Issue 6: Ad Meliora
ad meliora - towards better things
Towards better things. That’s the goal, isn’t it? Life these past few years has been one tortoise-like race towards better, and the pieces selected for this issue reflect that feeling.
Each of the thirteen pieces we selected has been placed into a symbol of moving forward - dusk or dawn. Those in dusk are still on a journey - searching for something more. Those in dawn have moved onward, hopefully for the better.
We hope reading these pieces will help you reflect on your own journey, whether you are in dusk, dawn or somewhere else in the ether. Wherever you are in your journey, make sure you allow yourself a second chance so that you know you’ve had every opportunity to move towards better things.
David and Katie, Editors
dusk
Having Two Different Colored Eyes Is Called Heterochromia - Poetry by Laurence Hart
De/Con Struction - Poetry by Natasha Bredle
Portrait of a boy at his father's funeral - Poetry by Fadairo Tesleem
Manicure - Poetry by Louise Walker
Inattentive - Poetry by Avery H. Yoder-Wells
A lesson about dinosaurs - Poetry by Jonny Rodgers
Make Peace With My Bones - Prose by Fannie Gray
dawn
Romantic era proofs - Poetry by Méabh McDonnell
Delancy Street Exit - Poetry by Laura Seldner
Sweet Blood - Poetry by Charlie Pettigrew
Vanquishing the Invaders - Poetry by Lorraine Caputo
Morning Cup of Tea - Poetry by Beth Brooke
The Mangrove Roots - Prose by Rebecca Ressl