Distanced 3.0 explores the far-reaching effects of Covid-19: from the hyper-personal to the sociopolitical, from current fears to future imaginations. We want work that showcases intersectional experiences and identities, especially writing and art that intersects with class, race, mental health, physical well-being, and the environment.
Here are 20 short fiction, non-fiction, poetry, visual art and hybrid pieces that showcase how Covid-19 has impacted our bodies and our lives.
People Who Hear I Love You Through Facemasks
Gerry Stewart
Poetry
The Inheritance of Love
Shlagha Borah
Visual Art
Speak to the Bars
Adekunle Ishaq
Visual Art
Disinfected
Lisa Lerma Weber
Fiction
You Do Not Approve Of My Out Of Office
Claire Sosienski Smith
Poetry
Venturing Out
Mickki Garrity
Fiction
I’ve been doing at-home photoshoots to cope with quarantine – and that’s OK
Aleenah Ansari
Nonfiction
The Year of the Rat
Maggs Vibo
Hybrid
NHS Nightingale Hospital
Ellen Dorrington
Nonfiction
Silence
Liz Chadwick Pywell
Poetry
High-five
Prachi Valechha
Visual Art
Spring to Fall 2020
Ann Marie Sekeres
Visual Art
when I say “okay” when someone asks me how it feels to be back
Rodlyn-mae Banting
Poetry
We Rise
Kat Terban
Poetry
the unbearable lightness of being yellow peril
Alison Zheng
Poetry
A Conjuring
Yue Chen
Poetry
After Anne Sexton’s ‘Yellow’
Akanksha Patra
Poetry
The Chaos Of Distance
Praise Osawaru
Poetry
quiet writes an ode to scream
Swethlana Saraswat
Poetry
Behind My Walls
Diana Raab
Poetry
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