Mag 20/20Sep 28, 2021Alix Perry - Blowing Smoke"The lights dimmed as the host stepped to the mic. Except for one obliviously-loud man, the crowd went silent.."
Mag 20/20Aug 26, 2021Sarah Robin - RedwingWe gather at dusk, all twenty-six of us. There’s a buzz of excitement and anticipation in the air for the elaborate event...
Mag 20/20Feb 13, 2021Raul Nunez - Zugzwang (Chapter 1 of Cosmic Banality)Judit Goodwin awoke to the annoying cry of her motel alarm screaming in her ear. She opened her eyes, and the room looked as if...
Mag 20/20Oct 10, 2020One Last Question - Jakob Walsh"Lights up on a dark room. There is one table USC, and two chairs on opposing sides. MARIA, 27, is sitting on one..."
Mag 20/20Aug 29, 2020Familiarizing the Unfamiliar - Shishma JeevithaEverything around me made me feel unsafe. All at once, I felt a trench, a hole in the middle of my chest. Deep, waiting to be filled...
Mag 20/20Aug 22, 2020the bloody letter - anika baby"Jansi knew it was time. This time the pain was unbearable, like never before. She had waited six years for this."
Mag 20/20Aug 15, 2020for the kind attention of passengers - varshini rajasekharJuly evenings always have tricks under their sleeves. A little ray of the sun tore down through the cloud clusters...
Mag 20/20Aug 8, 2020flower, gleam and glow - angel mariaClara woke up at 2am. The air was quiet except for the crickets chirping. As she lay awake looking into the darkness, her eyes, tired...
Mag 20/20Aug 1, 2020The beauty wielders - mina omer hassanThe koels are lining up on the boundary wall, inhaling and exhaling dusty song in unison as the late morning and early afternoon risers...
Mag 20/20Jul 25, 2020Unwelcomed Gaze - Dexy SamuelThe sound of the chaiwalla’s cycle bell on the street prompted everyone to get up from their desks and leave the building...
Mag 20/20Jul 18, 2020rooted - jamilyn kirsten taylorAmina could never see her mother ever again. The day she got accepted to Princeton, she had hugged her mother tight, the huge envelope in...
Mag 20/20Jul 11, 2020Warm wind and swallowing Hatred - Aditi KumarThe sky is overcast. It has been this way since I woke up, which was earlier than usual because the tightness in my chest would not allow...
Mag 20/20Jul 4, 2020Her Side of the Bed - Amelia DavidWhen Tara first told me about her affair, I was washing rice in a colander. She was perched on the kitchen counter...
Mag 20/20Jun 25, 2020The Tapestry of Life - Kim-Dan DoanIn 1427, Emperor Lê Lợi wavered on the surface of the lake. Dark clouds rolled overhead. He wished that he could make the moment last...