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DAVID HECHT During Donald Trump’s candidacy and the early days of his presidency, myriad comparisons were made between him and various other U.S. and world leaders. As time has gone…

CELESTE CHEN Now that I have a steady job, I do most of my shopping through Instagram. At first, I only meant to follow one or two accounts out of…

CONNOR BUCKLEY Chris Hemsworth being directed by Michael Mann on the set of Blackhat | Source: Indiewire Watching a film by Michael Mann, especially his more recent output, requires surrendering…

DAVID HECHT On the morning of January 6, 2018, Robby Hecht1 was alone with his guitar on a park bench in El Paso, Texas. It was 55º, with a strong…

SWEDIAN LIE We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far. – H.…

KRISTINA A Nectarines were my first addiction. On my fourth birthday, in the hot South Carolina summer, my mom bought me four huge, ripe, and juicy nectarines. Despite her warning…

TANISHA HUMPHREY From Under the Troll Bridges We’ve all heard the phrase “don’t feed the trolls,” urging online users to ignore bullies, harassers, and others spreading hatred and intolerance across…

JENNIFER FRIEDMANN 6:43 PM, February 1, 2016. I drop my phone on the concrete floor of the Des Moines field office bathroom and spiderwebs spread across the screen. The battery…

LAUREN SCHERR I write, but I’m not a writer. That’s a word reserved for poets, novelists, artists. From nine to five I help people tell stories through a combination of…

In this issue of SixByEight Press, we’re exploring notions of ‘romanticism’ as a philosophy and method of preserving and performing the desires and wishes of our dramatic selves. The narrative…