by PJ Zettle | Jul 21, 2022 | Creative Prose, Creative Prose 2022
Things Just Happened “A silence like eternityPrevailed, there was no sound to hear;These marvels all were for the eyeAnd there was nothing for the ear” — “Parisian Dream,” Charles Baudelaire He was one of the last people I expected to hear from. He gave me a call...
by Elina Katrin | Jul 20, 2022 | Creative Prose, Creative Prose 2022
Perfecting the Art of Blinchiki “Don’t forget to wash your eggs!” my mama warned me through a WhatsApp video call. Despite the lagging pixels, I noticed her eyebrows lift in that familiar concern of a parent whose child lives across the ocean. “They don’t do this...
by Kirat Hothi | Jul 18, 2022 | Creative Prose, Creative Prose 2022
ਜਿਗਰ Lungs of the World 2, Artem Mirolevich Ki? Kithe? Saanu ki? What, where, and why does it matter to us? This particular line of inquiry, as interconnected calls for clarification, substance, and location, rejects the abstract promises and pillars of liberal...
by Taylor Couty | Jul 13, 2022 | Creative Prose, Creative Prose 2022
I Think I Can See When I was young, I thought I could see well. I could see the bougainvillea planted out front of my childhood home. They thrive in full sun, making the Sonoran Desert I lived in a perfect habitat. I could see the grapefruit and lemon trees in my...