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Song of the Lake

By Tamanda Kanjaye
Auralgraphs and meditations from Malawi
Spotlights Guernica Global Africa
AudioPoetry

Cut Off

By R/B Mertz
The last man who touched my tits cut them off
FictionThe Cutting Room

The Pearl Pavilion

By Vanessa Hua
Shrimp Boy emerges from beneath his table, locks eyes with me, and flees.
Arts & Culture
Sketches

Naloxone

By Zachary Siegel
The opioid antagonist counteracts overdoses within minutes. But, for it to work, people have to show up for one another.
Health
Fiction

Plots

By Lara Longo
When the seeds arrived, Elin thought they were a memorial gift.
Family & Relationships
Poetry

In the Field of the Dead

By Luisa Muradyan
I have brought the wrong kind of sandwiches / and yes, I know this poem is supposed to bring us there
Family & Relationships
Essay

Lucky Were the Bodies

By Ifeanyichukwu Eze
Armed soldiers were stationed here and there. Grannies wondered why we remained in the north. We should come home.
AfricaFamily & Relationships
Interview

Back Draft: Jiha Moon

By Jiha Moon and Hua Xi
The artist talks about creating vibrant celebrations of Asian identity in her large yellow paintings.
Back Draft Arts & Culture
close-up of cracked-open window
Spotlights

The Yellow Chair

By Madeleine Slavick
In a hybrid text, Madeleine Slavick registers her protest against the gradual erosion of civil rights in Hong Kong.
Guernica Global Asia & Oceania
AudioPoetry

Vigilance

By H. R. Webster
The hottest summer on record I couldn’t open the windows.
Apostrophe

Byrd Baylor, I Love You

By Sophie Lucido Johnson
On taking charge of celebrations
Essay

In Pursuit of Chicken Rice

By Theodore Ross
Can a white guy from New York cook authentic Hainanese chicken?
Arts & Culture
Essay

Out There

By Trevor Quirk
A crop of new books attempts to explain the allure of conspiracy theories and the power of belief.
HistoryPolitics
Poetry

Contemporary Utopia

By Ra’ad Abdulqadir, translated by Mona Kareem
Skilled carpenters / excellent mechanics / energized farmers / fierce fighters
Labor
The Cutting Room

The Peanut King

By Jori Lewis
Beneath the economic empire of the richest man in Africa lies the lowly peanut.
Africa
Essay

Whatever the Weather

By Lina Tran
Climate change has emboldened hurricanes. Is home still home when the weather changes?
Climate & EnvironmentUSA
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