“Conscious over Commerce” Chris Madden “I like your shoes,” I said, excited to see something that reminded me of America. “Are those Yeezy’s, Kanye West’s shoe line?” The pop-c...Read More
“Prosper” Klara Rossby “Have you heard Ravel’s Boléro?” I lift my eyes from my book and shake my head, surprised by Prosper’s question—we haven’t spoken much since I moved in ...Read More
“Death at a Checkpoint” Elizabeth O’Connor Occupation takes shape in the smallest of ways that become the biggest of inconveniences: having to pass through two...Read More
“A Morning with Monet” Walker Johnston Beads of sweat have begun their descent down my spine. I pull at the front of my shirt to move the air, but it’s no use. The...Read More
“Knowing Lima’s Streets” Trish Hare I bought my only map of Lima the day I left, thinking it would help me remember the city. For ten weeks, I had walked, ridden, and biked throug...Read More
“Noddy” Prathiksha Srinivasa I almost killed my host sister’s dog. It was an accident! I promise! Even though Noddy and I did not have a balanced relationship—he loved me and I ...Read More
“Home” Paulina Hoong Since I learned to read or write, I’ve completed all the tasks that required using English for my Chinese immigrant parents, whose English isn’t perfect. I ...Read More
“Bodies” Katie Ciaglo As if he had been poured in tar, he lies on a pillow of turf and seems to weep the black river of himself. So begins Seamus Heaney’s poem Grauballe Man, about the r...Read More
“Unsafe?” Junxiong Liu “Mom, I am traveling to Istanbul after Christmas, alone.” I murmured in Mandarin, avoiding the word Turkey. “Oh, OK. But wait, is it in Turkey?...Read More
“The Sailing Fiasco” Julia Krumholz Sometimes, living abroad is a fiasco. A new place with new expectations, conditions, and social norms—all of which everyone besides you seems t...Read More
