SandScript 2021

me. She and I would sit with a pen and
paper. I’d write the ABC’s while she drew
spirals and asked what design should
be on her next rug. We’d communicate
with nods. This is how I met poetry. I grew
up in Kayenta, Arizona on the Navajo
Nation. I am honored to present my love
for language to you. I am thankful for
the SandScript staff and for the amazing
professors that tug on my words like little
me tugging the frays of my grandma’s
rugs.
Luke Cottrell – Luke Cottrell is a singersongwriter
and visual artist from
Oceanside, CA. He moved to Tucson, AZ
in 2019. Find his music by searching Luke
Cottrell on Spotify, iTunes, YouTube, Apple
Music, etc. Instagram: lukecottrell
Luke Eriksson – Luke Eriksson is a writer
from Lexington Massachusetts, a student
at both New York University and Pima
Community College, and currently lives
in Tucson, Arizona. He enjoys writing
about topics such as longing, addiction/
sobriety, and the passage of time. He can
be reached by email at eriksson.Luke.b@
gmail.com, on instagram at Luke_Eriksson,
or on twitter at ErikssonLuke.
M. J. Copic – M. J. Copic is a writer of
speculative fiction living in Tucson, Arizona.
This is her first publication.
Mara Durán – A wife and a mother is the
one who ensures dreams take their shape.
A psychotherapist by profession. Master in
Brief Therapy, lecturer, workshop leader,
inspirational speaker, passionate learner,
and lifelong lover of letters and literature.
As she writes, she finds worlds that do not
have the words to be described. These
are metaphors, stories, and poems that
encourage us to self-reflect. She seeks to
break down barriers that impede growth
and promote emotional strength in human
beings. She is a collector of memories.
She bathes in doses of reality that splashes
with fantasy while she navigates the
uncertainty provoked by verses, endless
verses, one and a hundred, that awaken
dreams.
Mark Anthony Ferguson – Attends Pima
Community College
Mauricia Manuel – Mauricia Manuel is
a mother of four and has been working
towards her goal of becoming an author.
She is a member of the Tohono O’odham
Nation. Her love for words and history
inspires her writing and hopes for it to be a
positive influence within the community.
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