In a watercolour style. Illustration of sumac plants growing together. The leaves and bush are green, and the sumac petals are red with flecks of orange.

Add a Dash of Sumac to your Day

In a black and white outline style. A short branch containing three raspberries on the bottom and several leaves on the top.

To Make A Raspberry

For ten years my husband and I have been counting pollinators. Around mid-February we print off our identification sheets, grab…

In a black and white outline style. A ball of yarn surrounded by various pieces of loose yarn, many of which come together to make up the image of a man.

Yarn

The sun hangs low on the village of one street. Gripping a basket full of yarn, the witch shuffles past…

In a black and white outline style. An illustration of a boy with a stern expression looking towards the right. The boy's skeleton is clearly visible below his skin.

Death Incarnate

Thanatos can feel life from the moment he is born. If he had to elucidate the feeling of life to…

In a black and white outline style. An illustrated chalkboard containing a drawing of a cow. Most of its parts are labelled, while others remain unlabeled. "Miss mandible" is written on the top left corner.

Us Kids

One February, Mum made me write notes on Scooby-Doo valentines. She called out “run–on sentence” and “comma splice” before ordering…

In a black and white outline style. A figure, looking to the right, is surrounded by various cats.

Tunnel Market

There were two main rules when in the tunnel market. First and foremost, keep your hands in your pockets and…

In a black and white outline style. A cemetery with various headstones. The one in the center is tall and has a prominent cross shape. In the background is a fence, clouds, bats and a moon.

Among The Stones

At night, all you could hear were the voices of the dead. The long–gone, the recently–gone, the unremembered; every voice…

In a black and white outline style. An illustrated deer walking through grass. On its antlers grows a forest with trees, mountains, birds, and a sun.

The Fever Grove

I wake crouching against rough bark. Taking a few short breaths to center myself in this new realm, echoes of…

In a black and white outline style. A mounted mailbox with its slot open. Within, roughly half of a letter can be seen.

The King of Ithaca

The letter said, “I’m not as pretty as I used to be.” Underneath was written the time his train would…

In a black and white outline style. A hand holds a mug filled with coffee. Surrounding it are floating screws and nails.

How Far We’ve Come

If you said, long ago when we were /
young, when the Sun flew like an idol /
and mothered us, that…

In black and white. A ringed planet in space among stars and a crescent moon.

Wistful Seasons

sunscreen-covered cheeks mark late spring / when blisters blossom on palms and a waft / of overripe coconut dances with…

In black and white. A pen with red ink glides down a stylistic black and white frame.

Your Favourite Red Pen

Amid the achromic / graphite pencils and the fine-tip / washable markers
and the / ballpoint gel pens, you pick /…

In a black and white outline style. A box containing several items. These items include: coupons, a to-do list, letters, postcards, papers and flowers.

Grocery List

I started collecting them / like a middle-aged woman / collects coupons / saving them / like mementos / of…

In black and white. A stylistic illustration of rice plants.

Tales of Wild Rice

My lola was a teacher, a young / visionary. She taught her sons how to plant rice / fields that…

A black cat with a stern expression.

Pablo

The cat eats plastic, obsessively, / like a real freak, and it seems we’re always / ripping something out of…

In a black and white outline style. A boardwalk extends out to the horizon as the sun sets in the distance.

Meet The Edge

I want to live by the ocean. / Trade city slurs for crashing / waves / and live on the…

In a black and white outline style. Two trees with flowing bark and short branches. In the background is a road, moose, rolling hills, and dark trees.

Road to Resources

We forage for beef jerky, / transform water into Red Bull, / barter for maps with broken / prayers of…

In a black and white outline style. A rocket ship, satellite, and stars float above a planet.

Errant Satellites

After the wrong rocket collided with the moon / By way of lodestar, / we find our way to a…

In a black and white outline style. Multiple carrots dangling by dark string. Some, in the background, are light grey, overlapping the ones in the foreground.

12/11/2020 – 2:31 (am)

i was lost, so i killed my sanity/ honed my discipline/ trained to solve non-problems chosen by tortured people/ because…

In a black and white outline style. A decorated table with various foods, plates, and utensils placed on top of it.

Who Am I?

Who am I? / Al-Zaitoon from the forgotten land. / 1948, at three, on foot from Haifa to Sidonto Amman…

Add a Dash of Sumac to your Day

  • In a black and white outline style. A short branch containing three raspberries on the bottom and several leaves on the top.

