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Issue 29

things i tell myself:

By Ivi Hua

listen. at the end of the day, you are allowed
to call yourself beautiful.   to acknowledge
the           ache.                                 darling,
take your roving eyes & bring the food to
your lips.     tribute   this body.        although
it is  not always yours, render it loved.
pretend    to  know   it like a   child,   a saint.
we, you & i, make the mind a maze of
pathways             leading           back    to
not         enough. nothing will ever be the
way you want it.  someday, we’ll leave  this
hell for good.  each   moment      another
agony.     love, pick up the spoon. the
chopsticks & bowl.  let     your    demons
rest.    today, you   will be all that i cannot.
open the windows, let in the light. slice
pieces of fruit. chunks of cake.  savor the
tang,   the            sting       of           freedom.

 

Ivi Hua is an Asian-American writer, dreamer, and poet. A Best of the Net nominee, her work is published or forthcoming in Juven, [sub]liminal, and the Eunoia Review among others. In the summer of 2022, she attended the Adroit Journal’s Summer Mentorship as a Poetry mentee. You can find her @livia.writes.stories on Instagram.

Captivity

By Anne Louise Phillips

Captivity

 

Anne Louise Phillips is an independent author, photographer, and freelancer. She is currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in English. When she’s not writing, studying, or taking photos, she loves traveling and meeting new people.

Perspective from a Puddle, Reach Out, I Matter

By Maya Krishnan

Perspective from a Puddle
Reach Out
I Matter because I am Stronger than My Insecurities

 

Maya Krishnan is a tenth grader at Skyline High School, in Sammamish, WA.
She has been learning art from Neha Parikh since the age of six, and has always found it to be a wonderful medium to express her emotions, and her perception of the world around her.

 

Fighter, Self-Portrait

By Erick Buendia

Fighter, Self-Portrait

 

Erick Buendia is an artist from Washington DC who specializes in painting and filmmaking. He posts his artwork on Instagram @Buendia_draws. He is currently pursuing a career in Film at Wesleyan University.

 

Thirteenth Floor Window

By Asma Al-Masyabi

Thirteenth Floor Window

 

Asma Al-Masyabi is a poet, writer, artist, and student in Colorado. She is a Scholastic Silver Medal Poetry winner with publications in Taking Root: The Girls Write Now 2022 Anthology, Subnivean, The Ilanot Review, Up North Lit, and more. She’s currently pursuing an associate degree in English, after which she plans to major in creative writing. She looks forward to a career filled with words and art, her two biggest passions.

RAZA

By Haile Espin

an instant biscuits package found at the very back of a failing refrigerator / eyelashes on my baby’s cheek that I swipe off, and hand to him to make a wish / the h sound the letter x makes in Spanish / the beauty mark underneath my ear / enchiladas topped with mole, queso fresco, and sour cream / lopsided, ugly chocolate cupcakes that my brothers devour in a minute / the social studies PowerPoints kids like me saw, when we didn’t make it into the Academically Gifted program / the tear stains on the poetry book I first saw myself in / the banda, cumbia and reggaeton blasting from my phone / the smile on my babies’ faces when I surprise them with hot cocoa and pan de dulce after reprimanding them / Corona bottles littering the house after a party / the worn out picture my uncle carries of his boys that he shows to everyone whenever he can / my papi’s neon construction vest / my grandma’s passed down chocoflan recipe / the second and third generations, that hold onto our roots as tightly as possible / the sandy, rocky trail of pulgas / the mamalonas driven without a license / the medallas of la Virgen de Guadalupe girls wear around their necks / my people, mi gente, with their gorgeous, bronze hands, and gentle accents

 

Haile Espin is a Mexican-American writer from NC. Her work has been published in The Louisville Review’s 2022 Spring Edition, Apricity Magazine, Valiant Scribe Literary Journal and elsewhere.

 

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