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How to Deprogram a Parent in 7 Easy Steps by LiAnne Yu

The Seventh WaveNovember 21, 2021

Do you have an elderly parent who has fallen victim to internet conspiracy theories? Has your politically moderate loved one begun spewing racist and militant r... Read More.

Issue 14: Economies of HarmProse0 Comments 121 min read

Smoke Screens by Bobuq Sayed

The Seventh WaveNovember 20, 2021

The week the pandemic hits, I break my lease in Little Haiti and drive fifteen hours up the I-95 to be with my parents. My father has bad lungs and I’m scared t... Read More.

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Those People by Kristin Marie

The Seventh WaveNovember 1, 2021

In 1996, the year my mother died of a heroin overdose, Purdue Pharma started to sell OxyContin in the United States. The company aggressively marketed and promo... Read More.

Issue 14: Economies of HarmProse0 Comments 117 min read

rest begets rest: an essay by Bianca Ng

The Seventh WaveJune 6, 2021

The below essay, "rest begets rest," was written by Bianca Ng, TSW's 2020-2021 Artist in Residence, for Issue 13: Rebellious Joy. This essay is one of three pa... Read More.

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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 affront of vanilla a... Read More.

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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 the fog used to gath... Read More.

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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 my marriage. Temporar... Read More.

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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 my midline, open bite... Read More.

Issue 11: Actionable StorytellingProse0 Comments 019 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 the speaker: a song... Read More.

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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 urban city to a working... Read More.

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An Alaskan Reckoning

The Seventh WaveJuly 28, 2019

by Lori Lynn Turner When a group of Alaskan women flew to Washington, D.C. to meet with Senator Lisa Murkowski during the Supreme Court confirmation h... Read More.

Issue 10: Willful InnocenceProse0 Comments 017 min read

after (or, nine beholdings).

The Seventh WaveApril 28, 2019

by Yasmin Boakye 1. after eve, who lived in the garden. When we were girls, we w... Read More.

Issue 9: What We LoseProse2 Comments 027 min read

Mothertongue

The Seventh WaveApril 1, 2019

by Georgette Eva Tokador. When I say the word, there’s hesitation in my voice that I can’t help as soon as the first consonant leaves my tongue. The... Read More.

Issue 9: What We LoseProse0 Comments 025 min read

Bodies Made of Bullets

The Seventh WaveMarch 10, 2019

by Sharanna Brown When I got the phone call the third time Daveonte was shot, I knew it was the last. Still, I held my breath. I bit my lip and my leg s... Read More.

Issue 9: What We LoseProse0 Comments 213 min read

Repentance

The Seventh WaveApril 23, 2018

Repentance by Kayla Michelle Smith One Friday each fall, Missionary Baptist girls from all over the state of Mississippi were excused from school to... Read More.

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Residency dates: Feb. 20 – 23, 2020

Submissions open: Oct. 15 – Nov. 27, 2019

Applicants notified: Week of Dec. 9, 2019

Application fees: $20 (Please feel free to email us should this fee prevent you from submitting because of financial difficulties or otherwise.)

Location: Bainbridge Island, WA (Please note: selected residents must be able to attend all four days of the residency; if your schedule changes, please notify us immediately so we can offer the space to someone who is able to fully participate.)

**All expenses paid. You will only be responsible for your own transportation.**

“I took a plane, a train and a car to join the Rhinebeck bunch this 2018, and once there I found the perfect combination of solitude and conversation that made every mile traversed a small price to pay for such an uplifting weekend.”
— Paulette Jonguitud

“This residency reminded me how important it is to find a creative community of like-minded people. When you’re creating work on your own, it can be frustrating and lonely. As a designer/artist, I loved collaborating with people from different backgrounds during the workshop.”
— Bianca Ng