meditate because it’s fun to groove with reality – Ashish Rana
“default mode network” “the sound of silence” “samsara” “entropy” “the moment” “wu wei” Read more →
The Coin Collector – Victor Torres
The Coin Collector is a screenplay originally published in the Spring 2022 Edition. It has been republished in the 20th Anniversary Edition. The_Coin_Collector_1147 Read more →
My Grandmother’s Skin – Jesse Risch
At first, she’d felt like an intruder. I’d be sitting at my desk at night and roll my chair back from my desk as a reprieve from political theory texts, and there she would be, lounging comfortably on my bed sewing hems onto jeans. I’d hear the tinkling bell of a laugh on the second before I’d put my AirPods… Read more →
planting seeds – Lexie Woodall
*When light shines through the intricate shapes of this model, a complex shadow is created. The patterns, designed and crafted by me, take inspiration from the texture and aesthetic of strawberries.* Read more →
The sweet taste of scrapes – Erin Crittendon
Cover, straighten, cut, and Hide People have told me all my life. My hair is a weapon for the revolution. A tool to cause problems. But never to be seen in a menses of beauty People say you can’t be seen by a man with that mess of wool on her head. Not considering how cool this wool can be.… Read more →
genetic predisposition – Madison Milligan
i withered away slowly. it was a gradual deterioration, as the matter of my mind recoiled, shriveled. i devolved into someone different, and the creeping feeling that something was wrong ate me alive. the well of serotonin had long since dried up and spindly dendritic spines succumbed to torpidity. i wanted to feel happy again. Read more →
Unburied – Jessica Tran
Pendleton’s Daily News October 15, 1982 Last Saturday, Riley Colin was last seen leaving home at around 5:00 p.m. The 17-year-old had arranged plans with a couple of friends to attend a party in nearby Knoxville, but none of them saw her that night. When she did not show up the next morning, her parents, David and Margaret Colin, reported… Read more →
Jessica Tran – “Reminiscences of a Father”
Jessica Tran: Reminiscences of a Father Read more →
Do I Need a Title?- Edgardo Amador
Do I Need a Title? They say that Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. Specifically, a peck of pickled peppers that Peter Piper picked, but did you know that he also parked his Porsche on protected property? Peter Piper parked a Porsche on protected property , so he could proudly present his pickled peppers to his “friend” Petey… Read more →