Senior Book Jacket: A Senior Narrative Book Jacket by Annaka Olson (2015)

My short story, Strings, explores how a friend's struggle can impact our own lives just as much as theirs. I chose to experimentally express this idea through metaphors involving the color yellow, which often signals a warning. In my story Chelsea is struggling to cope with her mom's cancer diagnosis. Because of this, her friend Quinn becomes very concerned for her. In the end, Chelsea has begun to move through her struggle, while Quinn feels like she is starting to drown as a result of Chelsea's struggle.

My book jacket has several elements helping connect it directly to my story. My background image utilizes dark, cool tones to help heighten the somber mood of the story. The photograph also contains criss-crossing power lines, similar to the strings described in my short story that have entangled Chelsea. The text is a shade of yellow similar to the shade used on flags to show a crewmember is drowning, further connecting to Chelsea's metaphorical drowning.