Issue 1 Prose
Issue 1 Prose
Issue 1 Prose: short stories, essays, cuentos, crónicas

未来への階段/ Staircase to the Future
Yuhwa Kim
The speech was regarding my personal experience and common concerns for young students who just moved from different country to Canada. The difficulties you face with the language barrier as well as the shock that comes from new culture, and not being able to adapt easily.

The Tradition of La Noche Herética at Western
This year in March, we had everything ready to go: a radiant comedic duo as MCs, a wonderful set of performers, the premiere of our very own theater group, contests, advertisers, free pupusas and empanadas for all, a live Latin band (Orlando Valencia) and a DJ, to celebrate like one should, Latin American style. But, alas, our Noche Herética 2020, could not be… because of COVID.

Masterpiece
By Abhimanyu Acharya
Did I say he is a painter? I guess I didn’t. So, he paints. “And he paints well”, says two already successful exhibitions. Enthusiastic in nature, he tries imitating anything in a picture that attracts him.

Porte Aperte and Operette Morali: Two approaches to Authorial Amplification that prompt readers to reflect
By Rebecca Jackson
The notions of human isolation and individualism have long been explored in literature across all different time periods, geographical regions, and genres. Leonardo Sciascia’s novel Porte Aperte explores these themes, as does Leopardi’s Operette Morali, especially in his work, “Dialogue between Nature and an Icelander”.