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LIFE

124 pieces

All FOOD & TRAVEL LESSONS LEARNED LOVE & LOSS MONEY & CAREER
LIFE, THE ARTS
Notcoy is more than just a stationery brand
Tanisha Uchil studied mass media and graduated in 2019 with a  diploma in advertising and marketing. She was born and raised in…
AISHWARYA VISWAMITRA
CULTURE, LIFE
Solitude in the Crowd: the Journey into Iftar
Solitude in the Crowd: the Journey into Iftar Photo Essay by Ushbah Al-Ain This is a collection of photographs I have taken…
SAAMBHI
SPIRITUALITY, IDENTITY
Ramadan Reflections: On Isolation + Community
As we approach the last few days of Ramadan, I am overcome with a melancholy that is sure to last long after…
SIMRA MARIAM
LIFE
Painting smiles daily: Dealing with grief while being a full-time music student
Featured Image: Stefany Andrade On the stage and facing glaring back at me doesn’t feel the same. The applause isn’t quite as…
MILLI-ROSE RUBIN
POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
Where does our childhood go?
Featured Illustration: ‘Swing of Love’ by Darshan Sompura Where does our childhood go When we force ourselves to grow Does it sit…
ANEESHA SARAN
POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
half&half
Featured Image: Natalia Senanayake i’m like a warm coffee pot blend the paleness of milk, mixed with strength and aroma a blend…
NATALIASENANAYAKE
CULTURE, LIFE
Once My Enemy, Now My Love
Featured Illustration: Ekaterina Kapranova During my elementary and middle school years, I dreaded lunch period because I was embarrassed to open up…
SHAYDA VANDYOUSSEFI
LIFE
Goodbye, Arch: Sharing Sorrow
South Africa lost a much-loved leader in Nobel Peace laureate and Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town, Desmond Tutu, in December 2021. A…
NADIA KAMIES
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
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
LIFE
The Ritual of Cooking Led Me Back to Myself
Featured Illustration: Alison Czinkota My earliest memory in the kitchen was at my grandfather’s elbow as he makes sweet potato pie, looking…
IMANI SEBRI

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