Welcome to WINTERCEARIG. The year is almost over again. Winter sorrow is upon us—the same sorrow that has been upon us since January. This year has seen the loss of many lives, both celebrity and those who will, for most of us, remain nameless. Citizens foreign and domestic. Victims of disease, violence, and terror. This year has been tragic, but there is power born from tragedy. The power to overcome. This issue and the pieces in it tackle isolation, identity, and forms of despair from sadness to saudade. Let this exploration of confusion and grief knit new bones to support your spirit this season.
Table of Contents
“Sunset, Before” by Saleem Hue Penny
“Vigil” by Thomas Kearnes
“The Antiquity of Sappho” by Anna Keeler
“Leaf Curl” by Elijah Matthew Tubbs
“Chinglish vs Americhina” by Changming Yuan
“Almeida and Me” by Matthew Nemeth
“Shaker Box” by Tim Kahl
“strange constellations” by Natasha Burge
“What Prayer Rugs Collect” by Seif Eldeine
“The Book of Disquiet: Some Miscellaneous Addendums” by Will Cordeiro
Photo by: Ana Prundaru