Born in the US to a Jordanian father and Palestinian mother, Rand Faris left the United States at age six to grow up in Jordan. “The Reality is: Part 1” is the first out of a series of three. There are pieces that are birthed from fingertips and some from pencil tips. These are an unequal mixture of both. It’s used to pull myself back after I find myself drifting away into my stream of thought.
Read MoreWriter Meg Young meditates on the bittersweet catharsis of breaking down.
Read MoreWriter Kate Devine explores what is temporary and what is not. There is house sitting for a friend, relationships that come and go, and chapters in life that feel fleeting. Through the connectedness of these experiences, she stays anchored in the musings and company of others.
Read MoreInspired by her final year at college, writer Habiba Warren explores identity and sexual freedom in weaving together four encounters to examine the implications of her feminine self.
Read MoreLonging for change and a purge of naiveté, a college student’s observations of unfamiliar racial territory become clear as the day moves forward. In memory of Stephon Clark and Medgar Evers.
Read More“I think everybody has at least one moment in their life that changes a part of them forever; a moment that brings something deep inside of their psyche to the surface. My first moment was when I was seventeen…”
Read MoreAn essay of possible responses to a single question: why a relationship ended. Told with urgency and repetition, writer Kate Devine articulates the unexplainable nature of heartbreak by recounting tangible objects and circumstances that characterized a year.
Read MoreFrustrated by the lack of awareness and social impact surrounding the refugee crisis, British photographer Cyrus Mahboubian decided to make up for it by creating MIGRATE, a book featuring work by eight photographers centered around the theme of migration.
Read MoreMildred New York, a barbershop located in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, talks shaking up social norms in the hair scene with their first lookbook, "Nazar."
Read MoreSerena Ferrari grew up in upstate New York writing poetry and short stories in her free time, before receiving a film degree. She returned to her first love of creative writing as well as her home upstate, where the two constantly inform each other. In her sister poems she discusses the sensation of loving.
Read More"Cut Loose" started in a flood of emotions after a failing relationship, that I really wanted to work out, finally ended. In the learning to let go of the fear of losing a partner and being forgotten by someone you still care for, I began exploring fear and erasure in existential, political, and cultural frames in addition to my personal fears.
Read MoreJonathan Burkhalter was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. He earned a BA at the University of Tennessee and currently resides in New York City, where he is an MFA Candidate at Sarah Lawrence. His work has appeared in Ray's Road Review, Hooligan Magazine, Eropium, and elsewhere.
Read MoreWe rang in 2018 in one of the coldest parts of the country: Chicago, Illinois (pretty sure the city recorded its coldest New Year’s Day to date). Chicago’s very own Twin Peaks, the 5 piece band, held a three night run at Thalia Hall over New Years weekend - bringing along fellow Chicago acts and friends, Sun Cop, Knox Fortune, Dehd, Post Animal, Today’s Hits and NE-HI.
Read MoreHave you ever had a holy sh*t moment when you realize how cool your friends really are? Often, we’re quite proud of our surroundings and that seems to be one of the many perks to being a creative person- other creative people.
Read MoreAs we get older, Halloweekend becomes more of a holiday than Halloween itself. It's a three day marathon full of house parties instead of trick or treating, booze instead of candy, three costumes instead of one...
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