We imagine this issue to be a time capsule of sorts, a trace of this present instant, a scar.

In a world that might end tomorrow (or not), that has been upended (for many, many people), that rushes toward a return to a “normalcy” that never was (for most), we call on you to share how it feels to exist in this current moment of quandary and shifts.

[“Possession”] is capacious. It references both objects and states of being. It can refer to the state of having, owning, or controlling something or someone. It can also refer to the experience of being subjected to visible and invisible power or control.