CONCEPTUAL NOTE - ISSUE 03: HOPE

after the weight of ISSUE 02: OBLIVION, we turn softly toward the light: hope.

gentle, stubborn, childlike hope.

the kind that whispers through cracks, gathers in silence, and clings in small ways, like paper boats, scribbled poems, and sun-warmed windowsills.

this issue is for the dreamers. the ones who choose to believe in beginnings, in light, in quiet healing.

we’re looking for art, poetry, and photography that glimmers with that knowledge: the kind that hums against the darkness, and finds ways to shine through it.

submissions open till 22/9/2025.

tell us what hope feels like in your world. let’s build a soft place together.

love,

the first draft.