Dear Reader,
We’ve had a lightbulb moment, so grab your screwdrivers and let's make this second Issue of The Grail Volume XVIII come to life, with the theme of invention! The semester may be winding down, but our gears keep turning to bring together content about all sorts of inventions, from the serious to the comical, the specific to the broad, the realistic to the fantastic– it’s all here in this innovative Issue II.
Read poetry on the act of photography in Sasha Sasse’s “The Detritivore” (3), and see what the Devil’s been cooking up in Nadav Schul-Kutas’s “The Hell Squeeze” (4). An Offbeat Poet ponders growing up in “Senior Photos/Adult Acne” (6), and take a peek at an inventor’s workshop in Bailey Galt’s “In the Workshop” (7). Tiago Beck embarks on an Americana ride aboard the “Meat Train”(9), while a new angle on trains can be seen in photos throughout this issue, including on the cover, courtesy of Tucker R. Twomey.
We hope you enjoy the journey of transformation this issue takes you on, and stay tuned for our next issue with the theme of homecoming. With high school and college homecoming season upon us, and holidays fast approaching, let merry thoughts of your own version of home fill your head, and our next issue! Watch out for us on SB Info or on our website at reedthegrail.org for a link to add your submissions for our next issue! Until then, we hope you have a safe time, stay warm out there, and keep tinkering.
Warmly,
Care Paden, Adrian Keller Feld, Izzy Bresnan, Robert Bourbon, Inez Gallant, and Zach Mandel
Poetry and fiction by Sasha SASSE, ZEDWARD SMITH, SOFIA POMEROY, TIAGO BECK, AN OFFBEAT POET, NADAV SCHUL-KUTAS
art and Photography by TUCKER R. TWOMEY, BAILEY GALT
Steadfast Supports by Tucker R. Twomey
