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The Bel Esprit Project, co. est. 2020
"Either you had Bel Esprit or you did not have it."
- Hemingway, A Moveable Feast
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JANUARY 2026
ISSUE 61
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The Thing About Love
The thing is… I think I could have really loved you, And I think if we had allowed ourselves the possibility of that feeling I would have...


Vapor Trails
I wanted to go with her to the gate—or at least as far as security would allow—but she stopped me. Sarah held up her ticket, printed in...


Dizzy
I’m so damn dizzy. Quiz me what’s up and my mind reels. Feels like I’m a kid outside on a bright day raising a broom with two hands...


In My Opinion: Finding a Place for Transgender Women in Gendered Sports (and in Feminism)
Addressing our ideas of sports and reviewing the history of feminism could be required in finding a place for transgender women athletes...


An Artist at Heart
A poem was written down four years ago, the notebook subsequently lost. But like an oft-viewed video the images still appear clear as the...


The Octopus Who Dismembered Love
After ‘Incarnations of Burned Children’ by David Foster Wallace The half-chewed octopus lay like a tumour on the gold-rimmed dinner...


Au Revoir Mes Enfants
The flesh has fallen from her face and you thought-- well, she lost some weight. Didn’t you notice how she covered the curls wincing...


Right Now, In My Bathroom
I see the head of yours kissing mine, these two toothbrushes, touching, laying side by side above the sink gives me hope of how they’ll...


Sisyphus
Sometimes, on rainy days I want to sit still, resisting the lure of T.V. and phone screen and lean upon the windowsill long enough, until...
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