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In Memoriam
Selected poems of Colliin G. "Skylar" Thacker

We would like to extend a welcome to you for the 2025 edition of Cornfield Review: Online, the digital media companion for Cornfield Review, the literary journal of The Ohio State University at Marion. Included in this edition are a variety of pieces representing a range of different media and genres of production. 

This includes Dallas White's excellent podcast segment, Making Marion, which details White's original archival research that uncovered the contributions of Marionite women during the WWII era. Kai Drees' Ohio is a cinema verite look at the world through the eyes of a skateboarder. Carson Creasy's parody trailer for The Lighthouse showcases how creative editing, effects, and song selection can radically alter the mood and tone of the original source material. Lost in a Short Forever is a compelling exploration of existential angst in the midst of our detatched contemporary world.

Finally, it is with heavy hearts that we include an In Memoriam section honoring the poetry of Collin G. "Skylar" Thacker. A recent graduate of OSU, Skylar unexpectedly passed away in April of this year, a devastating loss for family, friends, the Ohio State Marion community, and beyond. For those who knew Skylar, their lives were made immeasurably better for it.     

CR: Online showcases creative work in the areas of digital media, graphic design, illustration, writing, and photography. Although most of our submissions come from students, staff, and faculty situated on the OSU Marion and Marion Technical College campus, we're interested in showcasing the work of area artists and writers from all over the Central Ohio region. We encourage you to send us any and all of your questions, feedback, requests, suggestions, and especially submissions. Feel free to contact Ben McCorkle via email: mccorkle.12@osu.edu.

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Ben McCorkle
Faculty Adviser/Editor