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LIFE

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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
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
LIFE
The Reality of Moving Abroad in Your 20s
Featured Image: Natalia Senanayake It’s been approximately four months and two days since I packed my bags and left my small suburban…
NATALIASENANAYAKE

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