Tess Nealon Raskin’s short screenplay VACATIONLAND takes place over the course of a day and tells the love story of a troubled housewife and her husband as he frets over his decision to lobotomize her.
Emotional
Scramble.
This piece showcases a collection of lines from my journal with clips I’ve taken on an old camera.
Poetry of the Night
A reading of two poems accompanied by videos, photos, and Flow.
Midnight Messages From a River
This piece is incredibly special to me; it’s about the beautiful, messy process of letting go.
Pledge of Allegiance (Revised)
Pledge of Allegiance: Revised” is a subversion of the American Dream through the lens of mental wellbeing; “gifted” is a gilded promise unraveled by statistics and a vow to embrace the strength of vulnerability.
Lost in Time
If Jing is the nebulous future and Anjeel the immortal past, then they meet in the hopeful present.
The Devouring
Faced with systemic oppression, two lovers choose a ritual called The Devouring and a world made from love.
dying unnoticed
This is a poem about environmental justice that adopts the voice of the Earth or Mother Nature and aims to bring awareness to how our actions can have a negative impact on our climate.
Don’t Water Dead Flowers
This is a piece, derived from my own experience, about the difficulty of letting people go. It was written in hopes of reaching an audience that, too, have experienced this and helping them move on.
A Warm Place
A story about barnyard animals who used to be friends.
THE 17 MOONS
A poem in the hope of having the audience grasp the meaning of a love letter. Not your usual love letter. As you read, the writer begins to build trust with the reader, the environment breathes, building the impact of the letter.
Hopeless Causes
Bordering the line between patient and friend, Dr. Olivia Bowen and Crystal Chavez discuss an incident that has affected one of Crystal’s relationships. The two work through ‘the incident’, showing Dr. Bowen’s intentions are not what they seem.
Tales of Nature
How is the environment we live in really affected by our actions? These poems bring insight into the relationship between humans and nature, in the best and worst of times.
Dear You
Dear You By Julia Mercado Dear You, You are the one who never washed your hair, wore the same sweater…
The Bargains We Make
What sacrifices did we make during the pandemic to sustain our parental relationships? What kind of person have you become since then?