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Seasick

Seasick words by sydney pachecoillustration by natalie song I lay dormant  enclosed by your four walls  the overhead lights hug me  as luminescence wraps me in blue  I fall into you fully clothed  I allow myself to sink into the waves  of the sheets that surround  as you manage to ...

Fall 2022 Magazine — Covers of Fluidity

Covers creative & retouch: kelsey phungphotographer: nicholas tammodel: nicolette kemerer

static pressure

static pressure words by max leesillustration by max lees Behind the wheel  I weave threads of silk between transports and caravans, dodge bullets that glide under the dash into a sea of stars. You have a heavy foot like my mother You’re going too fast The underground lurches, squeals to ...

Pan de Fiesta

Pan de Fiesta words by gabriel sanches-ortega “Se dice pan de fiesta,”My father says to me.Pan de fiesta,Bread for the feast. I held the image in my hands,But never knew its taste. In the playground of the schoolThey pull me by the arms.They accuse me of things I haven’t done.They ...

The fluidity of literacy, and why it matters in Canada

The fluidity of literacy, and why it matters in Canada words by samir mechelillustration by july hu Literacy is typically taken for granted in most countries in the twenty-first century, and, at first glance, the data seem to support this. There are only 13 countries where a majority of the ...

Making peace with the ocean

Making Peace with the Ocean words and photo by subhi jha Over hot cups of tea, my friends and I sit in a quiet circle late into the night. The clock reads ten past three, and at 21 years of age, I am still fearful it is past my bedtime. ...

the blue to come home to

Brain so bonkers, Willy Wonkers

Brain so bonkers, Willy Wonkers Maybe she was born with it, maybe it’s her ADHD prescription  words by geetanjali kapreillustration by arthur hamdani I didn’t believe I had ADHD ‘till I got on the meds.  36 mg of Concerta, take after meals.  The bottle of pills sat unopened on my ...

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This Bus Stop Was a Coral Reef Once