J.N. Burnett's Literary Magazine Club // Volume 3, Issue 2: PASSION

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feat. works from the jn burnett secondary student body

volume 3 | issue 2

february 2019

editor's note what keeps you up at night? the derivative of linear functions, or karolina kurkova’s dress to the 2016 met gala, or the boy who lives across the street? or is it the first twenty-seven minutes of footloose or the philosophies of revolutionary wars? whether or not you know what it is, everyone has a certain itch, something that excites them, a reason to live.

as we entered the new year, with people scrambling to pursue their passions on a checklist of resolutions, we thought there was no better time to explore what PASSION means. as you will see, there’s no single definition — passion can be emotional, it can be tactile, it can be downright terrifying. so flip the page and see what keeps us up at night.

haley chung & danielle graham jnb lit magazine’s co editors-in-chief 02/18/19 23:00.

table of contents on the cover 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 28

"Malade D'amour" By Sophie Sinclair editor's note table of contents club members jam packed! // a playlist stars // olive tao fire // amber wei Music is Your Greatest Friend // Mary Ortega Stanley // Casey Grafe photos by Crissa Adaza Senses // Samantha Yeung Slight Joy // Sarassa Katayama artwork by Summi Yuen My Mother's Cooking // Destiny Lang Freckled // Ella Gavilan Malade D'amour // Sophie Sinclair Listen to Your Heart // Yuyu Liu bright side // Mika Imada Passion for Concerts // Maeg Lorey grave digger // Raamtin Kaveh Passionhead // Michelle Lo One Summer's Day // Otto Wang Making Roti Canai // Louise Cham Passionfruit // Megan Ong thank you

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CONTRIBUTORS writers Olive Tao, Destiny Lang, Raamtin Kaveh artists Amber Wei, Gabby Yan, Mika Imada, Yuyu Liu, Michelle Lo, Summi Yuen photographers Ella Gavilan, Mary Ortega, Sarassa Katayama, Louise Cham, Crissa Adaza, Casey Alexa, Samantha Yeung, Sophie Sinclair, Otto Wang, Megan Ong, Maeg Lorey

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P A C ED K

passion!

Gallant Arctic Monkeys Ella Mai Kali Uchis Maggie Rogers Adele Beyonce Bleachers

Weight in Gold Do I Wanna Know?

Everything In My Dreams Light On All I Ask Pretty Hurts Wild Heart

in the eternal night they create day pull warmth from the depths of their hearts and set a wasteland of particles of nothing on fire—is it because they are afraid too?

-stars a poem by olive tao

Fire Amber Wei

Music is Your Greatest Friend Mary Ortega

Stanley Casey Grafe

Photos by Crissa Adaza

Senses Samantha Yeung

Slight Joy Sarassa Katayama

Summi Yuen

My Mother’s Cooking Destiny Lang

The scent of freshly baked bread in the air,

The sight of my mother with her tied-back hair.

Turning around, she smiled at me.

The sight I’ve always loved to see.

Digging into my plate of spaghetti,

Quietly, I watched her work efficiently.

Cracking the eggs, sifting the flour.

She mixed her batter in under an hour.

“Aren’t you sore? Is it a bore?

Is it an endless and tiring chore?”

I asked her as I wiped my plate dry,

Not expecting my mother’s reply.

“I love to cook. I love to bake.

Go pursue your passions if they are not fake.

Others may look, others may judge.

Do what you love, and here — have some fudge!”

Her words filled my mind,

Words so wise and kind.

Words I’ll keep in my case,

A memory I’ll never erase.

Sometime in the distant future,

I’ll remember my dear mother.

Missing her cooking, missing her kindness,

Leaving me with a small pang of sadness.

Freckled Ella Gavilan

"Malade D'amour"

Photos by: Sophie Sinclair Modelled by: Brianna Hernandez-Bevan

Listen to Your Heart Yuyu Liu

bright side Mika Imada

grave digger

by Raamtin Kaveh

a derelict world around her, festering with the cessation of existence precisely fitting of her preference.

no, she was not always like this. once, long ago, she was a Lady, untainted by the duress of extraterrestrial corruption.

a Lady of the utmost elegance, her visage penetrated, permeated so profoundly but of course, she upheld her loyalty to her Gentleman.

the Death manifests itself within the Gentleman, however — the Gentleman now swings from the sturdiest of oak branches. the Lady knew this, now, her cheeks wet but teeth flashing.

the Lady lets her hair down, finally— knife in one, shovel in the other now, she wishes to comfort herself with the Death, finally—

the Gentleman sleeping so soundly, dreaming of worlds beyond his own interrupted by his Lady, in an overzealous act of insanity where have her eyes gone?

passionhead Michelle Lo

Passion for Concerts Maeg Lorey

Concerts give you a much greater and realer experience than listening to songs through your headphones. You have the opportunity to come together and dance with people who share the same interest in music with you...

...You’re able to connect with the artists behind your favourite songs. You get to live in the moment. This is why my love for concerts stays immense.

One Summers Day Otto Wang

Making Roti Canai Louise Cham

Passionfruit Megan Ong

" I would rather die of passion than boredom" -Vincent Van Gogh

thank you for reading catch you in our next issue!

with love,

JN Burnett's Literary Magazine Club