Selected Contributors: Winter 2021 Shoes Before Socks

Written By Mechanism Press

We on the board of Open Ceilings are excited to present the final cut of issue 3 submissions. Congratulations writers, artists, and photographers!

Fiction

  • The Engine by Alex Pitcher

  • Recipe for a Good Indian Boy by Arnav Aggarwal

  • Precious Gibberish by Elizabeth Mercado

  • Sarah’s Closet by Michael Yoakam

  • Another Bed of Roses by Sofia Tietze

  • Teammates by Stephanie Mullings

  • Flight Risk by Thomas Thonson

“Scanning the seats, I found that I recognized each and every one of the passengers to some capacity. Family members were the first to catch sight of me. They were easy to spot. Friends next. Then acquaintances, business associates, old professors and romantic partners. I covered my face.”

-The Engine by Alex Pitcher

Poetry

  • lexapro by AC Moon

  • Screaming at Starbucks by Arnav Aggarwal

  • eclipse by Caitlyn Woodall

  • the b word by Caitlyn Woodall

  • I never thought by China Granger

  • Dear Grandma You Said by Cora Ballek

  • a barbecue by Diarmuid Maolala

  • This Faucet by Emily Daly

  • Inescapable Crossroads by Gabriela Gonzalez

  • Can’t Call Em Up by Grace Matthews

  • Papa by Jennifer Heath

  • un abrazo tuyo by Larisa Penaloza Almazan

  • Two Poets in a Diner by Matt Andrews

  • who by Naomi Velasco

  • Allusions to Violence Implicit By Burnt Orange by Nikolas Andrieu

  • Washing by Shreya Kumar

  • ca 163 north, ca 52 west by Thomas Ebrahimi

  • Drones by Wendah Alvarez

“Spring is here but I’m chilled to the bone, / Counting on the words of my friends. / This will all come to an eventual end— / Right?”

-Washing by Shreya Kumar

Creative Nonfiction

  • A Lineage of Carbon by Harrison Pyros

  • Blue by Isabella Chuecos

  • A Story About a Bear by Ryan Phung

“Atoms and cells were ideas I knew existed but couldn’t comprehend, like negative numbers or a time before the Internet. The term ‘cancer’ was just a plot device in the TV shows my parents watched.”

-A Lineage of Carbon by Harrison Pyros

Artwork

  • hydro by Cozette Ellis

  • Fair Realiti by Elaina Chambers

  • My Left Hand by Elizabeth Steinbach

  • peach guy by Eme Sherwood

  • Selected Series by Kailee Wingo

  • Inhabited Space by Kailee Wingo

  • Mirrors and Space by Kailee Wingo

  • Sketchbook 1 by Kalen Meeks

  • Sea of Life by Kimberly Pack

  • Alight by Kimberly Pack

  • Untitled by Kimberly Pack

  • heaven up there by Larisa Penaloza Almazan

  • girls by Layne Takahashi

  • Hooded by Layne Takahashi

  • The Art of Decision Making by Layne Takahashi

  • The Heart and Hope by Madeline Dei Rossi

  • Selected Series by Mario Loprete

  • A Night in the Desert by Megan Chueh

  • Heartbeat by Megan Chueh

  • Spotlight by Meghan Crebbin-Coates

  • Trapped by Mina Bedogne

  • Meraki by Saloni Dhopte

  • Freedom Unfreedom by Sunny Rolfs

  • ongoing by Zahra Hooshyar

  • i wish i could remember by Zahra Hooshyar

  • Stepping Out, III by Zarrin Ghodsi

Photography

  • Hidden by Akshaya Karthikeyan

  • Wings by Akshaya Karthikeyan

  • Desert Between the Mountains by Che Sun

  • Genesis by Che Sun

  • Impending Storm by Che Sun

  • Let There Be Light by Che Sun

  • Rain of Light by Che Sun

  • Veil by Che Sun

  • Granger 1 by China Granger

  • Heidelberg In Film by Elaina Chambers

  • forever green by Genevieve Rose Basso

  • Isaiah by Jasmine Simone

  • Rise by La Rissa Vasquez

  • Chasing Sun by La Rissa Vasquez

  • Nicolas 3 by Lailanie Nicolas

  • Covid Couture by Ruth Christopher

  • Night Skies by Sanghavi Srinivasan

  • Baskets of Gradients by Taylor Reeder

  • Oil by Thomas Phillips

  • Mosque Courtyard by Yasaman Pakdel

  • Morning In The Mosque by Yasaman Pakdel

  • The Remains by Yasaman Pakdel

  • Mountain Top by Yasaman Pakdel

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