Who is: Woman
Scream: Who is: Woman
Illustration by Jill Kimura Scream: Who is: Woman by Sonia Chintha “Who is: Woman” has been a labor of resilience. This issue comes in the
The Little Girl and Her Ghost
Illustration by Deema Alawa The Little Girl and Her Ghost by Celeste Bloom She was seven years old the first time goosebumps prickled her skin
the mOOn is a wOman
Illustration by Jill Kimura the mOOn is a wOman by Abigail Hawk ancient greeks believed the mOOn’s dark places were core-deep seas,and they named themmarias. god
Jaya Shoma Khallee
Illustration by Deema Alawa Jaya Shoma Khallee* by Parivash Fahim Goff I give in to the sun baked sand, sink down against the smooth log
Brown girl, fragile
Illustration by Deema Alawa Brown girl, fragile by Sonia Chintha I swim in the clear soup of your fragility A backstroke that inevitably feels like
A Brutalizing Womanhood
Illustration by Deema Alawa A Brutalizing Womanhood by Theresa Famatigan angels whose en- gendered wars began eons before they advanced feet in the womb, on
Crown
Illustration by Jill Kimura Crown by Felicia Valentine Exasperated, I settled at my desk, face in my hands, fighting back tears. The morning started out