I draw our regular lives and everyday routine which was lost to us because of the war. We are not appreciating how important is our everyday routine before we have lost it. I draw the everyday activities we have lost. A lot of Ukrainian have lost their homes, their bedrooms, and their stuff, their chance to work, to dance at home with their soulmate… I draw this. It is important to remember how it was. It is important to understand and remember what we have fighting for now—Artist Sasha Anisimova
Editor’s Note
The editorial board worked hard to bring both stories of grief and hope into this issue, starting with our Ukrainian cover artist, Sasha Anisimova. We are so excited to publish interviews with three debut authors this summer, and we hope you’ll buy their books at your local bookshops. Feel your grief; feel your hope.
—Editor, Lindsay Sproul
Interviews
Jessamine Chan by Charlie Coulter
Jocelyn Johnson by Breanna Henry
Mondiant Dogon by Melanie Hucklebridge
Fiction
“Frog Woman” by Roy Kesey
“I Know You, Rider” by Kaylie Saidin
“Reaching for Ijenu” by Frances Ogamba
“The Two Girls” by Allison Field Bell
Poetry
“Homo Accidens” by Supritha Rajan
“Personal Credo” by Oksana Maksymchuk
“The Changling” and “The Two Thumbelinas” by Brandi George
“Dear Francis,” by Brian Cyzyk
“pêche d’enfer” by P. Hodges Adams
“Ida, 2021” and “Copperhead Musk” by Shelby Clark
“Our Reeducation of Britney Spears” by Morgan Eklund
Nonfiction
“Grief Teacher” by Danielle Shorr
“Unwomaning” by Susan Meyers
