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Runway Journal acknowledges the custodians of the nations our digital platform reaches. We extend this acknowledgement to all First Nations artists, writers and audiences.

Issue 49: Bloom

Contents

  • Guest Editor’s Letter
    Justine Youssef
  • Hilum Drops
    Gianna Christella Hayes
  • Seeds from Heaven: Guide to Planting an Olive Tree for the Inevitable Wasteland
    Kashif Sheikh
  • Invisible Mending: A Tribute to Epineri Ciri
    Safa El Samad
  • Ten Thousand Trees in Heaven
    Nadia Refaei
  • Seeds and Jahaji
    Quishile Charan
  • Insurgent Choir
    Zsuzsanna Ihar
  • Aren’t we all just sunflowers reaching for each other in the dark?
    Wytchings (Jenny Trinh) and Aswang Nibbles (Carielyn Tunion)
  • Syria is Blooming
    Sara El Youghun

Credits

Guest Editor: Justine Youssef

Editors: Ena Grozdanic, Victoria Pham, Debris Facility, Varsha Ramesh, Myranda Thomas, Madeleine Martin, Anneka Scholtz

Digital Producers: Athanasios Lazarou, Thomas Capogreco, Giana Festa, Jayden Fisher, Yanti Peng, Amy Yu

Cover Page: Yanti Peng

Publication details

Issue 49: Bloom
Published August 2025

Thumbnail image for ‘Hilum Drops’ by Gianna Christella Hayes
Thumbnail image for ‘Seeds from Heaven: Guide to Planting an Olive Tree for the Inevitable Wasteland’ by Kashif Sheikh
Thumbnail image for ‘Ten Thousand Trees in Heaven’ by Nadia Refaei
Thumbnail image for ‘Invisible Mending: A Tribute to Epineri Ciri’ by Safa El Samad
Thumbnail image for ‘Guest Editor's Letter’ by Justine Youssef
Thumbnail image for ‘Insurgent Choir’ by Zsuzsanna Ihar
Thumbnail image for ‘Seeds and Jahaji’ by Quishile Charan
Thumbnail image for ‘Aren’t we all just sunflowers reaching for each other in the dark?’ by Wytchings (Jenny Trinh) and Aswang Nibbles (Carielyn Tunion)
Thumbnail image for ‘Syria is Blooming’ by Sara El Youghun