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Beyond Words
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The NPC: An unplayable character for unnarratable times
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Who is worthy of a homeland?
This article contains subject matter that might be triggering. Please read with care. Surviving genocide Genocide has been the subject of my inquiries since childhood. My father would tell us sakhis about Sikh genocides, ranging from the Mughal violence towards our Sikh gurus to the state-led pogroms against the Sikh people. Each generation…
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Disillusionment as Nyaya
The article references graphic imagery, violence, and death of children. “Free, free Palestine!” A student union representative chanted. Her words pierced me, sending blood rushing through my whole body. I joined in unison with the crowd, surrounded by a sea of crimson red, black, white and green. The little boy I had seen earlier that…
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Doorways to Read Ritual
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On Memory Work
On Memory Work What do I hope to leave behind and for whom?” By: Radha Mistry Portrait of Bao, Creative Biologist Model: Xiyao (Miranda) Shou In a not so distant future, a not so simple reality persists – ten billion people are poised to want the same thing that perhaps we all want. More. More…
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Emerging from Cocoons
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Closer to a lobster than a butterfly
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Bloody Boats
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We cast spells on the mothers of our daughters and daughters of our mothers.
Scheherazade’s Dream The echoes of a spell casted on women centuries ago pulses through my veins. Like the Indian Ocean, a vast tempest full of unknown emotions, an abyss eternal, I feel the generations of women before me. I feel their innocence, their revenge, their power. Perhaps most of all, I feel their lust and…
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Listening as a Mother
ISSUE II Listening as a Mother From 6pm to 6am at Rt. 105 STORY BY Meghan J. Lindsay PUBLISHED January 1, 2021 We have a 6 month child. When the world stopped to show its sickness, we moved to the Quebec countryside, 15-minutes away from my childhood home. I am grateful for our walls, the…
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Coming of Age
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The role of art in a war torn life
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Avatars of Entombment
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Soundscapes, Sun Ra & Sikhi
We play the drum until the wound begins to show signs of healing On April 23, 2022 there was a public program moderated by Jova Lynne, the Susanne Feld Senior Curator at MOCAD with special guests Kahil El Zabar and Craig Huckaby. I recall Huckaby opening his commentary by sharing that he never imagined a…