MCZ <3s u. Happy Valentine's Day! 'Through A Night Of Flowers' is our special Valentine's Day gift to you. Here is a bit about the issue: This edition of Meditating Cat Zine opens with "The Birth Of Hope" from Jessica King. "The Birth Of Hope" is a piece about overcoming self-doubt and embracing your own uniqueness, a reminder that we, too, deserve love from ourselves. Jessica has worked on this piece since her senior year of high school. Up next is five art pieces from Karla Kazzari, who was also featured in last year's Valentine's Day issue. After Erin Mullen's piece, 'Questions For My Ex', comes Lavínia Vianini's poetry, a throwback to issue 6. In the interlude is Janvi Bhardwaj's photo essay, titled 'Nani Maa', alongside a personal note from Janvi. Closing this issue is 'The Unfortunate Teller' from Michael Menendian, the first written play to be published by Meditating Cat Zine. More about 'The Birth Of Hope': Originally called "Hope and Doubt," the short story was Jessica's beloved project from AP Literature during her senior year. After spending an all-nighter on a spontaneous idea, she printed the story at three editing stages, each draft with slightly less red ink. She displayed all three drafts as a demonstration of growth for her final presentation: she is Hope, bravely overcoming Doubt and pursuing her dream career in creative writing. In her sophomore year of college, she enrolled in a workshop course and returned to the piece as her final project. After many more months of revising, rewriting, and proofreading, "The Birth of Hope" was published in Cypress College's Sole Image Creative Arts Journal three years after its initial development. Download link: click Contributors:
Jessica King Karla Kazzari Erin Mullens Lavínia Vianini Angie Yeung Shamik Banerjee R.S Janvi Bhardwaj Willow Kang Michael Menendian
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