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Featured contributors & highlights

Latest Publications
escapist daydream by Michelle R. Smith | Refractions
November 28, 2022

​Volume 3 | Print volume
September 19, 2021

Tales From Six Feet Apart | Open-access ebook
February 28, 2021

Latest Posts
Book Review: Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
Kristin Urban, February 9, 2021

iō Reading Night Video

In Support of Black Lives and Voices: How You Can Help
June 2nd, 2020

Featured Artist
Jiesha Stephens | Volume 3 Cover Artist
The writers and artists who embody our online publication, Refractions.

What we do

Connect
Our mission is to provide a platform for diverse, underrepresented voices that challenge traditional expectations of creativity.
Publish
We connect these voices through publishing a printed volume & online publication, Refractions.
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Review
Engage in discussions as we review literature on our Goodreads community Love Yourshelf.
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And then,
​there was volume one

This inaugural issue focuses on an array of universal themes such as race, motherhood, and loss. Rather than catering to one overarching theme, volume one showcases the experiences of many diverse individuals.
Genres include
  • visual art
  • fiction
  • poetry
  • experimental
  • flash fiction
  • personal/narrative essay
  • creative nonfiction
  • literary criticism
Highlights
  • 50 contributors of diverse backgrounds
  • 42 writers & 8 artists
  • 65 stories
  • ​Made with hope, sweat, and coffee (lots of it)