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Heather Gatley on “Summer of ’76”
Heather Gatley (middle) | Issue 1 In “Summer of ’76” (Issue 1), an unprecedented heat wave laid siege on England and writer Heather Gatley spent her mornings working at a “plant breeding station”. In...
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Erin Celello on “Killing Time”
Erin Celello | Issue 4 Erin Celello addresses our uneasy relationship with nature in her essay “Killing Time” (Issue 4) by exploring the various forms of animal death our consciences have to confront....
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S.R. Aichinger on “Flea Market”
S.R. Aichinger | Issue 3 In “Flea Market” (Issue 3), S.R. Aichinger recounts a Nebraska flea market, a set of Nancy Drew novels, and the end of a relationship. In the following interview, Aichinger...
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Mary Laura Philpott on “Lobsterman”
Philpott | Issue 6 Mary Laura Philpott takes normalcy to task in “Lobsterman” (Issue 6), a quick, witty essay about the misunderstandings and miscalculations of childhood. In this interview, she...
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Jonathan Travelstead on “The Appalachian Trail: Selected Poems”
Jonathan Travelstead | Issue 4 Jonathan Travelstead explores the austerity of the wilderness in “The Appalachian Trail” (Issue 4), a selection of poems from Conflict Tours. In this interview, he talks...
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Katie Hagen on “Why I Quit Facebook”
Katie Hagen | Issue 2 In the short essay “Why I Quit Facebook” (Issue 2), Katie Hagen explores the “weirdness” of Facebook–its social loneliness, its alienating attention. In this interview, she...
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Naseem Jamnia on “If I Were a Boy”
Naseem Jamnia | Issue 7 In Naseem Jamnia’s essay “If I Were a Boy” (Issue 7), she explores her relationship to femininity in the context of her family and childhood. In this interview, she discusses...
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Elicia Epstein on “Life of a Liveaboard”
Elicia Epstein | Issue 1 In this photo essay “Life of a Liveaboard” (Issue 1), Elicia Epstein captures the daily surroundings of a family living in a sailboat off the coast of Maine. In this interview...
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Jarita Davis on “Alone in Plymouth”
Jarita Davis | Issue 9 In “Alone in Plymouth” (Issue 9), a poem addressed to a Cape Verdean immigrant, Jarita Davis investigates the character of one of the rare Cape Verdean owners of cranberry fields...
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NEWS: Proximity’s editorial team is growing!
Proximity is excited to announce the addition of two new editors to our family: Shasta Grant and Stacy Muszynski. Thanks to the growth of our readership with each issue and the writers who continue to...
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