Digital Art: Frog/Gun, By Ignatio S

Poetry: Luster, By Sarah W

in the cabin bathroom, i watch you smear vaseline across your eyelids.
your wet hair is tucked neatly behind your ears, bleeding slowly
onto the spaghetti-strap tank top you will fight our counselor over.

later, in the darkened hockey rink, your whole face has turned glossy
by the time you ask me to do the dance i used to know.
my vision blurs as i spin-- the only thing left is the shine on your cheekbones
and tracing the line of your upper lip.

you are the first person to call me anything other than my name,
but i know you only do it when you need something from me.

still, in the middle of the night, when i see your fingers
curled over the railing of my bunk bed
and your eyes gleaming as you whisper,
i am glad to have a use, even for a second.

i snap a picture of you,
legs hanging off the picnic table,
with my disposable camera.
the flash leaves you blinking hard, laughing.
i promise that i will send you a copy, later.

i never do. instead,
i find the pictures years later
and run a finger over your laminated face,
glowing under the summer sun.

Charcoal Drawing: Vases, by Lee D

Photography: Flowers, by Sara T

Digital Art: Hostage, by Ignatio S

Magazine Update: New Editor

Hi there! This is a human! My name is Vera and I'm a new editor! Happy to say hello! I am currently 13. I love to play the piano, write poetry, endlessly stare at the stars, and take photographs. I also love my dog!

Poetry: Flame, by Andrew R

A few sparks, scattered across space don’t make a fire.
Jumbled words don’t make a poem.
Poetry doesn’t flow from my fingers the way it used to,
Instead it sputters out in uneven bursts,
Explosions of words that don’t make sense,
Torn between a raging wildfire and a dimly-lit candle,
Unbalanced, teetering, ready to burst into flames.

Watercolor Painting: Tally, by Helena S

Magazine Update: Back From Hiatus + New Content!

Hi, everyone! As you may have noticed, Lit Space has been on a hiatus for the last few months. But we're back now, and we've got some great new content to upload, as well as an announcement! Our editors are going to start uploading more of their own work! We're so excited to see more of your amazing submissions, as well as share our own with you! You can email your writing or art to us anytime - submissions are always open! If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to email us or comment below! See you soon!

Digital Art: Girl In The Red Hoodie, by Jackie P

Magazine Update: 2018 Logo Design Contest Winner + Runner Up

Hello everyone! Every submission we recieved for our 2018 Logo Design Contest blew us away with the sheer level of artistic creativity! Let's hear a round of applause for all participants! 

The winner is Leah D!

The runner up is Liam D!

Congratulations to our winner and runner-up! Certificates will be sent out by the end of the week!