Byline: Mina Quesen

On Fanning Flames and Drowning: A Reflection of Grief and Fury

“I cannot unlearn that my fury is not just something that sparked and never died. It is born out of mourning. “

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The Brooklyn Art Salad: Mold, Tulips, and Kale

“The multi-media nature of the work invites viewers to do more than just reflect on what they see: to engage with it through their own experimentation.”

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Where the River Runs II

The second part of a speculative fiction piece about heritage and rivers in a world without patriarchy.

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Where the River Runs

A speculative fiction piece exploring a world after patriarchy and life beside a river made of metal.

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Wanderer

A glimpse through a tear in the multiverse.

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Dreams of Ghosts

“Below, the sea was moonlight, bright as commercial breakfast milk. The tide pulled forward and back, morse code telling me all the ways to escape the sleepy town.”

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Letter from the Editors

Dear Nass Community, During the upheaval and unpredictability of the past two years, the Nass has been a constant for both of us. While responding to the demands of the pandemic, this publication has moved from print to online-only and … Read More

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Letter from the Editor

A letter from the editor celebrating the release of the seventh issue of the semester.

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Pilgrimage to Mitsuwa

“Nostalgia is a luxury that I’m willing to pay any price for, and these grocery stores sell it all.”

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Milk from a Stranger

Wherein a Nass writer ruminates on an experience with an alternative dairy product.

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The Lakes: On Walden and Waldo, FL

A Nass writer ruminates on her yearly pilgrimage to a small Florida town.

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The Dictionary of Identities

“When the word ‘diversity’ enters the conversation, I am to be made an example and a representative…. It’s as if I cannot possibly be content simply existing”

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