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THE ARTS

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POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
Orange Bites
I sink my teeth into the skin of an orange child  blossoming from the furtive beginnings of youth,  hissing as ocherous juice…
M.A. RIAZ
POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
My father
Featured Artwork: ‘Hand Studies Charcoal’ by Matt Mozgiel   is meticulous lithe fingers cupping my cheeks toned from a thousand hours in…
JESSICA LIU
CULTURE, EMPOWERMENT
Jewelry as a common point between fashion and self-expression: In conversation with the founders of Saeyri
Born in 2019, Saeyri is an artisanal jewelry brand founded by Rujuta Shah and Manasvi Bhatia Bhushan. The designs draw inspiration from…
KHWAHISH KHAN
POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
Catherine
Featured Artwork: ‘Anxiety’ by aaakeith Trigger Warning: Eating Disorders . . . Catherine comes over the night before  Thanksgiving with her mother…
JESSICA LIU
EMPOWERMENT, THE ARTS
Our Bodies and Other Stories: In conversation with Jackie Gronlund, Author and Host of “The Unity Project”
Jackie Gronlund has been on a journey. She has been a YouTuber, an author, and a podcast host. Throughout her life, she…
CHRISTOPHER SORIANO
POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
Girmitiyas
Featured Image: Scroll.in They traveled far, Over vast oceans Nestled at the bottom belly Of oversized ships in undersized cavities   They…
JE'NAE SINGH
POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
A Daughter’s Take on Fatherhood
My father, vivacious— a mouth full of leaves and amrut, splurting and gushing between the crooks in his teeth, a call to…
M.A. RIAZ
POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
Gift
Featured Illustration: Rocío Montoya Mirrors bleed a blinding white, light fractured over fractured features. Wrapped across my body, I see white ribbon…
M.A. RIAZ
POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
An Indian Girl
Featured Illustration: Upasana Agarwal I used to feel Uncomfortable In my own skin   My dark brown hue And even my kin…
SANJANA KARTHIK
POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
Locket
Inside the rusted locket Lies the old burnt image From a time I can no longer see Of someone long lost But…
ANEESHA SARAN
EMPOWERMENT, THE ARTS
DONDA: Kanye’s Search for an Integrated Self
Featured Image: BFA/Yeezy via Vogue In the full light of hindsight, seeing the past with grown conscience is a painful discovery. The…
UMRAOSHAAN
POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
Now That’s a Meet Cute
Featured Image: A still from the movie ‘Only Lovers Left Alive’ (2013) Henry cracked his knuckles and took a huge swig out…
TEJASHREE MURUGAN

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