Issue 1
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Publisher’s Note
A professionally edited literary journal for 14- to 21-year-old writers is a rare thing, and Quist’s editor-in-chief, Jen DeLeskie, really… More
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Editor’s Note
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Welcome, Dear Reader, to the inaugural issue of Quist! We’ve been preparing for this moment for a long time, gathering virtual… More
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Wasted Potential
After Thomas Aquinas Articulus 1: Whether it is possible to be wasted potential It appears it is possible to be… More
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City of Neon
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I breathe in the metallic scent of blood and say my farewell to the city that raised me. Once, she… More
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I’m Everything but Typical
Victoria Barrow-Sterngast was born in 2007, in Montreal, Canada. She enjoys art, writing, cooking, and psychology research. She hopes to… More
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Small Talk
“Some weather we’re having today!” Mrs. Fairewell exclaimed to Mrs. Upham as they walked down the busy cobbled lane to… More
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Vagabond Giant
After decades atop a hill, a colossal knight stomped down. He towered over peasants; his every step caused tremors. His… More
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whole, unbroken
Across the water of my native river, there lives a tower. WHOLE, UNBROKEN (insistent on life and living and on… More
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Black Body, Nobody
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Black body, nobody—bell hooks calls me spectacle,the othered body, visible yet unseen.society marks me as absence,erases me in the gaze… More
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Jellyfish, Inner Glow, Ocean of Dream
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Yon lives in Montreal with her family and a fluffy fat cat. She loves cats and all other happy fluffy… More
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A Tribute to My Strength
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I remember a time when I felt powerless, A feeling that clung to me like an old shadow, but this… More
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Thinking Out Loud
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I know I hurt you I know I hurt you way too much But I want you know That I… More
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My Grandmother’s Name was Latha
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As a child, I plucked seashells From the shores of Colombo’s beaches And stuffed them in heart-shaped boxes ’Til they… More
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Forward Motion
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I was four years old, and it was a Sunday morning. My family and I got into the car and… More