    To Make A Raspberry

    For ten years my husband and I have been counting pollinators. Around mid-February we print off our identification sheets, grab…

  • In a black and white outline style. A ball of yarn surrounded by various pieces of loose yarn, many of which come together to make up the image of a man.

    Yarn

    The sun hangs low on the village of one street. Gripping a basket full of yarn, the witch shuffles past…

  • In a black and white outline style. An illustration of a boy with a stern expression looking towards the right. The boy's skeleton is clearly visible below his skin.

    Death Incarnate

    Thanatos can feel life from the moment he is born. If he had to elucidate the feeling of life to…

  • In a black and white outline style. An illustrated chalkboard containing a drawing of a cow. Most of its parts are labelled, while others remain unlabeled. "Miss mandible" is written on the top left corner.

    Us Kids

    One February, Mum made me write notes on Scooby-Doo valentines. She called out “run–on sentence” and “comma splice” before ordering…

  • In a black and white outline style. A figure, looking to the right, is surrounded by various cats.

    Tunnel Market

    There were two main rules when in the tunnel market. First and foremost, keep your hands in your pockets and…

  • In a black and white outline style. A cemetery with various headstones. The one in the center is tall and has a prominent cross shape. In the background is a fence, clouds, bats and a moon.

    Among The Stones

    At night, all you could hear were the voices of the dead. The long–gone, the recently–gone, the unremembered; every voice…

  • In a black and white outline style. An illustrated deer walking through grass. On its antlers grows a forest with trees, mountains, birds, and a sun.

    The Fever Grove

    I wake crouching against rough bark. Taking a few short breaths to center myself in this new realm, echoes of…

  • In a black and white outline style. A mounted mailbox with its slot open. Within, roughly half of a letter can be seen.

    The King of Ithaca

    The letter said, “I’m not as pretty as I used to be.” Underneath was written the time his train would…

  • In a black and white outline style. A hand holds a mug filled with coffee. Surrounding it are floating screws and nails.

    How Far We’ve Come

    If you said, long ago when we were /
    young, when the Sun flew like an idol /
    and mothered us, that…

  • In black and white. A ringed planet in space among stars and a crescent moon.

    Wistful Seasons

    sunscreen-covered cheeks mark late spring / when blisters blossom on palms and a waft / of overripe coconut dances with…

  • In black and white. A pen with red ink glides down a stylistic black and white frame.

    Your Favourite Red Pen

    Amid the achromic / graphite pencils and the fine-tip / washable markers
    and the / ballpoint gel pens, you pick /…

  • In a black and white outline style. A box containing several items. These items include: coupons, a to-do list, letters, postcards, papers and flowers.

    Grocery List

    I started collecting them / like a middle-aged woman / collects coupons / saving them / like mementos / of…

  • In black and white. A stylistic illustration of rice plants.

    Tales of Wild Rice

    My lola was a teacher, a young / visionary. She taught her sons how to plant rice / fields that…

  • A black cat with a stern expression.

    Pablo

    The cat eats plastic, obsessively, / like a real freak, and it seems we’re always / ripping something out of…

  • In a black and white outline style. A boardwalk extends out to the horizon as the sun sets in the distance.

    Meet The Edge

    I want to live by the ocean. / Trade city slurs for crashing / waves / and live on the…

  • In a black and white outline style. Two trees with flowing bark and short branches. In the background is a road, moose, rolling hills, and dark trees.

    Road to Resources

    We forage for beef jerky, / transform water into Red Bull, / barter for maps with broken / prayers of…

  • In a black and white outline style. A rocket ship, satellite, and stars float above a planet.

    Errant Satellites

    After the wrong rocket collided with the moon / By way of lodestar, / we find our way to a…

  • In a black and white outline style. Multiple carrots dangling by dark string. Some, in the background, are light grey, overlapping the ones in the foreground.

    12/11/2020 – 2:31 (am)

    i was lost, so i killed my sanity/ honed my discipline/ trained to solve non-problems chosen by tortured people/ because…

  • In a black and white outline style. A decorated table with various foods, plates, and utensils placed on top of it.

    Who Am I?

    Who am I? / Al-Zaitoon from the forgotten land. / 1948, at three, on foot from Haifa to Sidonto Amman…