In Defiance

Illustration by Allie Olivares Unmasked by Sonia Chintha “Why don’t you mask every day as an immunocomprised person?” Kyle asks. It is the second to

Illustration by Allie Olivares On Defiance by Sally Ingram Things I Did to Defy Loneliness:          – looked up and wished on

Illustration by Deema Alawa Chivalry by Celeste Bloom “Will you buy me a tie?” I asked my mother one morning. It was early September and

Illustration by Allie Olivares Dicktion by Nirvaa Shah Supper is pencils.  As a child, I was taught the taste of lead, from its metallic aftertaste

Art by Katryna Carter In Defiance by Katryna Carter Nope. I refuse. I refuse to be a machine. I refuse to follow. I refuse to

Illustration by Kelly Cole A Cracked Pomegranate by Rosa Parhizkar “Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there”

Illustration by Deema Alawa Heist of Self by Parivash Goff What ingratitudethis nebulous futurefor methat I rejectfrom you. I tally all the waysI fight your

Illustration by Allie Olivares On Becoming by Ridhika Tripathee I walk through the park yearning to feel I allow myself to move for hours step.