Summer 2026 has been full of official events that deny not only the current moment of white nationalist violence we’re living, but also its roots 250 years ago amid longer settler colonial histories of genocide and slavery.
Having inherited a world rent by violence and division, it’s more important than ever to highlight how ordinary people continue to walk and work together to weave networks of care and connection, resilience and resistance. Despite everything, these living connections continue, sustaining what it takes to be humans within the whole community of life.
Sharing creative celebrations of these connections—via story, poetry, song, image—is powerful. When we share these creations, it not only rejects the idea that our current path is inevitable or that there is no alternative; it opens up new imaginaries in which another world is possible, as the old slogan goes. Or, as the Zapatistas remind us, “un mundo donde quepan muchos mundos” (a world in which many worlds fit).
Many Worlds, Celebrate! invites creative expressions that help us imagine these many worlds, refusing dominant values of conquest and individualism and celebrating pluriversal messages of determination and joy.
To submit your piece, email it to marisol at deceleration dot news along with a short artist bio (150-200 words) by Sunday, August 2, 2026.
Some suggested specs below:
- Poetry: 1-3 poems
- Flash fic and creative nonfic: 1,000 words max
- Song: .mp3 or YouTube link
- Visual art: high resolution images (300dpi)
We hope to follow the publication of this issue with a release event and community dialogue. Details to come!
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Top image combines 'Cosmic View' by Stiller Beobachter, photo of environmental art by Anne Burgess, & concept art piece by Ryzom. All Creative Commons.
