Artwork: Study of Vinzula by Lisa Teasley

Chantel Kelly

August 30, 2022

Artwork: Study of Vinzula by Lisa Teasley

This acrylic painting is called the Study of Vinzula by artist and writer, Lisa Teasley.

Chantel Kelly

August 30, 2022

‘We do tell you the best of stories’: Islam In My Saudi American Narrative by Eman Quotah

Chantel Kelly

August 30, 2022

‘We do tell you the best of stories’: Islam In My Saudi American Narrative by Eman Quotah

I wanted prayer to be integral to the narrative in Bride of the Sea. When Muneer, Hannah’s father, has finally found his daughter in the United States after many years of searching for her, his interactions with her do not go as expected.

Laura Pegram

March 4, 2022

Artwork: Photograph by Nicole Acosta

Laura Pegram

March 4, 2022

The cover art for the issue is photograph by Nicole Acosta of “Abrazo entre las Dos Patrias,” a mural by Evaristo Angurria for the Santurce es Ley Festival, 2018.

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