Writing is an act of resistance
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Welcome to Writers Resist the Fall 2024 Issue
The collage by Kristin Fouquet is an apt introduction to this issue, launched in the final throes of the chaotic, often hateful presidential campaigning. How wonderful it would be if the joyful prospect of electing the first woman president of the United States could be just that. Perhaps we can make it so by encouraging…
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How I Feel About the 2024 Election
By Jacqueline Jules Woke this morningwith self-immolation on my mind,not planning it, just incredulousthat anyone setting themselves on firewould expect others to pay attentionin this world of “alternative facts”where the size of an inaugurationcan be disputed by the White Housealong with whether or not menscaling the walls of Congresscan be considered an insurrection. It feels…
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Abecedarian for Billionaires
By Chiara Di Lello Amazing year for rich people says the headline announcingbillionaires like the latest bumpercrop. Congratulations to the proud capitaldaddies drooling over their offspring, as liable toeat their own in next year’s acquisitions as tofeed their cornflower blue-collared shaven throats.Go on, clap for them while we dance like bears forhealthcare and an hourly…
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Grass
And there he sits, or tilts like an officious grasshopper over the wooden podium. Face sprayed orange to fake the sun. Hair shellacked to cheat the wind. Railing against Marxists and the Green New Deal.
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Who We Are, More or Less
By Rasmenia Massoud There’s no telling how long his 15 minutes are gonna last. His raincloud-gray eyes stare out from thumbnails and video clips in news feeds. They’re surrounded by white impact font, memeified versions of him coming in from the left and the right. There he is. The conservative news hero du jour. The…
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Watching Over the Horizon
By D. Arifah D. Arifah is an aspiring photographer who is fascinated by the silent stories the world tells. Through her photography, she seeks to preserve these delicate narratives and share with others the depth of human experience and the quiet power of our interrelation with our environments. Much of her work is an invitation…
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tree : forest :: ad : internet
By Elizabeth Shack This tiny house boasts sustainability:energy-efficient electric appliances,shaded southern windows for leafy sun,a wood stove for cozy northern nights. This tiny house is a Facebook ad,a leaf in an AI-generated photo forestwhere an algorithm squirrels seeds of my attention. I’ve spent more time lookingfor DIY backyard forests, urban orchards,and how to help wild…
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Election Day
By Diane Vogel Ferri Election day is a carnival ride of hopeand despair, each taking their fluctuatingturns. In the back yard, birds and squirrelscontinue coexisting, while we, the supposedlymore evolved, battle through every Novemberand false ad. The downy woodpecker hammersaway at the side of the house and I don’t carebecause she’s committed to her life,…
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I Believe Her
By Matthew Donovan I believe her becauseher story gains her nothing.Some of those she tellssay she’s seeking attention. They say she’s ruininghis reputation. I believe her becauseit happens each day.And because it’s in me to do what she says was done. I believe her because she,not I—lived it. Those thatcling to power deny it, orsay it’s forgivableboys’ behavior. I believe her becausewe…