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Issue Four: Rites of Passage

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In this issue, we explore the many ways in which a rite of passage shows up in modern society, and how it brings with it a story from the past. The celebration of milestones, movement, and progress will be the focus of this edition. Whether it’s a ritual based on coming of age, or a ceremonial event, our goal is to discuss and discover. Our contributors have answered the questions: How do you keep tradition and How do you disrupt and redefine it?

The poems, stories, and art selections included here dig deep into the rituals, the ceremonies, the traditions, and the moments that demonstrate or define culture, family, and generation. The ideas and images break tradition, go against rituals, and redefine generations. 

All of the work here speaks to the importance of forward movement and the passage of time. Yes! Think of learning to ride a bike, getting your driver’s license, graduations, baptisms, weddings, fraternities, sororities, Bat Mitzvahs, Quinceañeras, Sweet Sixteens, becoming a parent, a grandparent, turning 21, 40, 65, 100. Think of pilgrimages, spirit walks, vision quests, births, funerals, firsts, lasts, and all the living that happens in between. These are the stories that our contributors have shared.

Contributors

Chloe Ashley
Jim Bainbridge
Latisha Baker
Julie Brooks Barbour
Jessica Barksdale
Allie Marini Batts
Zeina Hashem Beck
Rosebud Ben-Oni
Robyn Brooks
Patricia Caspers
MK Chavez
Michael Cook
Hodari Bayano Davis
José Hernández Díaz
Barry Dunlap
Issac Dwyer
Gail Rudd Entrekin
Nancy Flynn
Brad Garber
Casey Gardner
Ebony Noelle Golden
Mariah Hamang
Cheryl Hicks
Leslieann Hobayan
Andrea Hernandez Holm
A. Naomi Jackson
Ashaki Jackson
Alan King
Dan Lau
Amy Lerman
Sean Labrador y Manzano
Calder Marchman
Ciara McCormack
Hannah McMinn
Shivani Mehta
Cynthia Neely
Cynthia Dewi Oka
Matt Pasca
Ashley Paul
joan potter
henry 7. reneau, jr.
Masha Rumer
Eva Maria Saavedra
Victor David Sandiego
Michele Serros
Tina Schumann
ire'ne lara silva
Julie Stuckey
Marjorie S. Thomsen
Iris Tillman
Jacinda Townsend
Brie Walter
Phillip B. Williams
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