Little Timmy
New surreal fiction by Àron Braunsteiner.
Japanese Connections at the Louvre Abu Dhabi
A review of the new Japanese art exhibition at the Louvre Abu Dhabi.
the zagros
A poem about the plights of Queen Vashti.
Al Seef in Dubai
Dayin Wijaya observes the Dubai creekside in his new poem.
Times Square, 2am
New in fiction, Zoe Jane Patterson trawls through New York City’s Times Square in the dead of night. What happens next?
Thinking Bout Frank Ocean's Blonde
A personal review of Frank Ocean’s iconic album by Lillian Snortland.
Frida
Zoe Jane Patterson wanders through the streets, playing out her life in a Frida Kahlo lens.
Traveler 1
A poem in movement that harks back to Cicero, by Lucy Western.
A name
A personal meditation on being othered due to a foreign, non-Anglicized name.
Coloring in the Lines: Diversity in Publishing and Mainstream Literature
From the heart of New York’s indie publishing scene, Vamika Sinha critiques the lack of true representation and diversity in the publishing industry.
Californian Encounter
The author encounters a curious man at Union Station. New in fiction
Montrouge
A prose poem on Paris, a “gash in the ground”
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.