21 – Index

Writing

  1. The Doctor's Appointment by Sumlina Alam
  2. Sold to the Highest Bidder by Jawad Alazzeh
  3. Everyday I Bleed On Paper by Ana Alonso
  4. a guide to facing the world by Eden Amaryllis
  5. infection of idolatry by Francesca Arnold
  6. Leaves by Eloise Arnold
  7. Home by Eva Bacon
  8. Love Ghazal by Kayla Brethauer
  9. Asian Silence by Katelin Chan
  10. Metaphysical by Katie Chung
  11. Dancing in a Fight for Myself by Hanna Cochran
  12. Scott City by Lydian Cochran
  13. Untitled #17 by Lydian Cochran
  14. Untitled #18 by Lydian Cochran
  15. From my Perspective by Nate Cooper
  16. Letter to Hades by Amelia Frank
  17. left unsaid by Sundos H.
  18. Reshape by Grace-May Hansen
  19. Things That I Feel Guilty For by Linnea Heiny
  20. If the mind is a palace... by L.C. Herbst
  21. Leap Year by Harrison Jones
  22. Aboard the Censorship by Daniel Joon Lee
  23. the unread letter by Ananya Kashyap
  24. Light, Color, Reflection by Hailey Kasten
  25. heaven is the woods behind my childhood home by Madeleine Kimball
  26. Counting the Seconds Till Departure, Trying to Find Reasons Not to Go by Haley Kleinman
  27. Reese by Haley Kleinman
  28. Requiem for Banana Bread by Haley Kleinman
  29. String Theory by Haley Kleinman
  30. the sun and i by Arielle Li
  31. Unexpected Side-Effects from the Cure for Lonliness by Sophia Liggett
  32. word vomit by bethany lines
  33. A Guitar, a Campfire, and a Spaceship by Isaac McKeag
  34. K A by Sia Mehta
  35. Addicting by Bella Meili
  36. elevator thoughts by Emily Natanova
  37. unable to say goodbye by Lexi Newsom
  38. Smiling by Katelyn Patrick
  39. Where I Hope to Be by Katelyn Patrick
  40. her sunshine girls by T.J. Penman
  41. fall by Olivia Peters
  42. Anomalous Perceptions by Yeshe Rai
  43. dear margot by Yeshe Rai
  44. voidmice by Nelle Rain
  45. The Fishbowl Theory by Chloe Schoenfeld
  46. Atonement by Joseph Shonkwiler
  47. The Woman, The Daughter by Cady Stevens
  48. altar by Caroline Stickney
  49. kentucky by Caroline Stickney
  50. salt bridge by Caroline Stickney
  51. Sol Borrego by Caroline Stickney
  52. First Confession by Maria Tan
  53. Like the Ballads by Que Tran Tran
  54. Cosmic Hypocrisy by Wyatt Vaughn
  55. Valedictorian Gift by Wyatt Vaughn
  56. The Next April by Elena Zhang

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About this issue

This issue of elementia is dedicated to the theme of The Unspoken, encouraging writers and artists to explore the things we left unsaid. Published in April of 2024, it contains 56 pieces of writing and 60 pieces of art. 

As the editors of issue xxi note:

"Our artists and authors have explored various meanings within this theme while not shying away from the vulnerability it requires. We discovered approaches to the unspoken in nostalgia, admiration and grief, as well as trauma, toxic relationships and more."

The editorial committee for the twenty-first issue consisted of teen selectors Liane Bdair, Nala Chandra, Emma Clement, Lillian Flood, Aryanna Gassoway, Hailey Kasten, Avani Lakkireddy, Chinmayee Magesh, Emily Natanova, Sally Panis, Katie Patrick, Joey Shonkwiler, Addison Stout and Aurora Straight, Riley Strait; teen designers Liane Bdair, Daniel Cho, Nala Chandra, Emma Clement, Avani Lakkireddy, Sally Panis, Aurora Straight and Riley Strait; as well as library staff Cassidy Coles, Emma Fernhout, Cassandra Gillig, Kate McNair, Jennifer Taylor and Mickey Willard.