principles of past, present, future
Giana Moreno melds the cold, bluntness of numbers with the failure of a relationship.
What Do You Want?
Layan Ismail plays out a painful breakup in Egypt in this new short story.
blue jeans
In preparation for a date, Vamika Sinha wonders about the could-have-beens and what-could-be’s in this subtly melancholic poem.
Walking on the Edge of Myself
In an incredible new short story, Samantha Neugebauer tells the story of Lula, an enigmatic figure.
It's a Good Time to Be Lonely
“2018 is a good time to be lonely. Constantly consume technology, like a pac-man, instead” – Zoe Jane Patterson reflects on a past relationship and the slow erosion of technological distractions in the face of millennial loneliness. New in arts & culture.
I'm yelling goodbye to my Mother
“Are we all just a continuation of our Mothers?” asks Zoe Jane Patterson in this wistful new poem.
A Painful Comparison مقارنة مؤلمة
Our first Arabic poem! English translation provided.
Pickled Pork Tongues
New fiction set in the heart of China, by Ruobing Sabrina Zhao.
Overthinking is Emotionally Stressful.
A formally experimental poem by Arthur de Oliveira that toes the edge of insomnia.
Hearts and Brains.
Dissonance between love and logic. A thoughtful short poem by Arthur De Oliveira.
A Hammock and Me and Time
Experimental poetry by Arthur De Oliveira.
Waiting for Ever
A new play by Amal Al Shamsi.
Dismantling Detroit: Boots Riley's Sorry to Bother You
Exploring the eccentric, complex character of Detroit in Boots Riley’s film Sorry to Bother You.
The Seventh Art, a Song to Cinema
A cinematic new poem by Ruobing Sabrina Zhao.