issue II.

"The Light We Left On" is a love letter to the glowing warmth of childhood—its magic, its mess, its unbearable softness.

As we grow, the glitter fades. The tree gets smaller. The laughter quieter. The rituals that once brought awe become afterthoughts, lost in the noise of what we call growing up.

But some lights never go out.
They wait for us to remember.

This issue invites writers and artists to explore the aching beauty of nostalgia, the soft grief of change, and the joy of returning—if only through memory—to the rooms we once danced in. Through joy and melancholy, The Light We Left On asks: What parts of us did we leave behind, and which ones are still calling us home?