A note from our Founder & Editor in Chief
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Whittling Saplings
Featured Image: Jeremy Bishop All we have are our words. We must use them precisely as we whittle together from the bark of the honorable already gone trees. Read more
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sorry for party rocking
Featured Artwork: “Happy 2 Be Here” by K. O’Neill Being an artist and writer, I’m constantly thinking of how to incorporate wordplay in my painting titles and literary work. Naturally, I thought I was really clever (and only a little cliché) back in January when I’d proposed a summer solo exhibition titled “Hindsight” to the Read more
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A Paradelle: La Catrina Comes Tonight
Featured Image: Tim Tadder and Krisztianna The night sways again, placing me to sleep The night sways again, placing me to sleep Kingdom comes, my soul to save Kingdom comes, my soul to save My soul, the night sways again. Sleep comes placing me to save the kingdom. As I rest my head on Read more
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Fatimata Cham: On Race, Religion, Poetry, and Where They Collide
I recently spoke with writer and activist Fatimata Cham to hear her reflections on a year full of challenges unique to community organizers, and a future that holds so much uncertainty. Young women like herself are a glimmer of hope that all is not lost in this fight for a better tomorrow, and that the Read more
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Safety on Halloween
Featured Image: Alex Simpson One of the holidays most looked forward to in American culture, Halloween is observed and celebrated by many. However, are the practices of Halloween warranted, or are people simply submitting to celebrating in fear of being left out? Halloween originates from ancient Irish Pagan practices. Simply put, the Pagans believed that Read more
