Featured contributors & highlights

Featured Artist : Mia Hollenback
Latest Published Works
Orbital Theory by Cal Freeman
February 17th, 2020

The Neighbors by Bob Chikos
February 17th, 2020

Touch & Investing by FreetheDust
February 10th, 2020
Latest Blog Posts
What Do You Do When Change Comes A'Knocking? by Crystal Bonano
August 3, 2019
The artist's role is to raise the consciousness of the people. To make them understand life, the world and themselves more completely.
Amiri Baraka
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)

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