A note from our Founder & Editor in Chief
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What We Lost in the Fire
Cape Town burned for three days this April in one of the worst fires that I can remember. I woke to the sound of helicopters transporting water from the dam in the city to the mountainside that was on fire. I fell asleep to the sound of sirens from fire engines, hoping that the wind Read more
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Guilty Until Proven Innocent
Featured Image: Nathan Dumlao Derek Chauvin is Guilty of second-degree murder Guilty of third-degree murder And guilty of second-degree manslaughter. Are the first words I wake up to This ugly truth I always knew But they wrapped up under that statement It was one bad apple Asking, What was George Floyd doing? As if it Read more
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Stop Asking People to Reach Out When They Are In a Mental Health Crisis
Featured Image: Tim Mossholder Every day we see social media posts like: “If you’re feeling depressed, message me”, “Please reach out to me whenever you feel like talking”, “If you’re thinking about taking your own life, call me. I am here for you”, and countless others. Likewise, if we ever come to know that somebody Read more
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1 Pulitzer, A Hundred Dead
Featured Image: Tyler Franta It was the last week of the semestral break when the first breakdown (supposedly) for the next term transpired. I sat on the edge of my bed with my laptop in my lap — crying over my early preparation for my undergraduate thesis for journalism. I stared at my laptop’s wallpaper Read more
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The End is The Beginning
Featured Image: Ray Hennessy Let our hearts unlock And our skin touch time Grant life’s movements Life’s changes To uphold on our skin And the reminiscences we hold Quench the barren lands From within And the sweetness Linger For as long As we let in And our hearts are pregnant With an Read more
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Castles in the Sky
Featured Image: Billy Huynh I always wondered what it would be like, playing house with the person you love. Our imagination works to create a fairytale, like the ones we grew up reading. My mind painted a picture of white duvets and breakfasts in bed, where we talk about the lives we’d lead if we Read more
