Claudia Seers (writer), Amani Nasarudin (graphics)
<p>“Come to dinner,” she’d said.</p>
“Come to dinner,” she’d said. One by one, speech slurs. A fork clatters. A slop signals that it has begun. As clarity claims their eyes, poison claims her guests. She dabs a napkin to her mouth and returns to the meal.
Olivia Camillin (writer), Felicity Yiran Smith (illustrator)
Nicole (writer), Jessica Norton (illustrator)
Nicole (writer), Lauren Kimber (graphics)
It’s 2012 and you have just opened Tumblr. A photo pops up of MGMT in skinny jeans, teashade sunglasses and mismatching blazers that are reminiscent of carpets and ‘60s curtains. Alexa Chung and Alex Turner have just broken up. His love letter has been leaked and Tumblr is raving about it—”my mouth hasn’t shut up about you since you kissed it.” Poetry at its peak: romance is alive.