Edgerley-Dallal, Brianna

Lee, Mavis

Nelson, Alexander

English

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Intertext Volume 22 Issue 1 2014 Article 11 2014 Section Intro: Facing Reality Brianna Edgerley-Dallal Syracuse University Mavis Lee Syracuse University Alexander Nelson Syracuse University Follow this and additional works at: https://surface.syr.edu/intertext  Part of the Arts and Humanities Commons Recommended Citation Edgerley-Dallal, Brianna; Lee, Mavis; and Nelson, Alexander (2014) "Section Intro: Facing Reality," Intertext: Vol. 22 : Iss. 1 , Article 11. Available at: https://surface.syr.edu/intertext/vol22/iss1/11 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by SURFACE. It has been accepted for inclusion in Intertext by an authorized editor of SURFACE. For more information, please contact surface@syr.edu.  16SECTION INTROLayout by Brianna Edgerley-Dallal and Mavis Lee. Photograph by Ashli Fiorini.masterfacingreality3-31-14.indd   2 14/04/14   22:161Edgerley-Dallal et al.: Section Intro: Facing RealityPublished by SURFACE, 2014 facing realityFor some, the choice between denial and acceptance isn’t much of  a choice. There are times when life inter-venes in ways that are both urgent and unavoidable, and pressing issues make our everyday realities considerably dark.The authors of  this next section were courageous enough to acknowl-edge and address this darkness while beautifully articulating its harsh bite. Chronic illness, degenerative diseases, mental instability, and growing up in an unsound world are just a few of  the topics comprising the struggles on the pages that follow.By offering an intimate glimpse into the reality of  what haunts them, the following contributors encour-age others to feel less insecure about INTERTEXT 2014 | 17their own trials, while thoroughly engaging the reader. They remind us of  why it’s so important to write, rehash, and thoughtfully probe the discordant and disturbing events of  our lives. They remind us that we all travel through our own darkness and most importantly, that a glimmer of  light often lies somewhere ahead.Each story relies on our abil-ity to recognize and relate our own difficulties to those of  our contribu-tors. And we are invited to draw on their courage as they reveal to us the pained and at times tragic accounts of  those close to them. —Brianna Edgerley-Dallal, Mavis Lee, and Alexander Nelsonmasterfacingreality3-31-14.indd   3 14/04/14   22:162Intertext, Vol. 22 [2014], Iss. 1, Art. 11https://surface.syr.edu/intertext/vol22/iss1/11

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