Cover Image by Yu Seo

Dear readers,

Welcome to the 2020 spring issue of the Troubadour Literary Magazine. I hope you all have been able to stay safe and healthy during these uncertain times. The theme of this issue is reflection and I think the pandemic has given most of us something to reflect on. For me personally, it's strange to think that my last in-person day of high school has passed. This is also the last issue that I'll be working on the Troubadour and I can say it has been a pleasure to be on this team. Thank you to Mr. Gillespie, the Troubadour staff, and everyone who made a submission for making this issue possible. I hope you enjoy these wonderful pieces inspired by the theme of reflection.

Umme Khan

Photograph by Liam Aument

Spring Staff 2020

Table of Contents

Drowning in the Submarine by Christiana Noll

Growing Up in the Mirror by Umme Khan

lowercase by Ananya Venkatachalam

Self-Creation by Emma Craven

Fish Years, photograph by Gage Davis

Shattered by Cadence Fiore

The One Inside and the Girl Outside by Ananya Venkatachalam

This Reflection of You by anonymous

When I look into the Water by Zachary Martin

Photograph by Skyler Simpson

Reflection Submission designed by Katherine Han