Issue 2
Summer 2026
BREAKING NEWS: UNIVERSE, DEAD AT 13.8 BILLION YEARS OLD
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the han river calls me a bae-shin-ja (traitor)
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the 美女 of nanking, 1937
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Lament
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abecedarian for portrait of a 16-year-old chinese girl
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dog years
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used to this
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alternate names for korean-american daughters
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soliloquies where your holy water is no longer holy
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What We Are
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Mangoes
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Remember therefore from where you have fallen
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Front Seat Confessional
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BREAKING NEWS: UNIVERSE, DEAD AT 13.8 BILLION YEARS OLD 〰️ the han river calls me a bae-shin-ja (traitor) 〰️ the 美女 of nanking, 1937 〰️ Lament 〰️ abecedarian for portrait of a 16-year-old chinese girl 〰️ dog years 〰️ used to this 〰️ alternate names for korean-american daughters 〰️ soliloquies where your holy water is no longer holy 〰️ What We Are 〰️ Mangoes 〰️ Remember therefore from where you have fallen 〰️ Front Seat Confessional 〰️
2026 Spring Contest Winner
Poetry
the han river calls me a bae-shin-ja (traitor) - Kate Choi
the 美女 of nanking, 1937 - Eric Yang
Lament - Kaylee Smith
dog years - Alaina Jamal
used to this - Maxwell Harris
alternate names for korean-american daughters - Eleisen Suh
soliloquies where your holy water is no longer holy - Amelia Chang
What We Are - Sulakshana Guha
Mangoes - Yuhan Wu
Prose
Remember therefore from where you have fallen - Astrid Gong
Front Seat Confessional - Aster Ellis