Table of Contents
From the Editor
Dear Reader, by Tyrese Coleman
Contributor Spotlights
Joy as an Act of Resistance: Julia Mallory
“Chasing Waterfalls” and “Edges,” by Julia Mallory
Church Ladies, Writing, and Love: Deesha Philyaw
How to Make Love to a Physicist, by Deesha Philyaw
Poetry
Poems, by M. Saida Agostini
Two Poems, by celeste doaks
Three Poems, by Aurielle Marie
Nonfiction
A History of Ghosts, by Faylita Hicks
In Favor of Romantic Love’s Inevitable Destruction, by Haley Holifield
High-top Serenade, by Serena Simpson
Like Breathing, by Vonetta Young
Fiction
Good Girls, by Lindsay Ferguson
HBCU Love, by Lauren Francis Sharma
The H in Heartache is Silent, by Diana Veiga
Art
Artwork featured in this issue, by Donyae Coles