by Olivia Cippermanart by Belle McDonald My first quest was a barbeque. Smoke and scent anddamp summer greenness, piled high on soggy paperplates.To hold my jeans, Hippolyta’s girdle–a golden beltthat cost four dollarsTo glide across the sprinkler-dewy lawn, Mercury’sshoes–my favorite pair of ratty flowered vans.I’m wearing a warrior’s pigmentDark eyes with the mess all around.I’m … Continue reading
art and article by Shahad Salman When the pandemic started, isolation and quarantine suggested a state of disconnectedness. But my friends and I grew closer by asking obscure, open-ended questions that allowed us to construct realities of altered dimensions. We realized that your weirdest, most complex ideas could be points of relatability or interconnection. We … Continue reading
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by Sofia Paredesart by Kait Feely “Make yourself look nice, put a little lipstick on!” You may have heard this phrase many times before. However, with the onslaught of COVID-19 and less and less people (hopefully) leaving the house, it seems as if there is no point in putting effort into one’s appearance. On the … Continue reading
by Emma Eislerart by Belle McDonald SCENE ONEThe girl exits a café and the night awakens [imagine a long, serpentine creature; anything made of shadows]. The streets are empty, lampposts casting yellow haze. She pulls off her mask and lets it dangle from her hand, then a moment later tugs down her hair. She sighs, … Continue reading
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by Megan Rochlinart by Havi Rojer On this day, in the 1348th year of the Lord, the Doctor Beaky of Paris answers all ye questions about the great pestilence that hath descended upon the land. Dearest Dr. Beaky,My wife is recently beset with large boils upon her face, be this the plague or is her … Continue reading
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by Bex Pendrak Hey you! Yes, you. You’re new here, right? Great. I’m assuming you saw our recruitment notice on the cathedral doors. So you want to be a plague doctor, kid? Well, let’s get one thing straight. This isn’t something you can just do for fun, earn some extra cash, and lead a normal … Continue reading
