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A Conversation With Peter Twal

Peter Twal is a Jordanian-American electrical engineer, and the author of Our Earliest Tattoos. His poetry collection won the Etel Adnan Poetry

In these poems, Ivan Josic demonstrates excellent employment of imagery to captivate a reader. With vivid details and authentic, dark tones, these

In her poem, "Composition of Columbus," Sarah Nachimson creates a sinister quiet presence in small town life, while developing an intense sense

In "Blue Eyes", Hannah Han creates beautiful settings and characters through her detailed imagery.

Julia Cook contemplates social expectations in her vivid poem "Ivy Prison."

Hewson Duffy showcases the atmosphere that a senior in high school experiences through his humorous yet suspenseful piece, "Chance Block."

Nonfiction Editor for Parallax, Alan Lee, writes on Jake Paul's new book, "You Gotta Want It".

Krystal Yang in this piece explores the voice of queer Chinese-Americans and how cultural influences can shape a person.

Deaf Republic, by Ilya Kaminsky, follows the story of a war-ravaged town, where after the tragic shooting of a deaf boy by

T.I., an incarcerated poet, brutally writes about one of the many nuanced pains of being behind bars as a young adult. His

Sara Jhong warns against the use of standardized test results and other "numbers" as a way of measuring students' success in "Not

Jieyan Wang explores themes of childhood poverty in her short fiction piece, "Grow a House."

Madeleine Quirk beautifully captures the essence of a woman in Varadero. Her unique use of imagery creates a reflection that will resonate

Win a $25,000 scholarship to attend Idyllwild Arts Academy as a Creative Writer, and possible publication in Parallax Online!

Alicia Mountain is a lesbian poet, PhD candidate, and assistant editor of the Denver Quarterly. Mountain earned her MFA at the University

Gabriel T. Clément explores modern Buddhism and its interactions with society, in Om mani padme hum.