The Fiction Issue

The 2022 Fiction Issue

Metro Detroit writers and artists take on the theme ‘Conjuring Future Visions’ and meditate on what lies ahead, guest edited by Nandi Comer and deputy editor Zig Zag Claybourne

By Nandi Comer

May 18, 2022

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Sun Forward

By Ijania Cortez

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"Sun Forward," 48" x 48", oil and acrylic on canvas. - Ijania Cortez

Ijania Cortez

"Sun Forward," 48" x 48", oil and acrylic on canvas.

“When I hope for the future, I vision black people simply being able to be seen in fullness.”

Ijania Cortez (b. 1990) is a fine artist living and working in Detroit.

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