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A selection of texts we have published in previous issues

Photosynthesis of the Soul
Ethan Lieutet Khnafo — Creative Writing
Shoebox #5

Not a Single Word in Vain / ولا كلمة واحدة مهدورة
Natheir Malkawi — Literature / نذير ملكاوي  
Shoebox #5

Role Models
Ahmad Nageeb — Creative Writing
Shoebox #5

The Discombobulated Helsink Biennial 2025: Is Third Time the Charm?
Helmi Kukka Kärki — Art Criticism
Shoebox #5

A Guide to Protest Outside the Institution
Milo Hatfield — Essay
Shoebox #4

A CHILDTHERAPIST Concert
Lumi Androvic Muzio — Concert Review
Shoebox #4

الغضب وهيفي ميتال
جارون ساتون — كتابة إبداعية
Shoebox #4

Adania Shibli and the Art to be Found in Silence
Cara Burdon — Book Review
Shoebox #4

The Two Brothers
Eslam Safwat Makadi — Creative Writing
Shoebox #4

Lily of the Valley
Ahmed Shehata — Poetry
Shoebox #4

The Greenhouse
Ahmed Shehata — Poetry
Shoebox #4

On Mediocrity: A Prologue
Mikael Törnqvist — Creative Writing
Shoebox #4


Beauty; in Distress
Amara Refaat — Poetry
Shoebox #4

SwagNotes on Love, Hope and Sincerity
August Sundgaard — Article
Shoebox #4

Dream!
Sacha — Poetry
Shoebox #4

Peeing Three Times in a Row
Sacha — Poetry
Shoebox #4

Life Rules
RAMA, Kimia Khedri, Jacobus Benning, Tom von Allsop — Creative Writing
Shoebox #3

Poems of the Hunter / قصائد الصياد
Hani Sami — Creative Writing / هاني سامي  
Shoebox #3

Under the Layers: A Body’s Dialogue
Omnia Najm — Poetry
Shoebox #3

أنفاس عبر الحدود
أمنية نجم — شعر
Shoebox #3

Dorota Throws the Sled into the Fence
Dorota Molčanová — Artistic Research
Shoebox #3

The Ant And I
Martin Tomov — Poetry
Shoebox #3

Excerpt from a Conversation
Sidef and Lu Kellert — Interview
Shoebox #3

A conversation at Darb1718
Dennis Farnsworth — Article
Shoebox #3

Master
Sander Labruyère — Poetry
Shoebox #3

You
Sander Labruyère — Poetry
Shoebox #3

ظل
دعاء شاهين — نثر
Shoebox #3

بري
دعاء شاهين — نثر
Shoebox #3

مياه داخلية
دعاء شاهين — نثر
Shoebox #3

Our Truth
Eslam Safwat Makadi — Creative Writing
Shoebox #3

Thoughts on the Devaluation of the Arabic Language / خواطر عن تعويم اللغة العربية
Olivia Sterling — Article / أوليفيا سترلينج  
Shoebox #3

Reading With
Alaa Elbannan — Poetry
Shoebox #3

The Written Word / Skriften
Filip Samuelsson — Creative Writing / Kreativt Skrivande
Shoebox #3

Refuge
Martin Tomov — Poetry
Shoebox #2

A letter from Ghassan Kanafani to Ghada al-Samman
Eva A. Koronios — Translation
Shoebox #2

Regressions of a Grown Girl
Susanna SØrensen — Creative Writing
Shoebox #2


Leaving Holm and Making Home Somewhere
Ana E. — Creative Writing
Shoebox #2

Tangerine / تانجرين
Walid Zarrad — Short Film Script / وليد زراد    
Shoebox #2

Turn to Water
Mira Wood — Poetry
Shoebox #2

Actors, artists and authenticity
Lumi Androvic Muzio — Essay
Shoebox #2

[Untitled] (EN/FR)
Anonymous participant — Poetry
Shoebox #2

I Have a Lot of Pain
Albina N — Creative Writing
Shoebox #1

Coming of age at McDonald’s
Dennis Farnsworth — Creative Writing
Shoebox #1

Bartalk with Lumi Androvic Muzio
Dennis Farnsworth — Interview
Shoebox #1