Unfeeling Fortunato
“Bumps that you didn’t ask for, ink that you did” – Amal Al Shamsi takes a step back to look at the human body in new, quirky ways.
We Take What We're Given
A powerful personal essay by Samantha Neugebauer about self-image, weight, travel, love, and body positivity.
Fever Drain
A dark, magically realist tale about a woman and her male partner.
The Islander
A short story set in downtown Abu Dhabi, about a lonely figure who lives with a local tailor.
Elefante
A short story about an obese man. New in fiction, by Salvatore Difalco.
Wild: A Collage Series
A romp through the playground that encompasses sexuality and the viewer's gaze, a collage series by Shane Allison.
Red is the Blood of the People
This play was written and performed for Abu Dhabi's Short and Sweet festival, and won four awards including "Best Overall" and "People's Choice".
HOME
“this will not be your diaspora poem: / we have enough milk & honey” – new in milk & vodka, Vamika Sinha writes on brown bodies and belonging.
The Dangerous Bodies of Others: Twilight’s New Moon
In this essay, Zoe Jane Patterson explores the problematic racialization of the werewolf characters in Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series.
Pearl Eyed People
New in milk & vodka, S K Garcia uses natural imagery to articulate female pain and emotional suppression.
"Sayang"
“you peel shrimps carefully / as if they will tell you the secrets to being pinoy” – in this rich, imagistic poem, Jamie Uy traces her Filipino culture and history through childhood tastes and foods.
Queer Body and Soul
Amanda Malamut weaves together their Catholic past with their queerness in this new poem. Accompanying artwork by Marcus Fessler.
The Witching Hour: Watching “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina”
In this essay, Ria Golovakova talks about childhood magic and the new Netflix show about Sabrina the witch.
The Water in the Sun
A surreal, subtly erotic poem by S K Garcia.