Pentimento

With spring blooming outside our rooms and Zoom windows, we at Vertigo are proud to present our annual spring issue; the issue where our writers paint stories with their words, where artists craft worlds with their hands. The inspiration for our issue this year was Pentimento, which represents layer upon layer of hard work, frustration and inspiration that our writers and artists harness and pour into their craft.

These past few months have been abuzz with Vertigo activities, meetings, and events. We spend meetings collaborating with other members and honing our skills, but also flooding the chat with praise and love for our fellow clubmates’ pets. With April Fool’s, we indulged in wackiness and fun. Our first Open Mic gave us the exciting opportunity to hear our writers’ and artists’ creativity out loud, to feel the emotions and passion they imbued in their work. We held our second Spring Contest, where we got to enjoy the talent and creativity of our community. Outside of Wednesday meetings, we share our rewritten pieces, bond through workshops, and gush over cat pictures. At Vertigo, we celebrated our passion for art together.

So come and strip back layer after layer of poetry, prose, artwork. Meet immortals, androids, and detectives. Witness friendships that last forever and those that are fraying fast at the seams, as well as those who face the world alone. Trek through sandy dunes, see our bones, cook onions with us. More characters and worlds and stories wait for you to explore.
We give you Pentimento, and we hope you enjoy.

Vertigo Editors (20-21)