Twenty-three Guttman students have published an anthology of original short stories, Trauma and Triumph: 23 Tales. These first-time authors offered a range of stories in multiple languages including code. Stories played with the narrative frame by positioning the narrator as both passive and active. Stories also included fairytales and diary entries formats. The range of topics is prolific in scope often swinging from periods of grave trauma to heights of great and wondrous triumph:
Vesseled Night – Patricio Morocho
Voices – Esther Khanutina
Getting Better – Derek Cornejo
The Immortality Quest of a Mermaid – Ama Odenho Darkwa
Friendly Fire – Cindy Parache
The Light Within Me – Aysha Saldana
Infinite Pain – Mark Rodriguez
The Story of Shloh – Rosalyn Santana
La Oscuridad Me Mata – Daniel Tiu
No Love Allowed – Nyalenie Rodriguez
The Hell of An Angel – Heaven Martinez
The Unexpected Experience – Megan Rosa
Screaming Silence – Rashida Goodridge
Wounded Soul – Kimberly Escolastico
The Curse – Ashley Rodriguez
The Truth About Leslie – Adisa Pejcinovic
3x3cuti0n3rs.3xploits – Adalberto Trujillo
The Origins of Jeremiah – Jennifer Trigueros
The Dream Within – Joseph Rodriguez
Arising From the Ashes – Roesha Biggs
Hustle – Handerson Sanchez
Damned Feasts – Angela Washington
Run, Baby, Run – Melise Douglas
These scholars and authors provided authentic voices to fictional characters and reflect the creativity and cultural wealth of student narratives.
The collection was edited by Lydia Shestapolova and Dr. Nicola Blake and supported by Prof. Jeff Brewer, visiting adjunct writing faculty. The collection was made possible by the Guttman Innovation Fund and Denver Promotion Studios who designed the cover and overall layout, and arranged for the final publication.
