INTO THE LIGHT Journal Ocean Issue #1
Oct 2022
CONTRIBUTORS
Instructor Sandra Isla
Editor & Designer April Pan
Photographers James Hartono Pelly Benassi Devin Avery Trevor Bobyk Christian Lue Gabriel Bnoh Nenad Milosevic Pawel Czerwinski Kenrick Mills Jacky Wong Fawazlul Rizqi Lisheng Chang Zephan Ayoob Wolf Zimmermann Dylan Freedom Jianxiang Wu Murat Karahan Olieman Eth David Dibert Bruno Aguirre Ramiro Martinez Samuel Bryngelsson
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CONTENTS
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FEELING THE DARKNESS
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DARKNESS FADES
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INTO THE LIGHT
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Editor’s Note
In our lives, we all are faced with times when the world seems cold, dark, and gray. How do we face this moment? How do we heal ourselves? Even in the dark times we are walking towards the light.
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FEELING THE DARKNESS by April Pan
The sun went down and darkness fell. It was beginning to cloud over. The city is getting dark.
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He felt with a sense of loss and lonely. Somehow he found himself in the street, walking, although he did not know where.
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Chilly gusts of wind had almost emptied the streets.
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DARKNESS FADES by April Pan
A gust of wind blew, the black clouds faded a little bit. A part of the moon emerged from behind the clouds.
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Although the night was very dark, the moon hung in the sky like a lamp, quietly illuminating the night.
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He was wandering alone on the street. He saw three kittens under the street lamp not far away. The dim light was shining on them, he felt a little warmer.
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He walked. At this time of night, the streets were empty of traffic.
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A buzzing sound caught his attention. It was some moths flying around the light bulb. Moths flew around the light. He felt his heart stirred and a warm inspiration enveloped.
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He suddenly felt that the night was not so dark now.
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INTO THE LIGHT by April Pan
He felt the darkness fading away because of the warm light.
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He stopped in front of a shop window. Lights were on in the shop. He saw all kinds of picture frames and postcards.
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A wave of happiness flooded him. He thought of his family and friends. They bring back lots of good memories.
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He looked up, and now the dark clouds had dissipated. The moon hangs quietly in the sky. The moon lights up the night and shines into his heart.
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