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POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
Weed
I. I’m a weed trying to be a flower. An envious shadow surrounded by loveliness. How I wish to be, to be…
BEENA LAD
CULTURE, EMPOWERMENT
8 Life Lessons of Learning Spanish
Learning a second language has always been my biggest lifelong dream. I remember when I was a child, my Argentinian grandparents would…
GINA ATANASOFF
POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
PISTOLS, STAMENS, AND SPIKES
“The only way is to hug the cactus.” Her inebriated lips casually spill over his black denim-ed lap. “I guess this means…
HOKIS
POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
feral
my fear is a feral wolf...
CHEYENNE ASHE
LIFE
Managing Manic
unsuccessful navigation of college from a bipolar perspective
CHEYENNE ASHE
CULTURE
Reconciliation: Queer, Agnostic, and Indian
These thoughts have always been tumbling through my brain perilously. I have vague memories of those first moments, when some alien crevice…
BEENA LAD
EMPOWERMENT
Quality Education That Is Affordable: The Dream That Could Be
Early March 2019, I walked past security into Sindh’s magnificent Governor House. The inaugural Adab Festival – a three-day event to celebrate…
ALIZAH HASHMI
POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
A Sapling’s Tears
I carry an anthology in today’s everything bag. I pull it out while waiting for the next thing: coffee, the nurse to…
HOKIS
POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
i am here to take up space
I have had good guys speak over me I have had bad guys speak over me I have been dismissed by professors…
CHEYENNE ASHE
CULTURE, POLITICS
Why You Need to Get Involved in Your Local Political Space
That night, there was a special electricity in the air. I felt the push of bony shoulders, similar to a crowded concert.…
GINA ATANASOFF
EMPOWERMENT
Self Care for Sexual Assault Survivors
Don’t rush anything. It may feel like you should be out, living your life and dating but if you’re not ready then don’t…
CHEYENNE ASHE
POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
Garden Gulp
parched, screaming and digging against the push you take a pretty hard sip to self the leaves lips dry, wide  water it,…
GINA ATANASOFF

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