falls Upon Further Review Here Now, Gone LaterBy Amberia Shoemaker When the rain falls, I won’t fear what is coming next When the sun shines, you’ll…
In the Style of Georgia Douglass JohnsonPurple Four Years Later Sonder When the Rain Falls Upon Further Review Here Now, Gone LaterBy Amberia Shoemaker As I watch them grow, I wish that I could stop it.They form their own opinions…
In the Style of Georgia Douglass JohnsonPurple Four Years Later Sonder When the Rain Falls Upon Further Review Here Now, Gone LaterBy Amberia Shoemaker Falling in love with you took no time,We laughed and played like children.And made catchphrases to…
In the Style of Georgia Douglass JohnsonPurple Four Years Later Sonder When the Rain Falls Upon Further Review Here Now, Gone LaterBy Amberia Shoemaker Unexpected but inevitable endings,Even though things unknownSurface without warningFighting through silenceAll while keeping peace within.She flutters…
By Justin Strong In 2015’s “Hotline Bling”, Drake sings “You used to call me on my cell phone, late night when you need my love,” bemoaning a former lover’s refusal to pay attention to him. The song has been referred…
By Amelia Williams, Staff Writer I remember a Thursday in October.A Thursday where I was hit with horrible news.News that hit me like a million embers,while I coped with the mental bruise. I remember that afternoon, on the phone with…
By Evie Hawkey, Lead Cartoonist
By Reese Bunch, Staff Writer June 5th: A few days have gone by and I can’t shake the feeling that something is going on here – and that I am the only one who doesn’t know what that something is. …
By Reese Bunch, Staff Writer !Light Trigger Warning: This text contains some disturbing subject matter! May 30th The second time I woke up was no better than the first. Luckily, the sleeping pills didn’t give me too much trouble, even…
By Evie Hawkey, Lead Cartoonist with Shading by Kaela Hatcher, Artist and Background Design by Amelia Williams, Staff Writer
For the FamilyFor the Family – Journal Entry OneBy Reese Bunch, Staff Writer May 29th: I think today is going to be okay. It smells like my mom is cooking meat. It makes sense, it’s Memorial Day, and my cousins…
By Evie Hawkey, Lead Cartoonist
By Anna Trevathan, Managing Editor why can it be only your dead, when it is already only your living, and it is already only your pain you think the only people worth mourning are the people who look and think…
The Enormous EightThe Enormous Eight #1: How It All BeganBy Evie Hawkey, Lead Cartoonist, Additional Inking by Amelia Williams, Staff Writer Introduction by Draven Copeland, Editor-in-Chief and Evie Hawkey Behind the scenes at Imaginary Gardens, our Lead Cartoonist, Evie Hawkey,…
By Bean Gast, Staff Writer autumn brings the truth life both vibrant and bleak truth is becoming the tree courage is letting go grief within each leaf falling from high places floating descent graceful grief [change my mind] changing to…
By Reese Bunch, Staff Writer Honestly, I don’t know where else to turn. I’ve been locked in my room for about three days now. I think I have to kill him, or kill me… or kill myself? I don’t even…
Slugs: A Poetic TrilogyI am a Magenta Slug The Slug Massacre of 2024 Slug Savior ComplexBy Bean Gast, Staff Writer undeserving of their fate I carry around a cup collecting them before it’s too late I’ve come all this way…
Endling: A Serial StoryEndling, Part I: A Visit from an Old Friend Endling, Part II: Yesterday, Today, and Forever Endling, Part III: Luke Gets to the Fucking Point Endling, Part IV: Friday, May 30th, 6:25pm Endling, Part V: The Glimmering…
By Evie Hawkey, Lead Cartoonist
Slugs: A Poetic TrilogyI am a Magenta Slug The Slug Massacre of 2024 Slug Savior ComplexBy Bean Gast, Contributing Writer slugs slugs everywhere devouring strawberries creating a pattern in the kale carving holes into the beets always leaving a trail…
By Danielle Marie Blagsvedt, Special to the Journal Danielle Marie Blagsvedt is pursuing a design, web and print degree at Pellissippi State Community College. She primarily works with traditional acrylic paint, with the occasional digital artwork. Starry Night was created…
Endling: A Serial StoryEndling, Part I: A Visit from an Old Friend Endling, Part II: Yesterday, Today, and Forever Endling, Part III: Luke Gets to the Fucking Point Endling, Part IV: Friday, May 30th, 6:25pm Endling, Part V: The Glimmering…
Endling: A Serial StoryEndling, Part I: A Visit from an Old Friend Endling, Part II: Yesterday, Today, and Forever Endling, Part III: Luke Gets to the Fucking Point Endling, Part IV: Friday, May 30th, 6:25pm Endling, Part V: The Glimmering…
Endling: A Serial StoryEndling, Part I: A Visit from an Old Friend Endling, Part II: Yesterday, Today, and Forever Endling, Part III: Luke Gets to the Fucking Point Endling, Part IV: Friday, May 30th, 6:25pm Endling, Part V: The Glimmering…
By Evie Hawkey, Cartoonist
By Evie Hawkey, Cartoonist
Endling: A Serial StoryEndling, Part I: A Visit from an Old Friend Endling, Part II: Yesterday, Today, and Forever Endling, Part III: Luke Gets to the Fucking Point Endling, Part IV: Friday, May 30th, 6:25pm Endling, Part V: The Glimmering…
By Brittney Womack, Special to the Journal Dear bio mom, I am your youngest of three; I stood by you longer than your other kids. I tried my hardest to be a good kid. I did not say much, and…
By Draven Copeland, Editor-in-Chief It’s been a great couple of years to be a comic book/superhero fan. Even while the giants of the industry, such as Marvel and DC, have been struggling to maintain their foothold on the massive audience…
After George Michael By Anna Trevathan, Managing Editor In the Cantina, someone chose to play American music, A George Michael song no one knows the words to is on, The saxophone transcending language and culture plays, And two men’s eyes…
By Evie Hawkey, Cartoonist
By Jordan Hill, Special to the Journal I wonder how the sun feels of the rain and thunder outshining him. Perhaps he likes sharing the spotlight but we all know his envious nature. Swallowing the stars- never letting them fallbut the stars will go…
By Evie Hawkey, Cartoonist
By PJ Copeland A small collection of artwork featuring fan-favorite Marvel anti-hero, Deadpool. Here you’ll find his interactions with Ghost Rider and Hulk as he trains to save the world!
