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Summer 2026
What does it mean to be a good ancestor?
A collection of short essays, poetry, stories, and creative writing.
CONTRIBUTIONS
To Begin With, What Poetry Serves, Japanese Garden
Paul Matthews
Mammals
Jenny Apostol
The Language of Love
Liliana J. VanMiddlesworth
Ancestors
Carol Lollis
What Does It Mean To be A Good Ancestor?
Paula Cramer
Seven Generations
Colleen Falconer
Babushka
Bella Toso
To my ancestors, those close and those far
Nassim Ali Ahmad-Najim
Burnt Cardamon, 40 Winks Worth A Nap
Kena
THE TURNING - A Sufi perspective on the abandonment of living
Julia Makenzie Keeler
A Fool’s Errand
Berenika Lehrman
What if you’re in your ancestor era right now?
Moraya Seeger
Edited by Luna Arteaga-Laak
Graphic design by Dio Cramer
Cover photo by Louis Kaufman
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