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CREATIVE NONFICTION | Issue 29: Cocoon
The gray whale was never dead
By Gabriela Denise Frank
“…and no one I met on the peninsula was talking about it.”
Art: “Winter, 2022” by Jane Boyer
FICTION | Issue 28: Cycles
Encyclopaedia Entry for: Heaven
By Vic Brooks
“The first post-cessation-of-the-heartbeat experience was recorded quite by accident…”
Art: from “The Voice Within the Voice” by Seitaro Yamazaki
TRANSLATION | Issue 27: Bridging
Prinzenbad
By Ozan Zakariya Keskinkılıç tr. Özgecan Kesici
“legs pushed into the ground like tree trunks. lanky branches, pistachio dust.”
Art. “Movement Error and the Mindless Parasite” (detail) by Luana Cloșcă
EVENT | Issue Launch
SAND 29 Launch
Join us on 23 May 2026 to celebrate the launch of SAND 29: Cocoon at Lettrétage, Berlin from 7PM — with readings & performances from contributors.
Art: “saved, saved, saved” by Angie Quick
FEATURE | Poetry & Prose
Acceptance & Rejection
Our prose & poetry editors discuss their top reasons for accepting and rejecting pieces, along with ways writers can better their chances of publication.
Art: Detail of “Crip Time” by Sonia Boué
FEATURE | Interview
History as Felt on the Body
An interview with Sarah Bernstein on the role of sound, citations and the ever-present past in her work.
Art: Detail of “Study for Obedience” cover art