By Kaleb Guzman, Assistant Photo Editor I was in my car leaving campus, listening to the storm in the distance. When I looked up, I saw thunder clouds gathering over the campus; at the same moment, I saw lightning. And…
By Evie Hawkey, Cartoonist, with Additional Coloring by Lee Chaney
By Draven Copeland, Editor-in-Chief For our booth at this year’s Mag Comic Expo, we at Imaginary Gardens hosted a couple activities for passersby to compete for a spot on this week’s edition! Here are the winners, and a huge thank…
By Anna Trevathan once i was trying to explain to someone what it was like when you were gone, and i told them that it was like taking all of the skin off of an orange, digging through the small…
April Fool (2025)Pellissippi State Origins: Pax the Panther A Goose Invasion “The Water is Running!” The Sizzling Fourth Season of The White Lotus is Headed to Pigeon Forge, TennesseeBy Rocket Belden, Staff Writer The geese that reside on Pellissippi State…
April Fool (2025)Pellissippi State Origins: Pax the Panther A Goose Invasion “The Water is Running!” The Sizzling Fourth Season of The White Lotus is Headed to Pigeon Forge, TennesseeBy Anna Trevathan, Editor Home of black bears, Dolly Parton, and the…
April Fool (2025)Pellissippi State Origins: Pax the Panther A Goose Invasion “The Water is Running!” The Sizzling Fourth Season of The White Lotus is Headed to Pigeon Forge, TennesseeBy Draven Copeland, Editor-in-Chief In recent weeks, scholars and students alike have…
In the Style of Georgia Douglass JohnsonPurple Four Years Later Sonder When the Rain Falls Upon Further Review Here Now, Gone LaterBy Amberia Shoemaker Love is merely like a highwayUnless it is named after usWe’re reckless and unchangingStopping for only…
Women’s History Month 2025The Pellissippi Experience Letter From the Editor A Collection of Architectural Photography Mama Mary (Not A Catholic Abecedarius) Surreal Fish Lady Drawn at 3AM Burning Bright Wolf in Honeysuckle T H E N A I A DBy…
Women’s History Month 2025The Pellissippi Experience Letter From the Editor A Collection of Architectural Photography Mama Mary (Not A Catholic Abecedarius) Surreal Fish Lady Drawn at 3AM Burning Bright Wolf in Honeysuckle T H E N A I A DBy…
Women’s History Month 2025The Pellissippi Experience Letter From the Editor A Collection of Architectural Photography Mama Mary (Not A Catholic Abecedarius) Surreal Fish Lady Drawn at 3AM Burning Bright Wolf in Honeysuckle T H E N A I A DBy…
Women’s History Month 2025The Pellissippi Experience Letter From the Editor A Collection of Architectural Photography Mama Mary (Not A Catholic Abecedarius) Surreal Fish Lady Drawn at 3AM Burning Bright Wolf in Honeysuckle T H E N A I A DBy…
Women’s History Month 2025The Pellissippi Experience Letter From the Editor A Collection of Architectural Photography Mama Mary (Not A Catholic Abecedarius) Surreal Fish Lady Drawn at 3AM Burning Bright Wolf in Honeysuckle T H E N A I A DBy…
Women’s History Month 2025The Pellissippi Experience Letter From the Editor A Collection of Architectural Photography Mama Mary (Not A Catholic Abecedarius) Surreal Fish Lady Drawn at 3AM Burning Bright Wolf in Honeysuckle T H E N A I A DBy…
By Sophie Perrins, Photo Editor Between 12 a.m. and 11:59 p.m. on February 22, 2025, photojournalism students at both Pellissippi and University of Tennessee-Knoxville used these 24 hours to capture photos and videos for the James Thompson Photojournalism contest. The…
By Justin Strong In 2015’s “Hotline Bling”, Drake sings “You used to call me on my cell phone, late night when you need my love,” bemoaning a former lover’s refusal to pay attention to him. The song has been referred…
