Editor's Letter

We want to be heard and seen. This is what stories, poetry, and art can do. The words of a poet or author reflect what is in our own heart, articulating parts of ourselves that we couldn't put into words on our own.

​An essay about cats and chronic pain captures unconditional love. A poem about poached pears and fig salad celebrates non-binary identity. Sculptural costumes crafted from eggshells, acorns, and lavender exemplify harmony with nature. A micro-examination of the pores of a face recasts imperfection as truth. Art helps us realize that we are part of a greater human experience. It is to see and be seen. Feel and be felt. To be enveloped by light, and emanate that light from within. 

​— L.A. Hawbaker
July 2022

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Summer 2022 Print Issue

POETRY

"Breathe in experience, breathe out poetry." — Muriel Rukeyser

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Charlie Baylis

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Siera Carpenter

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Rachel Eden

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Kimberly Beatriz Rosa

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Abdulrazaq Salihu

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Amy Soricelli

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Mick Stratta

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NONFICTION

"What happened to the writer is not what matters; what matters is the large sense that the writer is able to make of what happened." — Vivian Gornick

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Leone Gabrielle

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Virginia Castlen Vertiz

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Sara Watkins

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Mary Zheng

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FICTION

"That's what fiction is for. It's for getting at the truth when the truth isn't sufficient for the truth." — Tim O'Brien

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Charles Haddox

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Arniecea Johnson

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Tyler Odeneal

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Lauren Ramsey

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INTERVIEW

"I've always been really curious about things and slightly confused by the world, and I think someone who feels that way is in a good position to be the one asking questions." — Terry Gross

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Martins Deep

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L.A. Hawbaker

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Marie Hego & Audrey Williams

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C.T. Lisa

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ART

"I always wonder why it is called 'painting.' Maybe pain begets creation." — Cierra G. Rowe 

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