Reckoning: It Was Paradise

by Sonia Sulaiman, Bahar Davoudi, Caroline Hung

A special issue on the intersection of war, conflict, and environmental justice, edited by Sonia Sulaiman and featuring essays, poetry, fiction, and art by Mónica Robles Corzo, Bahar Davoudi, Caroline Hung, B.B.P. Hosmillo, Rajiv Moté, Sonya Taaffe, Gayathri Kamath, Adamu Yahuza Abdullahi, Tony Brinkley, Sheree Renée Thomas, Anastasiia Omelianiuk, Chinedu Gospel, JoeAnn Hart, Ryan Clark, Tehnuka, Irene W. Collins, Ramez Yoakeim, Abdulrazaq Salihu, and Prosper C. Ìféányí.



Contents

War Monster Glyph — Art — Mónica Robles Corzo
Editorial — Essay — Sonia Sulaiman
In the A Woman with Her Newborn [Content Warning] — Poetry — Bahar Davoudi
Adobo Sky — Fiction — Caroline Hung
Gratefulness — Poetry — B.B.P. Hosmillo
In the Foothills — Fiction — Rajiv Moté
Reap the Rules — Poetry — Sonya Taaffe
Akka — Fiction — Gayathri Kamath
post-interview poem or what i wrote after reading the news — Poetry — Adamu Yahuza Abdullahi
After Gaza — Art — Tony Brinkley
Chickasaw Bluff Blues — Poetry — Sheree Renée Thomas
Where did the sea come from? — Essay — Anastasiia Omelianiuk
Omen — Poetry — Chinedu Gospel
Original Mandate — Fiction — JoeAnn Hart
How You Wait — Poetry — Ryan Clark
Sowing Kottravai — Fiction — Tehnuka
The River Forgets Us First — Poetry — Irene W. Collins
Life According to Tabeeb — Fiction — Ramez Yoakeim
Drowning the Boats — Poetry — Abdulrazaq Salihu
Nature Knows A Little About Blooming — Poetry — Prosper C. Ìféányí

131 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 17, 2026

About the author

Sonia Sulaiman is a Pushcart nominated, BNW and Lammy finalist author. She writes short speculative fiction inspired by Palestinian folklore. Her work has appeared in ArabLit Quarterly, Beladi, FANTASY, FIYAH Literary Magazine, Lackington's Magazine, and Speculatively Queer's Xencultivars anthology.