Classism | The New Engagement

Classism

Classism

Currentcy
By Daniel Wolff, Robert Taplin

Bottom feeders, the bottom line.

Veiled Voices story art
By Benin Lemus

Unresolved, uncertain, and untrusting, the chasm grows.

Millicent Gardens story art
By Marie Manilla

Humiliation and desperation/ community and aspiration.

In Polite Rejection story art
By Sam Desmond

In a bitter voice, the undergirding of self worth is dismantled as a possible, unnerving root of feminism is excavated.

Framed Patrician by Brian Alessandro
By Brian Alessandro

The grave craves those who deny their mortality.

Wounded Weepers by Malak Mattar
By Malak Mattar

An ocular stigmata begets a river of bloody tears.

The Renewed Mona Lisa by Malak Mattar
By Malak Mattar

The mystery behind the smirk deepens.

Starry Sighs by Malak Mattar
By Malak Mattar

The dreamer gets safely lost within the constellations.

Occupied by Malak Mattar
By Malak Mattar

The thinker works through unfathomable concerns.

A Queen by Malak Mattar
By Malak Mattar

Unmovable, but vulnerable.

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