Review by Anam Tariq See You on Venus, directed by Joaquín Llamas and released on Netflix in November, 2023, is a soul-soothing movie and the best one that I have watched recently. It’s a light, not so uncommon watch but along the way it brushes up on some facts. It is a movie adaptation ofContinue reading “A Soul Soothing Watch: Review of See You on Venus”
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you sat under the table with me
Fiction by Lauren Purnell One sunny day during recess, Sarah had the clever idea to scamper under the plastic picnic table and hide. The teachers always told us to stay in their sight and out of trouble, but she never listened. “Look,” she whispered, “That one looks like a sword.” She picked it up—barely longerContinue reading “you sat under the table with me”
mild texas december
Poem by Jacob Jing Today I wake, not to rain but the / death of it. Grey through windows, corpsing / against translucent curtains. / The soft scent of a storm, / lingering in the moist breeze. Gently, / I am bent back to slumber like / a beam of light softening as it /Continue reading “mild texas december”
Serenade
Poem by Ana Marcela Ramírez Cabal Look at the stardust, notes of it falling,That cosmic symphony, so sweet and sullen.Will to lose structure, almost a mother,Gifting us serenades, easing our struggles. The universe finds itself cradled in melodies,Alarm, lullaby, divine intervention.Asteroids tumble, thunderstorms rumble,Animals mumble, chess pieces shuffle. I bask in the dust, life’s rhapsodyContinue reading “Serenade”
It Strikes Three
Fiction by Rosie Etheridge It was the kind of night where the lamplighters could see their breath in curling whisps, when a traveller entered the Three Eyed Crow. He removed his rounded black hat and placed it on the bar top. The first few flakes of snow had settled on the tops of his broadContinue reading “It Strikes Three”
John Bikes
Poem by Ana Marcela Ramirez Cabal John bikes to work daily,He pedals through daisies.John, that’s what I named him,The man, suit, and helmet. John carries a small boy,An older girl follows.He never checks on her,Alone, left to wallow. City roads are danger,They’ll bite you, they’ll burn you.And trees, even stranger,Can haunt you forever. Yearns forContinue reading “John Bikes”
To Mount Clarewa Part 2
Fiction by Rosie Etheridge In the centre of Mount Clarewa stands a bronze statue of Cecil Clarewa standing on the very spot where he first struck oil in the 1870s. Cecil stands with his hands in his pockets, looking out on the town he built. His once gleaming moustache is faded and smoothed by theContinue reading “To Mount Clarewa Part 2”
Tightly Spun
Poem by Ana Marcela Ramírez Cabal Hubris, always tightly spun,Soaring, gliding, comes undone.Waxed wings dare to touch the sun,Stretched forth arms with a handgun. Injured the fragmented child,Picked a bullet, burned your palms.Allowed fierce tears to drip down,Like a tempest, reconciled. Now, pull on threads back blithely,Weave good fortune anew.Bled out all your winery,Forsake, spill,Continue reading “Tightly Spun”
The Power in Writing
Why do we write? Writing has the potential of catharsis and empowerment. When we write, we give a piece of ourselves and our imaginations, to the world. It can bring change, inspiration, and hope to the world. As writers, we hold immense power in our pens or, more often, keys. We’ll discuss how to improve writingContinue reading “The Power in Writing”
Rejection Therapy
Nonfiction by Anam Tariq Rejections are of various natures — your admission application to a university is rejected, your opinion is rejected, your proposal is rejected, you are rejected and sometimes your submission to a literary magazine is rejected. Oh it hurts! I know. The first kind of rejection above was the one that hurtContinue reading “Rejection Therapy”
