You sugar your palms for them.
If dawn is coming they will shiver
down the mountain.
Each fading star a sweetness,
the last long brush of dark –
The mountain is familiar.
The lake is familiar. The feeling
of a …
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Refuge(e) & Farewell
Refuge(e)
today i am a refugee
just like i was yesterday
and like i will be tomorrow
but I don’t know why within all my lifetimes
of being one
i never learned how to seek refuge
or pray my shelter …
You Go, I Go
I used to be a firefighter. And among the many important moments I had in the fire academy, two come to mind. The first was when I acknowledged the fact that there was a very real possibility I could die …
A Flicker on the Grid
She had answered the question of money. A minor inheritance, two and a half jobs, a year of tolerating no fewer than six roommates, financial austerity to the point of self-flagellation. She sought (and found) …
Lisa Dring
Lisa Dring
Marigny Beter
…
Lisa Sanaye Dring is a writer and director from Hilo, Hawaii and Reno, Nevada. Her play SUMO was produced by La Jolla Playhouse and Ma-Yi Theater Company in 2023 and by The Public with Ma-Yi in
Re-Stitch the Past: Reviving the Thread of Erased Palestinian Villages
The Digital Revival of Chest Panels from Depopulated Palestinian Villages: An Art Project When the Zionist movement began luring Jewish settlers to Palestine, they crafted a myth: a land without a people for a people without a land. But the …
Le Feu Brûle
“Le Feu Brûle” by Prisca Munkeni Monnier
Artist’s statement:
“ My work is profoundly influenced by the international nature of my upbringing and childhood. I’m Belgian born, grew up in Congo and South Africa and now I am based in …
No Exceptions (A Visit from Yellow-Yellow)
Always about the Adirondacks is a pileup of loosely held, emphatically shared rumors. Alongside skiing, climbing, kayaking, and hiking—spreading gossip, and quizzing its sources, is local sport. Each time I return, I’m greeted with stories of varying validity. Once, asking a retired neighbor why this hobby seemed, in our experience, more commonplace among ruralites than city dwellers, she simply shrugged and yawned out: Something to do.
Amel Khalil
Amel Khalil
Briana Bhola
Amel Khalil is a Palestinian American actor, writer, and communications strategist whose work bridges storytelling, systems change, and community healing. She co-hosts It’s Okay Habibi, a podcast exploring Arab identity, grief, and cultural pressure, and is …
