Emeir Faizal ·

The Present for Tomorrow

At the end of every year, I always wish to be better and to take steps forward in my journey. But, I always wonder if those who do not have proper homes, shelter, and jobs would aspire the same since they already struggle to make ends meet. Are they content with going through the same…

Jordynn Lam ·

Development (2021)

2021 has been a hectic year with COVID-19 being a nuisance towards both my daily activities and college life; however, it has taught me to grow into a more resilient, stronger version of myself. As an art student, my art style has, too, flourished in its own expressionist ways.  Inspired by a combination of Contemporary…

Tsen Ee Lin ·

another man’s junk is another man’s…

dancing in the dark, piles of bobby pins scatter the depths of my drawers; unseen, hoarded and grimy from yesteryear’s hairspray. no longer do i twirl to the crescendos of classical music; nor does my scalp long for their stabbing pins. but still, i hold onto them. “does this spark joy?” Kondo asks, and like…

Ryan Wong ·

Painted Birds on Quiet Hills

I. LITTLE SPARROW, WHERE HAVE YOUR WINGS TAKEN YOU? This small body was not built to look back every other step: to dwell so wholly in the past the present is but a mirror under murky water. Yet on hot afternoons I find myself tracing the veins below my knuckles, lulled into a haze by…