ISSUE 0: GENESIS
the beginning, the start of a litmag. thank you. please enjoy the issue, and another thank-you: to you as readers, to you as submitters, to you as supporters. thank you.
special shout-out to michael sheehan and rebecca cuthbert, some of our most ardent supporters since the start. the genesis, if you will, of litmora litmag. thank you. this issue is for you.
—litmora lit team, aka tabi, alex, dan, cen, mike, & nate
cover art by grace dixon // @theartofgracie
Grace is a freelance artist, focusing on design work, illustration, and a hint of 2D animation. She is a graduate of the State University of New York at Fredonia, with a BFA in Animation/Illustration and a BA in Art History. Outside of art, Grace also loves to sing, travel, read, and go to theme parks.
hush now, hush now - Percy Olsen
Alvaro’s Friend - J. A. Hartley
Culture Heroes of Rot and Ruination - Florence-Suzanne Reppert
Honeysuckle Summer - Hannah Bailey
heritage & father, - Joseph Soares
we escaped last winter - Ann Grá
Memories Blossom and Bloom - Terry Donohue
approaching in reverse - after Ellen Bass - BEE LB
the baby moves into her own room - Danielle Estelle Ramsay
Children of the Storm #2 - Ann Christine Tabaka
act of creation & effete - Mikey May
Rising Phoenix - Screams of Unfettered Minds
Things I Should Have Told My Sons - Lou Faber
begin with the end - Yasmine Diaz
I Found You and Became Me - Moonmoon Chowdhury
star crossed nebulae - J. LAPOSA
TILLING THE EARTH - Lawrence Miles
Remind yourself this is just practice - Sam Calhoun
Today Merriam-Webster Dictionary Features the Words “Foible” and “Forte” - kate wylie
FICTION
A MidSaturn’s Night’s Dream - Mike Escobar
After the Storm - Emma Burnett
Crownworth: God Emperor - Ulises Fernandez
The Garden of Earthly Delights - Willow Page Delp
hey, when the sun explodes, where will you go? - Anne Smith
The Italian Man Orchid - Ernesto Sarezale
To Halve and to Hold - B. Craig Grafton
Master and Student - Jowell Tan