Bridges

My last night of individuality began with a dance I watched Apis as he took each light-footed step with heavy intention First, he moved...

My mother spent her childhood grazing yaks, collecting firewood. She didn't read or write, but memorized prayers and mantras as if they...

They say there is not a house that hasn’t experienced death. When I learned that I am not the first or the last one to lose loved ones,...

You are not the sea, but I confuse you with the sea, awash in the blood beneath my skin What are the sailor’s tools What burns me to the...

For an Asian American girl navigating her twenties, Yolk by Mary H. K. Choi is the best thing since sliced bread. Choi’s writing reeled...

The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina was written by Zoriada Córdova. She is Ecuadorian-American, and lives in New York City. She has...

"Sadness / ˈsadnəs / noun: fullness or the feeling of being full." Perhaps you might believe me (or think me less crazy) if I tell you...

The Best American Poetry series is dynamic, creative, and innovative. Since its inception in 1988 by founder and series editor David...

Journey through flowing language, vivid imagery, and shifting characterization with the author of A Taste of Honey, Jabari Asim, in his...

Andrea Lee’s Interesting Women is a collection of engaging and dynamic short stories depicting the lives of Black expatriate women. Lee’s...

The Last Enforcer is a memoir written by Charles Oakley, with Frank Isola, and a foreword by Michael Jordan. A must-read for any...

I have been interested in WWII books since I first read The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society as a middle schooler for my...

Imagine: a mother leaves her 18-month-old home alone for two hours and is reported by the neighbors. Most of us would say her action is...

It often can feel as though joy is running scarce in the world today, with issues such as social injustice and inequality, a collective...

We Are Not Like Them, co-written by Christine Pride and Jo Piazza, heartily embodies the values of Bridges—namely connecting, sharing,...

With the recent Harry Potter reunion on New Year’s Day, fans of that fantastical world created by J.K. Rowling are reminded of the magic...

We all know that the world is a diverse place. There are myriad religions, nationalities, cultures, and traditions (to name just a few...

A Dantesque canto criticizing restrictive immigration legislation. We took our leave from that last horrid layer and tried to shake its...

Introduction The mission of Bridges is to promote the work of BIPOC and transnational writers and artists. This mission inspired the Fall...

The Selfless Act of Breathing, by JJ Bola, centers the narration of Michael Kabongo, a teacher in London, a man who is devastatingly...