NATIONAL DAY FEATURE – DOMINIC NAH
Tag: Literary
APHRODITE HAD LOVE HANDLES by NINA ESTLIN
{ten things they don't teach you at thirteen} i. You are a matryoshka doll; a girl full of girls, all of which are you. You do not have to pick and choose one, and the others don’t get to do so either. You are not a walking buffet. You are allowed to contain multitudes – [...]
MUMBLED WORDS ON A PAGE by MARK OOI
A poem that was born in the midst of contemplation, as lights went out in a room. What if someone, Switched off all the lights, And plunged us, Into the dark, Dancing, In shadows no longer existent, A dozen pirouettes, The waltz behind a hymn, Worries that plagued us, Now light as a feather. [...]
3.5: THE CONTEMPORARY CONDITION
In a contemporary world, how do we find means of connection? In issue 3.5, we deliberate on the methods in which communication and connections can be forged and formed through a multitude of devices and avenues – not just through text messaging but through the very same way in which we allow ourselves creative escapes…
HEART TO SAY with ST. HUMAIN
ST. HUMAIN, the man who is the man, aka amazing vocalist, producer and song-writer - he did not grill me for the pun I made when we had our first email exchange. It was word-play on the title of his song, that's really amazing -- please go listen to it. I'll make it easier for you; the [...]
ISSUE 3 | LOG ON
LOGGING ON TeamCarpeBloom: status: online TeamCarpeBloom is typing... TeamCarpeBloom says: ACTUALLY, WE'VE NEVER GONE OFFLINE. NEVER LOGGED OFF. UNTIL NOW. AS YOUNG PEOPLE, WE'RE ALWAYS ONLINE. CONNECTED. TO WI-FI. TO DATA. TO EACH OTHER. TO OUR THEORIES, OUR DIGITAL ART WORK, LINES OF TEXT ON A LAPTOP SCREEN. WIRES TRANSMITTING MUSIC TO OUR EARS. WE'RE ALWAYS CONNECTED. ALWAYS [...]
ISSUE TWO / MY FLAME
It takes all the strength in a person to begin again. Don't worry, we understand.
