Heartwood
by Joamette Gil, Z. Akhmetova, Chlove, Diigii Daguna, Raven White, Brian Wolf, Xanthe Bouma, Mar Julia, ABV/Super, Orion, Ver, Rii Abrego, Corey Ranson, Juliette G.M.M. Lopez, S.J. Miller, Cori Walters, Lee Lai, Polly Guo, Sunny Ôchumuk, Vivian Ho, Shaina Lu, Emily Madly, Maria Li, Ashanti Fortson, Rhiannon Rasmussen, Chan Chau, Sunmi, Ezra Rose, Jey Barnes
I wasn't feeling the first third of the book, but the last 2/3 was generally better. IDK what that's about. Some of the standouts:
"Finding Alex" - surreal mysterious metaphorical adventures that change you. yay! "Shepherd" - chill and philosophical, but doesn't try to cram too much in. (As opposed to "The Flourishing Feast" which I think was trying for something similar but turned out totally incomprehensible, and not in a way that made me want to reread more deeply.) "This Far" - wow. wow. Need to find more from this artist. "Dear Paloma" - alienating in its zaniness at the start, but then it comes together really nicely! "The Lungs of Jeju" - I wasn't into the ending (felt like the artist ran out of ideas), but I liked the rest. "Shuvah" - totally made me tear up.