Ariana Grande Comes to Lunch: A Modern Tableau En Famille*
In this comical poem by P.W. Bridgman, a man rails against his daughter's boyfriend's man-bun
Flee
In this rich personal essay, Augusté Nomekaité feels the weight of history on her Lithuanian identity, family, dating life, and her grappling with the horrors of the present: the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Soliloquies
Swiveling between memories in Sharjah, Dubai and Cairo, Noor Tannir’s vulnerable personal essay grapples with themes of anxiety, grief, and family illness
A Brief History of Tea
“Daddy used to write in my birthday cards, ‘I love you more than all the tea in China.’ That’s a lot of tea and a lot of love.” — new in arts & culture by HLR
Karak Chai
Ghina Athirah Furqan’s recipe-memoir is a soft retelling of family
Grandpa
Using playful, even childlike language, this poem is made out of a loved one’s absence – the ‘sickness’ of loss
The Last Summer
Glimpse into joyful summer days and a fading childhood through Maddie Wilkins’s nostalgic photo series
Family Recipes for Self-Care
A playful take on self-care, Lubnah Ansari’s visual recipe book explores care as nourishment, sustenance, and survival
Visitor #60
Latest in our haiku column: a glimpse into visiting a family member in prison. Would you look back?
Plea
A conversation between cell mates, a lost child, and a pastor. Julie Ann Ward's new short story showcases uncertainty, loss, suspense, and a yearning for the what-could-have-beens
Prisoner
Go beyond the fence. Claudio Ericco’s photography series “Prisoner” asks what it means to be nurtured in a garden where the roots become your shackles
Samir’s Story
An unnerving short story about two boys whose lives are transformed by the presence of djinn
من يعرف كيف يكون،2019
In this photo series, Aisha Al-Ali memorializes moments spent with her cousins and siblings in Ajman, UAE
Galaxy of Dad
Eamon Doherty's portraits of his father and brother pay tribute to their impact on shaping Doherty’s childhood
Go Back, Go Back
A lens-based photo project, “Go Back, Go Back” explores the spatial, historical, and technological ambiguity of memory
Psychics
A personal essay on astrology, alcohol, and a dark family history by Sophie Ewh
Chest Pain
"The diagnosis was Enlarged Heart Syndrome. I failed to understand why they intoned the news like they were reporting a death—I agreed with the diagnosis ..." – new in fiction by Vongai Mlambo.
Invisible Family
Continuing our haiku series on family masks, by Louise Gerodias.
Planting M&Ms
A new prose poem on life as an immigrant in the Gulf, by Aathma Nirmala Dious.
The World is a Great and Perfect Animal
“Sometimes I imagine myself as the piece of her womb that made her crazy” – new in fiction, a haunting short story by Samantha Neugebauer written from the perspective of a sea urchin.