Ladies in Waiting
A short story by Kayla Koontz takes place in a vague, fantastical nowhere island, offering a gendered, implicit critique of the futility of imperialist conquest
Animals in Allegory
Illustrative fine artist Chip Hudson plays on the theme of "happy ending" through his annotated, slightly surreal images, reminiscent of fairytales and children's books
Finding Bright
Are you really where you hoped you’d be? “Finding Bright” is a haunting series of how complex trauma becomes an ankle weight as the artist Jaina Cipriano transitions from childhood to adulthood
The Strange Man, Me, and Spaghetti
Ruobing Sabrina Zhao reimagines a fictional Murakami scene in this new poem.