Hannan Kahn’s poem "we grade each and everything here" is a stark critique of rigid education, cultural control, and silenced identity. Through haunting classroom imagery, the poem exposes the toll of perfectionism, gender norms, suppressed emotion, conformity, and institutionalized obedience.

In this sharp personal essay, Srishti Mondal interrogates how the white saviour complex influences global storytelling—especially for writers from the Global South. Moving beyond trauma-driven narratives, she calls for a more authentic, balanced representation of lived realities in India and beyond.

In “The ABC’s to WTF Is Happening in the USA,” Zenobia offers a fierce political critique of modern America, exploring the controversies, social issues, and political tensions shaping the United States today.