The Scent of Oud The Seventh WaveJune 29, 2020 by Malaka Gharib On a recent afternoon at Tysons Corner Mall in Virginia, I detected — above the waft of Auntie Anne’s pretzels and the ... Read More. Featured ArtistIssue 11: Actionable StorytellingProse0 Comments 015 min read
Foreign Domestic The Seventh WaveJune 22, 2020 by Rashaan Meneses “For some of us, language is a homeland…” - Gloria Anzaldúa, Borderlands/La Frontera We live where ... Read More. Issue 11: Actionable StorytellingProse0 Comments 027 min read
Miseducated: Encounters with Blackness and Whiteness The Seventh WaveJune 8, 2020 by Anne Liu Kellor 1. When the Ferguson shooting and protests erupt in 2014, I am stuck in my own cocoon, mourning recent betrayals in m... Read More. Issue 11: Actionable StorytellingProse0 Comments 043 min read
Epiphanies The Seventh WaveJune 1, 2020 by Katrina Otuonye Before my jaw surgery, I got used to doctors holding my face in their hands. They cupped my misshapen jaw, measured m... Read More. Issue 11: Actionable StorytellingProse0 Comments 019 min read
The Eye in His Head The Seventh WaveMay 25, 2020 by Karolina Zapal In a tiny village in Southern Poland named “Mała,” a Catholic priest sexually abused dozens of underage girls, thr... Read More. Issue 11: Actionable StorytellingProse0 Comments 027 min read
Holding Patterns The Seventh WaveMay 18, 2020 by Kofi Opam “We” Today I’m too angry to know what to do with myself, so I take a very hot shower and listen to loud music over... Read More. Issue 11: Actionable StorytellingProse1 Comment 025 min read
Becoming a Bridge Person in Precarious Times The Seventh WaveMay 4, 2020 by Frances Lee I’ve been thinking a lot about bridges over the past year. Last summer, my partner and I moved from a bustling urb... Read More. Issue 11: Actionable StorytellingProse0 Comments 015 min read
Four Poems by Jenny Molberg The Seventh WaveApril 13, 2020 May the Stars Guide You Safely Home After I call the cops to ask for a protective orderI read about the girlfriend of a serial killer. W... Read More. Issue 11: Actionable StorytellingPoetry0 Comments 013 min read
Suit.co The Seventh WaveApril 6, 2020 by Naomi Day Amanti had read the section of the MailFolk Employee Code titled “Do Unto Others’ Packages As You Would Have Them Do Unto Y... Read More. Issue 11: Actionable StorytellingProse0 Comments 028 min read
Two Poems by Hílda Davis The Seventh WaveMarch 30, 2020 The Cure-All Girl is attacked in a park near home, andbefore running, is called crazy bitch. But she gets... Read More. Issue 11: Actionable StorytellingPoetry0 Comments 05 min read
Piecemeal The Seventh WaveMarch 9, 2020 by Jack Chelgren Today my friend is late9 a.m. a cold spellI go buy a coffeefrom a nice coffee shopwhose walls have a mapexplaining... Read More. Issue 11: Actionable StorytellingPoetry0 Comments 022 min read
Cana The Seventh WaveMarch 2, 2020 by Anri Wheeler The first time I met my now in-laws, devout Catholics, it was Easter weekend. Dave and I had been dating for five mo... Read More. Issue 11: Actionable StorytellingProse0 Comments 021 min read
