Same, but Different—Finding Home in Paris
Tzy Jiun Tan writes about finding sanctuary in a small Chinese restaurant in Paris, while navigating dating, discrimination, homesickeness, and trauma.
Parisian Girl
What does it mean to belong in this city as a girl?
The Pond
New in fiction, by Zoe Jane Patterson.
Point Ephémère and the Slum: How Paris Handles Her Refugees
The editors of this magazine stumbled upon a refugee slum next to one of Paris’ hippest clubs. Here’s what happened.
When Love is Not Enough
New in milk & vodka, by Zoe Jane Patterson.
Milton, I
New in poetry, Zoe Jane Patterson showcases her experience and memories of her hometown in Ontario, Canada.
Paris, the City of Lights, Love, and... Rats
“When you first fall in love with Paris, you will experience puppy love. A false and doting, hopeful love” – Zoe Jane Patterson explores the other side of Paris.
The New House
A poetic take on an unstable home.
Cité Universitaire
A subtle poem couched in natural metaphors, on the fragility of romantic connection.
Taking the RER B
In this new creative nonfiction piece, Vamika Sinha offers a series of vivid vignettes, each set at a different metro station in Paris.
gaborone #1
A city poem set in the capital of Botswana.
grow up
A rhythmic bildungsroman – Vamika Sinha encapsulates the thrills and aches of young adulthood in this new poem.
marula café, barcelona
A momentary encounter with an Argentine journalist in a small, packed music bar in Spain.
new delhi
In a poem as short as breath, Vamika Sinha presents the city she comes from.
On belonging
Dayin Wijaya traces his journey from Holland to Abu Dhabi.
The Eiffel Tower Dangles: Writing a City
Writing about a city, just as writing about any subject, is a way of documenting it within history, for giving it a voice, for making it human almost, letting it breathe and move and speak. It may have dreams, it may have fears, it may have flaws and disease.
A Feminist Icon? The Historical Leadership of Coco Chanel
Is this fashion powerhouse truly an effective model of feminist leadership?