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We should have left sooner.oooooner.
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“ I long for a time when I was never lonely or needed by anyone except Ma, and it’s her strong voice that calls me back to life: Come back to me, Mathilde. Wiggle your fingers. Swallow the dirt.”
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Mialise Carney
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Arrange Your Tools
Nora Price
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Issue 65
Spring 2025
Featuring
Andy Butter, Teresa Carmody, Hollie Dugas, Noah Francis, Jen Frantz, Katie Garcia, Rasha Lama, Roy Lowenstein, Rebecca McKee, Brooke Middlebrook, Austin Miles, Olivia Muenz, Seth Peterson, Jessica Petrow-Cohen, Riley Richards, Anna Schachner, Robyn Schelenz, Melissa Strilecki, Thea Swanson, Harriet Truscott, Evan Wang, Jordan Williamson
Cover Art
Alana Solin