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Passage in Enchanted Land: an Irish Travel Diary

“Infinite hues of green. A single bird. The gloaming sky. This country, a land with such quiet confidence in its magic.”

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The Septumber Issue: Full Design

In the first issue of the semester, the Nass investigates sectoral bargaining, keeps a promise to a demon, and travels into the heart of Ireland’s magic.

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Covid on a Post-Covid Campus?

“Now that the University is not monitoring the pandemic as closely through testing, Covid is a silent landmine, invisible and creeping. No matter how lightly I tread, its threat looms just beyond the visible realm.”

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“Fighting for Everyone”: From California to Pittsburgh, Sectoral Bargaining is Building Worker Power

A writer investigates a new thread in the fight for worker justice.

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Bowl Theory

A writer teaches the Nass how to let go, to hold on, and to be held.

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In Too Deep

In a supernatural cafe, a student must keep a promise to a demon before closing for the night.

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The Flower Rouge

“The perfect flower’s perfection/ is to smooth this funereal mound.”

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A Dish Window of One’s Own

“…upon closer inspection you realize it’s not paper, it’s a full hand of press-on nails pressed into the strawberry ice cream pressed into the bowl. It’s a bridge too far.”

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Capri-Sun: Full Design

This week, in the annual Summer Issue, the Nass reflects on nostalgia for the iPhone 6, bends like a blade of grass, and writes poems from a Costco gas station.

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The Blades

“The body politic existed as it should; the blade grew to join the body as it should; the body bowed to the wind — all as it should.”

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Kyrielle

“It was her turn to paint the world in a different light, through words carefully arranged on a page. To assume the role of the enchanter and cast her clever spells. To dream with her eyes wide open.”

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Short Guide for Running

Twenty satirical directives for running in the city.

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