Garreth Chan 9/7/20 Garreth Chan 9/7/20

hypothetically eight

This nostalgic poem paints an image of a mother laying her child to rest in more ways than one

Zoe Jane Patterson 9/7/20 Zoe Jane Patterson 9/7/20

Samir’s Story

An unnerving short story about two boys whose lives are transformed by the presence of djinn

Garreth Chan 9/7/20 Garreth Chan 9/7/20

“Sorry I Have to Reschedule” explores a foggy soundscape of remembrance as the artist muses upon the premature death of childhood

Amal Al Shamsi 9/7/20 Amal Al Shamsi 9/7/20

A poem bursting with surreal images of dolphins, swimming pools, and children “braiding each other’s eyelashes”

Aathma Nirmala Dious 9/7/20 Aathma Nirmala Dious 9/7/20

A prose-poem in memory of those on the Dubai-Calicut plane crash from last August 2020

Amal Al Shamsi 9/7/20 Amal Al Shamsi 9/7/20

"Catching cloud crumbs" as planes go by forms part of the meditative universe of this new poem by Amal Al Shamsi

María Bascuñán 9/7/20 María Bascuñán 9/7/20

In this tender lyric, Maria Bascunan remembers beach days with her mother in Chile

Louise Gerodias 9/7/20 Louise Gerodias 9/7/20

The latest in our haiku column, Louise Gerodias delves into the childhood memories that linger and haunt like phantoms

Bradly Treadaway 9/7/20 Bradly Treadaway 9/7/20

A lens-based photo project, “Go Back, Go Back” explores the spatial, historical, and technological ambiguity of memory

Sophie Ewh 9/7/20 Sophie Ewh 9/7/20

A biting, modern reflection on teen suicide in the age of Facebook, a “dating app for the dead”

Sophie Ewh 9/7/20 Sophie Ewh 9/7/20

A personal essay on astrology, alcohol, and a dark family history by Sophie Ewh