"In fever dreams I always enter the laundry room of my dad’s apartment, and the back wall opens and becomes a rickety wood-planked walkway."
All in Issue 2: "Place"
poolboy
"And then there’s the wall, and the turn, and now you’re back underwater, where it’s quiet. Just your heartbeat down there. Then you surface, because you have to breathe."
Welcome to the Neighborhood
"The couple felt a presence the first time they came to see the house. It was a modern monstrosity, in that it was beautiful and tasteful but an otherwise unnecessary, lavish and decadent addition to the neighborhood."
Where do we go from here? Omakase Magazine asks an expert
"If they work hard through the term there is always this moment where something clicks and their maps make a huge leap forward. I think that is my favorite part in teaching, watching those transformations."
Don't Mess with Christmas: Tradition, Holidays, and the Generational Divide
"He is happiest in the past. It’s the place where he feels most comfortable. And although nostalgia might make it better than how it actually was, for him it’s real."
The Horizon
"A fanfare of merging colors / Accompanies assorted mirages / As they pitter-patter along the horizon line"
Nostalgia, America, and the Happiest Place on Earth
"The price point alone excludes many families. It isn’t even a place everyone actually wants to go, even if they’re told it’s somewhere they should go."
Bluestones for the Bored: Stonehenge and Other Travel Hype
"Stonehenge is really the British equivalent of Four Corners, having only the advantages of a historical narrative and the allure of British culture to suck in hapless tourists like myself."
Digging Out of a Bad Place
"I'm in a bad place right now. Not physically; I have a nice apartment in a reasonably affordable city, and I'm not in imminent danger of ending up on the street."
Time | Place | Untitled
"She was dressed in all grey, but her heart wore red. Slowly with the tip of her finger, she traced the outline of another’s face, memorizing every line and freckle and secret."
Legos, placemats, and community mapping
"My fascination with maps heightened when I transitioned into middle school and learned that in addition to their navigational purposes, maps showed..."
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Issue 2: "Place" [a letter from the editor]
"Place is an interesting word because it allows for a distinct overlap between the tangible, physical, and knowable, with ideas, attitudes, cultures, and communities."