The Domestic Side of Imperialism

by Mariana Garciano

“A heavy grey rock of anguish arises within me and settles on my diaphragm, making it difficult to breathe. I try to breathe more consciously, deeper.”

Mountain Lake Estates

by Abriana Jetté

“Stop giving your mom an attitude,” he said, then threw me in the pool. And I thought, heaven. That was absolute heaven.”

Images

by Rachel Laverdiere

“Were I allowed into my past, I’d salvage my discarded x-rays. Name them ‘Variations of a Lung: Tumour in Bloom’ and ‘Clouds Choking Buried Roots.’ A cautionary tale insisting that art, like science, varies upon interpretation.”