Editor's Note,

For this issue I wanted to do something different. As writers, it's easy for us to write the personal, to take our internal lives and craft them into something beautiful. However, for this issue I wanted us to look outside of ourselves, to seek inspiration from the world around us, from reality and fiction. I wanted us to stretch our imaginations and see what we could come up with.

I must apologize for taking so long to finish this. I'm a perfectionist, and I got ahead of myself because I wanted this issue to be as good as it could be. Also, I was overwhelmed with the demands of school, and couldn't finish it in time. But none of that matters, because it's ready, and it's here.

I want to thank everyone who submitted for this. I was impressed by our work and your imagination. I want to thank Matt, who led the workshop session with me, and submitted two great poems. I also want to thank the other members of committee for not freaking out when I told them the journal would be delayed.

I'm happy with what we've created, and I present it to the world. Thank you.

Kene

Contents

The Simulation

...perfect world...

Grace Davies

Yousra Hassan

Eden Evie Wright sparkles/splinters

The Paradoxical Cube

Dawn

Over Dinner

The Timeless Sin

Sam Hadley

Natalia Podolec

Rani Jadfa

Lana Donovan

Radha Kandola

Guilt is what air freshener can't get rid of

Marta Console Camprini

Auto

Two Poems

Lucy Corrigan

Matt Sowerby