Art is the only answer.

ART IS THE ONLY ANSWER BY IVAN DE MONBRISON 34THPARALLEL MAGAZINE ISSUE 18

I hope that people who have experienced pain and loss in life as absurd and meaningless will be able to connect with these ghostly shapes as images of the sense of precariousness they may feel.

I have kept this to myself. 

UNKNOWN BY ESSENCE MOORE 34THPARALLEL MAGAZINE  ISSUE 18

I turn and face my mother and as I take a breath my heart breaks.

This is you being a good housewife.

AND THIS IS YOU BY WEIJU CHEN 34THPARALLEL MAGAZINE ISSUE 18

So you married him to feel good about yourself? And you please him with your housewife acts to gain confidence? When are you in power except in the kitchen with your pots and pans?