Selected Contributors: Summer 2021 Waiting Room
Short excerpts from Waiting Room…
A Good Son
Lisa Lai is a third year English major at UC Davis. When she is not reading or writing creative fiction, she enjoys scrapbooking…
Ghosts
Wendah Alvarez believes in the power of story and that poetry…
The Long Walk To Who Knows Where
Nick Domich is a Sacramento native and an MFA candidate…
Umo (Uncle)
Amani Abukhater is a senior at UC San Diego, majoring in literature and writing…
Selected Poems by John Davis
John Davis is the author of two collections, Gigs and The Reservist. His work has appeared recently in…
The Hand That Feeds
Jay Lounds (they/them/theirs) is a queer and trans poet and writer…
Paintings by Eme Sherwood
Painting helps me to record thoughts and ideas that I feel a strange attachment to, while not necessarily understanding them…
Selected Photos by Che Sun
Photography for me is first and foremost a way of seeing the world – seeing its colors, shapes, light and shadows, and the subtle beauty that is present everywhere I look…
First World
Maria Manuel is a senior pursuing a bachelor's in Wildlife and Fish Conservation Biology. ..
Friendship Bracelet with Pearls
My name is Coralie Loon and I’m a second year student at UC Davis studying English and Sociology. Other than writing poems, I love …
Selected Poems by Riya Bansal
Riya Bansal is a 2019 UC Davis alumni and a first year medical student at UCI School of Medicine…
Renan Ozturk, After Watching Meru
Matthew J. Andrews is a private investigator and writer who lives in Modesto, California…
Selected Poems by Caitlyn Woodall
My name is Caitlyn Woodall and I’m a fourth year English major at UC Davis. I wrote the piece “movie date” shortly after reading Morgan Parker’s poem…
Fashion Photography by Jasmine Simone
My art and photography are inspired by the elegance of the feminine essence expressed through the human figure. I seek to portray imagery that is…
Passenger Seat
My name is Alexa Johnson-Gomez and I’m a fourth year Communication major at UC Davis. My academic interests include the law, criminal justice reform, philosophy, and …
Selected Poems by Francisco Navarro
Francisco Navarro is a musician from Hayward, California, and a recent graduate from UC Davis. His poems, “The Waiting,” and, “All I Know,” were inspired …
Bahay (Home)
Some of the best advice I received from my professors at UC Davis includes writing what you know and writing what you want to read…
Selected Contributors: Winter 2021 Shoes Before Socks
We on the board of Open Ceilings are excited to present the final cut of issue 3 submissions. Congratulations writers, artists, and photographers!
February Third
Kayla Yang is a second year at UC Davis studying psychology and english. She enjoys making earrings in her free time…