Issue.36

NATALIE GALLAGHER In this issue, we talk to Andrea “Annie” Yetzer, a PhD student in Northwestern University’s social psychology program, and a Chicago native. Her current work focuses on the…

ALEXANDRA REALE & NATALIE GALLAGHER In many contexts, we consider attention as an interpersonal reality — who’s watching my LinkedIn? Why won’t my classroom listen to me? Are they just…

ANTHONY P. REALE Through the tiny window that serves as my vantage, I see my niece and nephew hatefully staring at each other, arguing over who has the more valid…

SARAH GRACE VILLARREAL “Just had to finish up that call, so what were we talking about?” Don said to Carla as he walked into the conference room. Carla had been…

ALEXANDRA REALE In this issue, we talk to poet Emily Dauer, a graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and a wearer of many literary and theatrical hats. She tells us…

KELLEY KIDD The Elephant She’s round and teenaged, and not quite sure of how big she is or where her edges are. The teacup can feel a little small, but…

ITUA UDUEBO Editor’s Note: What you’re about to read paints a sharp picture of racism in professional sports. And rather than shy away from this reality, our author Itua Uduebo…

In this issue, we explore and imagine what it means to be truly attentive (in both performative and non-performative terms) and how might our assumptions of which behaviors signal attention…