OFF-SEASON

Off-season is a column created by Sontag Mag to share with our readers a glimpse into the team’s reading and writing life. From resolutions to dialogues to contemplations, Off-season is published outside of our regularly scheduled volumes in April, August, and December.

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Sphagia
Sphagia

“I blushed like a cousin of iris. Though I saw, / yes, the trill of ashes; I ran to the fire in my longest dress.”

Araki
Araki

“Houses don’t burn / like trees. / I’ve never seen / anything burn / down, to black, / to abstraction. / The play of light / before the end-work, / romantic, I guess.”

TO THE TUNE “SHUI DIAO GE TOU: SONG OF WATER”
TO THE TUNE “SHUI DIAO GE TOU: SONG OF WATER”

“I dance / with my shadow and know it is still good / to be in this world.”

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2026 New Year’s Reading Resolutions (Off-Season)
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2026 New Year’s Reading Resolutions (Off-Season)

To start off the New Year, Sontag Mag contributors were asked to share their New Year’s reading resolutions. A list, a paragraph, goals, or habits they’d like to keep or embark on; here’s what they had to share:

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