EDITOR'S NOTE
It is deep into fall this year, at a time where it seems that the whole world is transitional, oscillating between two seasons and deciding what it will become. And we, too, as young writers and artists, seem most vibrant as a community in the fall. We craft portfolios, submit to competitions, adjust to our surroundings, take in the chaos around us, and still find the energy to create. We feel like the world is often falling down around us, and yet we keep on going. We read every headline, and yet we find the courage to hold onto our voices.
Over the past year, Parallel Ink has undergone an transformation of its own, developing from a small website on a blogging interface to an independent website. Every piece of poetry or prose is something dynamic, a force that demands to be felt. Every photograph is from an artist wishing to capture their world for one brief, pivotal moment, and it is this collection of experiences that I am most thrilled to share with you. We have expanded departments from graphic design to translation, allowing us to progress beyond where we started without forgetting our roots — a magazine that is diverse, transcultural, and global by nature. We have received hundreds of submissions, each one thoughtful and spectacular in its own right, and we responded to each one, because this conversation that we engage in as artists, as young people who carry the burden of change, is powerful. Art is necessary. Our dialogue is revolutionary.
To everyone who has supported us through this transitionary, evolutionary time, thank you. Thank you for coming to see us in Singapore when we spoke, virtually and in person, about the pressures we face as young artists. Thank you for submitting to us, to YouthSpeak, or to other journals entirely, because what matters most is that you have made your voice heard. Every piece included in this issue is beautiful, intimate, and profound. We live in a time where experiences distinctly intersectional and international are not always embraced, but here, in the digital print and snapshot bios of these pages, they make us all that we are.
Thank you for believing in us, and thank you for believing in art. Welcome to Parallel Ink 2017. This issue is for you.
Shannon Sommers
Editor in Chief
Over the past year, Parallel Ink has undergone an transformation of its own, developing from a small website on a blogging interface to an independent website. Every piece of poetry or prose is something dynamic, a force that demands to be felt. Every photograph is from an artist wishing to capture their world for one brief, pivotal moment, and it is this collection of experiences that I am most thrilled to share with you. We have expanded departments from graphic design to translation, allowing us to progress beyond where we started without forgetting our roots — a magazine that is diverse, transcultural, and global by nature. We have received hundreds of submissions, each one thoughtful and spectacular in its own right, and we responded to each one, because this conversation that we engage in as artists, as young people who carry the burden of change, is powerful. Art is necessary. Our dialogue is revolutionary.
To everyone who has supported us through this transitionary, evolutionary time, thank you. Thank you for coming to see us in Singapore when we spoke, virtually and in person, about the pressures we face as young artists. Thank you for submitting to us, to YouthSpeak, or to other journals entirely, because what matters most is that you have made your voice heard. Every piece included in this issue is beautiful, intimate, and profound. We live in a time where experiences distinctly intersectional and international are not always embraced, but here, in the digital print and snapshot bios of these pages, they make us all that we are.
Thank you for believing in us, and thank you for believing in art. Welcome to Parallel Ink 2017. This issue is for you.
Shannon Sommers
Editor in Chief
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