Irrepressible Thoughts of Death and Other #justgirlythings, by Shreejita Majumder

Never judge a movie by its marketing. July 2023 saw the height of the Barbie/Oppenheimer media phenomenon that took over the Internet as well as theaters all over the world. The contrast between the perceived content of the two movies releasing on the same day couldn’t be more jarring. The dark, somber tones of Oppenheimer …

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Five of Cups Considers Forgiveness, by Ali Trotta

You put grief into the earth,carefully, with your own two hands,and by the time you are done,there is dirt under your nails,a mess—            but that offeringof tears howls like an exorcism,and you think maybe you got it right            this time, finally,that you pulled the monsterout of your heart, insteadof setting it free—            but in the …

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All the Things I Know About Ghosts, By Ofelia, Age 10, by Isabel Cañas

OCTOBER 2023, SHORT STORY, 2900 WORDS Prefer to read this as an EPUB or PDF? Join our Patreon and instantly download issue 30: The frightening thing about Aunt Tae praying was that she never prayed, not anymore—not since Padilla flooded, she always said. Flooded. An absurd word. Flooded means that water moves, that it has …

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Lifting the Veil Between the Dead and the Living: Día de los Muertos in Oaxaca, by N.K. van Riemsdijk

Día de los Muertos is celebrated throughout Mexico and wherever Mexicans living abroad can be found. Normally falling on November 1 and 2, in some regions such as Oaxaca it can extend for much longer, being traditionally celebrated from October 31 to November 6. You need that much time if you are going to do …

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