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Issue Fall '26

Short Story

The Things Our Parents Teach Us

by Olivia Samur

My mother always said, “No hagas papelón.” Don’t make a scene. Don’t embarrass yourself. Don’t give people something to talk about. She said it in the ...read the full piece

Short Story

Hummingbird

by Rachel Huh

Before She recites the story of how I became hers. I was in the middle of cooking, she tells me in Korean as she taps out a beat on the steering ...read the full piece

Short Story

POTATO POTATO

by Jay C. Alexander

Nancy knew we’d been growing in her pantry for weeks. It was the perfect home for us: damp, warm, and full of strange bacteria that helped us thrive ...read the full piece

Flash Nonfiction

In the Time of the Caterpillars

by Jean-Luke Swanepoel

There were four of the caterpillars the first time I noticed them. The milkweed had been growing throughout the summer but still wasn’t of remarkable ...read the full piece

"I'm Flying Through the Daytime City in the Clouds" by Nasta Martyn

Flash Nonfiction

The Ballet Dancer

by Andie Z Chen

One of my aunties — her child had died of cerebrovascular disease. When her son was sick, blood kept coming out of his nose, and she would hold a ...read the full piece

Essay

Dave & Dave

by Abhiram Kuchibhotla

Picture, if you will, a couple of acres of woodland. A large swathe of bright chartreuse, a gently sloping bowl dotted with copses of hawthorn and oak ...read the full piece

Poetry

Domestic Scene with Victorian Ruins & a Daughter Listening to Matilda at 2 a.m.

by Paola Lee

Jane Austen, who understood that women could disappear elegantly without ever leaving the room, never wrote mothers like mine. At 2:17 a.m., Harry ...read the full piece

"Mother Ocean" by Mary Tina Shamli Pillay

Poetry

Ars Poetica of Holding the Night

by Daniel Naawenkangua Abukuri

for mom (R. 2016), the night is always a kind of shelter That night, the house became a bowlI had to hold steady, though my handswere still learning ...read the full piece

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In Conversation

Interview

The Journeys of a Multi-Linguistic Migrant — An Interview with Sadiqa de Meijer

by Anushree Nande

October 26th, 2026

Review

Tremendous Emotional Range and Intellectual Curiosity — A Review of "Mantras of the Moon" by Srijani Mitra

by Anurag Ray

October 19th, 2026

Review

Collaboration and the Fragility of Communication — A Review of “Thaumatropes” by Sophia Popovska and Jonah Howell

by Srijani Mitra

September 28th, 2026

Interview

A Reflection of the Past and a Collection of Love, Politics and Life - An Interview with Zama Madinana

by Yvonnie S. Kunkeyani

September 14th, 2026

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News & Events

Tint Author Talk | Nurture in Conflict Zones | Oana Aristide & Punyasloka Mohapatra

Monday, November 23, 2026 | 5 pm (CET) / 11 am (EDT) / 8:30 pm (IST)Online via Zoom *** Join us and the Centre for...

Tint Fall '26 Release Graphic © Vanesa Erjavec

Tint Journal writers’ locales:

Issue Fall '26

In Conversation

The Journeys of a Multi-Linguistic Migrant — An Interview with Sadiqa de Meijer

Tremendous Emotional Range and Intellectual Curiosity — A Review of "Mantras of the Moon" by Srijani Mitra

Collaboration and the Fragility of Communication — A Review of “Thaumatropes” by Sophia Popovska and Jonah Howell

A Reflection of the Past and a Collection of Love, Politics and Life - An Interview with Zama Madinana

News & Events

Tint Author Talk | Nurture in Conflict Zones | Oana Aristide & Punyasloka Mohapatra

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Tint goes NYC Poetry Festival 2026

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