Contributors’ Notes Jennifer Coates is a sophomore in Tisch studying Dramatic Writing. Throughout high school, Jennifer had experience in concert and wedding photography. When she’s done at NYU, Jennifer hopes to combine her two passions—photography and screenwriting—to make independent films. Jade Conlee is a pianist, poet, and composer living in New York City. Zeba Fazli is a senior in the College of Arts and Science studying history and politics. She has made it her life’s mission to combine modern South Asian history and politics with pop culture, with a special interest in the South Asian diaspora—and if doing so means developing an encyclopedic knowledge of Bollywood soundtracks, then so be it. Néha Hirve a film student at Tisch, grew up photographing India, Switzerland, and America, and is currently photographing a number of short films. She also really likes phonology and sticky notes. Neda Jebelli is majoring in Urban Design and Architecture Studies. She firmly believes Michael Jordan is magic. Sasha Leshner is a junior in Gallatin studying Poetics as Persona. A native Californian, she is an editor for the Gallatin online magazine Confluence, a certified professional smoothie creator, and an actress for numerous NYU productions. Find her jazzed on caffeine, reading Rimbaud in a bookstore on a rainy day (this actually happened). Amy Moore grew up outside of Philadelphia. She is a sophomore in College of Arts and Science studying English and Creative Writing. This is her first publication and she’s happy to be featured.
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