Half Mystic Journal Issue IX

<p>Issue IX of Half Mystic Journal is a constellation of contemporary art lyrics poetry and prose celebrating music in all its forms. This issue showcases the theme of <em>synaesthesia: </em>the blue undressing of voice-the song-scent wafting on wind-the tongues of memory and light. Examining what it means to be fully present in the world Issue IX flirts with the corporeal sings as it stings.</p><p>Issue IX features the voices of Sara Elkamel KB Bessie Flores Zaldívar Darnell DeeSoul Carson Calvin Olsen Arya Samuelson Jessica Poli J.I. Kleinberg Paola Bennet Lucy Hannah Ryan Caroline Grand-Clement Topaz Winters Kirsten Shu-ying Chen Ryan Griffith Erin Jin Mei O'Malley Grace Qi Song Sunny Vuong Trini Rogando Evy Shen Amy Liu Anne Kwok and Janelle Cordero.</p><p><em>Synaesthesia</em> is a song tethered to space shocked in the present tense undelicious as longing and surreal in fever pitch. This is a story about touch which means hurt hurt which means salt salt which means movement movement which means joy joy which-of course and always-means music. The <em>synaesthesia</em> issue is here right here. What else is there really to be?</p>