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Opposites
Pretty in Pink – Hannah Mason Opposites Mo Zheng It’s funny, how it seems, That everything has a pair. How we pray for happiness, When it’s already there. How can we see, Without first closing our eyes? How can we learn, If failure doesn’t… Continue Reading “Opposites”
Sculpted by the Algorithm
Were we ever that solid to begin with—or are we just shadows flickering in the algorithm’s endless loop?
In Absence
Sunset Tsunami – Issac Freeman In Absence Ethan MacLaren Sea, Swallow Me. — Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins & Harold Budd) My last memory before dying was escaping the wretched walls of my asylum. My life ended about a week ago– or at least that’s… Continue Reading “In Absence”
Why Write?
Blue Memories – Josue Aparicio Castillo Bryce Augusti You have only yourself to blame—I wasn’t the one who began reading this with hopes I might be motivated—that I might know why I write, who I write for, or why this horrific gift has cursed… Continue Reading “Why Write?”
What We Leave Unsaid
“Sometimes it’s not about things you don’t say,” he said softly. “It’s about the things you’ll never say.”
Hymn Sung Backward
Look Down – Sophia Quezada Benya Wilfret The board, pristine—a hymn of symmetry.Light holds its place,silence hums,time’s breath shallowin black and white.The pieces sleep:the knight, curved in defiance;the queen, poised with restless power,her reach tethered by geometry;the king, fragile as glass,yet bearing quiet gravity.Each… Continue Reading “Hymn Sung Backward”
Moose
Sunburst Energy – Emma Hessler Moose Shivan Chhabra A moose strolls, Its heavy antlers weight it down Through the morning dew Footprints digging into the ground leaving a mark The wind blows dust to cover them A low song hums from the river, However,… Continue Reading “Moose”