Letter from the Editor:
In the past year, Body Without Organs has changed so much. We’ve lost staff members, delayed issue release dates, and have had to acknowledge the difficulties that come alongside being a journal that accepts submissions year-round. We’ve had to reassess what Body Without Organs values and what it strives for, all whilst having to refamiliarize ourselves with what it means to exist, and what it means to be ourselves in a world that is so unlike the one we used to know.
This has been my first year as managing editor. As former prose editor, I was hesitant to let go of the position that introduced me to the literary publishing community. It was this position that made me fall so deeply in love with editing and even more deeply in love with the craft of writing. I was convinced I would never love any another position the way in which I loved being prose editor. However, as managing editor, I can say that this has been my favorite year working with Body Without Organs! And I'm so happy that two wonderful and talented individuals were able to take my place.
As managing editor, I’ve never felt more connected with contributors than I do now. I get to view twice as many submissions, read different genres, learn about the lives of our contributors, and have the most pleasant conversations when working through the revision process with them. Body Without Organs has always been a safe space for young writers and artists to question, search, and feel. I’m glad that this space has given me the opportunity to try something new, and I am so glad that it continues to give our contributors, readers, and our editors the same opportunity.
In Issue Thirteen, you can see the space Body Without Organs gives their writers and artists in action. In Tasina Westberg’s “II Giorno ci Bacia Tutti” we watch the lives of three quirky individuals intertwine in one of the most romantic cities in the world. In Maylaya Stanger’s poem “in my dream on the journey to self-preservation” , the poet uses deep imagery, making each noun a new experience, and in Nithya Pippala's colorful paintings, we are filled with feelings of peace, hope, and tranquility.
I want to thank all of our contributors for the hard work and patience they’ve put into this publication. I also want to thank all of our new editors and our entire team for being so amazing and so passionate. You guys blow me away and I could not ask for a better group of people to work with.
I’m so happy we can finally share Issue Thirteen with you. Thank you for waiting.
Marriah Talbott-Malone
Managing Editor
Design Editor Maggie Talbott-Malone
Interview Corr. Lily Bechtold
Poetry Editor Anoushka Kumar
Poetry Editor Madison Lazenby
Poetry Editor Aneska Tan
Prose Editor Em Galante
Prose Editor Alyssa Sherry
In the past year, Body Without Organs has changed so much. We’ve lost staff members, delayed issue release dates, and have had to acknowledge the difficulties that come alongside being a journal that accepts submissions year-round. We’ve had to reassess what Body Without Organs values and what it strives for, all whilst having to refamiliarize ourselves with what it means to exist, and what it means to be ourselves in a world that is so unlike the one we used to know.
This has been my first year as managing editor. As former prose editor, I was hesitant to let go of the position that introduced me to the literary publishing community. It was this position that made me fall so deeply in love with editing and even more deeply in love with the craft of writing. I was convinced I would never love any another position the way in which I loved being prose editor. However, as managing editor, I can say that this has been my favorite year working with Body Without Organs! And I'm so happy that two wonderful and talented individuals were able to take my place.
As managing editor, I’ve never felt more connected with contributors than I do now. I get to view twice as many submissions, read different genres, learn about the lives of our contributors, and have the most pleasant conversations when working through the revision process with them. Body Without Organs has always been a safe space for young writers and artists to question, search, and feel. I’m glad that this space has given me the opportunity to try something new, and I am so glad that it continues to give our contributors, readers, and our editors the same opportunity.
In Issue Thirteen, you can see the space Body Without Organs gives their writers and artists in action. In Tasina Westberg’s “II Giorno ci Bacia Tutti” we watch the lives of three quirky individuals intertwine in one of the most romantic cities in the world. In Maylaya Stanger’s poem “in my dream on the journey to self-preservation” , the poet uses deep imagery, making each noun a new experience, and in Nithya Pippala's colorful paintings, we are filled with feelings of peace, hope, and tranquility.
I want to thank all of our contributors for the hard work and patience they’ve put into this publication. I also want to thank all of our new editors and our entire team for being so amazing and so passionate. You guys blow me away and I could not ask for a better group of people to work with.
I’m so happy we can finally share Issue Thirteen with you. Thank you for waiting.
Marriah Talbott-Malone
Managing Editor
Design Editor Maggie Talbott-Malone
Interview Corr. Lily Bechtold
Poetry Editor Anoushka Kumar
Poetry Editor Madison Lazenby
Poetry Editor Aneska Tan
Prose Editor Em Galante
Prose Editor Alyssa Sherry