BANDAIDS AND BLOOD
In Bandaids and Blood, Ryan List speaks with God about illness, grief, Anna's death, doubt and the realization that the love he kept searching for had been with him all along.
A google search on why trees shed leaves during dry season hints at survival mechanism.
MK Kuol uses the shedding of leaves during the dry season to ask whether some painful losses might be forms of protection whose purpose we understand only later.
WAR CHILD
War Child by Kellna Hursle is a haunting reflection on children caught in conflict. Through fractured images of bombs, mothers, grief and sacrifice, the poem confronts what happens when war enters childhood.
THE GREAT UNITER
In The Great Uniter, Jeremiah Okallany reflects on death, grief and memory, exploring the paradox of how losing someone can bring families and communities closer together.
AUGUST 2026 — THE BLACK MONTH
In August 2026 — The Black Month, Treasure reflects on grief and loss in Uganda, mourning lives gone too soon while holding onto the possibility of hope beyond a painful August.
