Sarah Grace Villarreal

SARAH GRACE VILLARREAL I remember the first time I made a mistake in public. I must have been 9 or 10 years old. I went to a snack shop after…

In this issue, we ask the question of what are the various ways in which color — remembered, perceived, or imagined — perform the construction of meaning, experience, and ideology?…

SARAH GRACE VILLARREAL Whatever made me delusional enough to think I could successfully translate Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet into Spanglish quickly vanished once I made it through about half of the…

In this issue, we explore the ways in which we transform communication, specifically through translation & adaptation, in order to connect with disparate and different communities. As part of this…

SARAH GRACE VILLARREAL September 2000 The A/C kicked on, cooling Grandma’s unusually quiet house on this warm late summer afternoon. Where all our parents had gone, none of us were…

In this issue, we celebrate the many forms, styles, and themes that can be conveyed through creative writing — ranging from personal essays to short plays, and everything in between.…

SARAH GRACE VILLARREAL Last night I had a dream, I dreamt that I saw my Grandpa. He was looking for something on my desk. I could only see him from…

In this issue, we explore the concept of legacy and unpack its many faces, from the curatorial to the personal. In doing so, we look at the ways in which…

SARAH GRACE VILLARREAL “Relive the wonder. Relive the magic. Relive the excitement.” The sugary voice on the TV gave Cisco an uneasy feeling. He searched for the remote to turn…

In this issue, we contemplate the connections between nostalgia and visions of utopia, and how these connect to our conceptions of childhood and childlike wonder. In doing so, we’re also…