Table Of ContentAdapting
US been guile a yeas, With the arrival of the Covid-I9 pandenni, we were all faced
swith alo of changes. Ta an uncerluin Lime, we learned hw Lo adjust, how ta keep go.
ing inthe fue of fear, We learne€ to adapt, AL Quest, we think that there is no bel
place t learn to adjusl Lat on the page. Weve dedicated this suc to the theme of
“Adapting” because we Inox tere ane Tats of artnts and swrters al Redeemter learning
tivo just thal. sa comenuraly, we ae sil earing te lve in this sime. We lupe thst
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esané these words provide comet in our shared experience of adapting,
Sincerely
Magda Tooownen
Maggie Bord
Cover Photos
Untitled
Nathan Lise
Contributors
Nathan Reié-Welford
Renessa Visser
Joslah Chung,
jam Winkelhorst
elaine Mulder
Nathalie Wood
Kerlene Annette
‘Anna Balley
Kenn Sia
Untitled
Nathan Lise
Past Tomorrows
Nathan Lise
‘My emotions leave ne,
they stap inthe fourth
dimension. They don!
progress, ‘hey don't move
fon. T move pas ther,
Irdlocate then, in
space, Bul Lp til all
here, Itwoutt give
up Tsbl Love all uy
crushes, and arm seared
othe dark.
Collage
Lauren Keale
Adaptations
Kathon Reid Welford
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bianex oe nari orto acid fines, jlgement ad 95 4a Keep ouesani has ne
pellod us to redefine words lite etental and ooreal and alter our ntndset inorder to errmulsea
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hoe thr fe preserve lang enough we il abe outa he ober aid
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profesional purpose, ekinlig ote forthe outdoors, oc spending mene He othe ie Things
Tike the home, Some lus have eveased eur lve and ecoraered whats uly importante us
Others have put ther ves ou hold, cencling weddings, postsecondary enollmen, future em-
Ployocis and rps Torsone, adjusters hee bough emo Ue Redoute campus Tere farther
‘cjosements have been mundo gta glmoce of the Universi fe ws have abe ced about Porch
Baugout, ltr eal entra lens and lng wa with ends toma es
And one reward aking the moe fan neonate ston. nets eat he
day when thsis fone necessary. when nial aly runs, Bocuse la Our hears and minds
tev amount of aapeation s enoog. No mate over the brosh ofa mask against our lac,
Sl els out of place No cally hurgan the onveraion sees cat Hp but notice
the glo ae plexiglass
‘hte we are running Ite and torn arouned because we have lurgotien ane mask in our hast
When we ate enjuying cimpauy outside, tree of wautday signs or glass, an fr a hlssfl moment
‘he wirus ceuses to exist, ancl we shi ever to lean i lr a slfe wilh a friend, omy to be tol ro
space a
65 moments lke these. of instinctaal bebaviour, that make one thing apperent: adaptations
ancl alterations are seriously different than change and caaversion, We have made the necessary
adaptations co continue on and function and in doing so have pieced together shallow version of
8 noroal life. Bt despite the scustion, protocel, rales, and carsent living ‘nouns the old-yorld i
ol forgotten, Despite being conditioned ta faese‘norrms she we were belare sf shines throug,
and in brief moments wher all scems right with the wor, we leL hem out ‘Ubese are the mo
‘ments when we lel down on guaue and ive. live ike se have in the past And that’s what can be
said about adaptations i au adaptation bevauswit ea deviation fm wht is usual. Althongh we
lena ifs worth ior ourselves and sociely. we are als comscions that ings are not as they ance
‘were oF ar they arc supposed so he, Its this fac! hat makes as lng tor what has been lest, crave i
so cesporately, anc hope to reach out and yrnb every hot sliver; because no matter how many mes
is conlinues, adaptation is aueptation; and
‘we are Lold, haw nmach the world evn'ves, or how long
it wil never feel aera
‘The fill essay can he found at redeemersmadents ca/yuest
Sun set
enessa Visser
Tuning is or lamp ight thickening
aciass the laexboards laugbles blur
into motiem, Acros the strc,
Une skys tarnig pink, Manger, Hike a final
‘reat, sharpens all the Light. ‘Ihe curtained
‘windows, sally yellow, hug inte the dim,
Gently
Uh en of newborn buds sung aad haze
ayy burning eyes. Tle plea, they tight
ry longing, Tear
avoice, bouncingofthe root 50
T wail but dhe minutes carey notbing, and the
‘warmth wraps itself and
curls deep within its walls. Tolase the eae,
latina un ocean of tors, Onset of amines,
filtered night, heavy sleep
tucked inside my room. In measures, drcams
slumble ito sequence, excavation of ary
albdomen = Tosiny all cur words iat The dark
September
Rensssa Visser
Fall so slow: 1 walk into the foment - who knows hve long ifs been, Something abot the light is
warped theres paps the leaves used to fil. Wild grapes, clark persimmon, La learning to resettle,
‘over so slosely.T walls throug the horizental arms of Septeraber lnaze, burn leaves cushioning
any feet My tired body leans into the clianh pain hiking up ray laps. Tham ase, she fied trees
‘whine into the wind. Tye been hungry, Teo beea lonely: Te buted my own heart and watched it
‘win ts ween, September is unanswered forgiveness, Bening up eny skin, Sow apple. stained fin
evs. On the puth ia bird’ shredded wing, skull intact, elas off tothe side. Srl of rocand fresh
Dlood, high inthe grass. Vullunes scale Ue wind, a thousand breaths away, nt reaching fr whats
left- romemisrance fading, "ve lost all the green I geew inthe spring, and eng growth thats let has
Degun us look Hike death. Tate su, arcing Unrough the Jeaves. Overturn, avergrowy sink mto this
cearth and let the sil do the zest.
Adapting
Josiah Chung,
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‘whnat tne is wove
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Tam betler now Ihave the facus
arn nat sles, something has cha
‘Yor L move along with the Naw
eventually Thave something to show
[ean be hard a easier than most
‘My ovind, heart. wanders Int sehat is clewr nar that T
ara true and new
without, Teer to dente
ny own existence
Yet tanilly Turn here
