Beyond — Imprint Magazine

This issue turns the lenses of faith and imagination onto the world around us, discovering new visions of beyond at home, in our communities, and in our hearts.

Beyond - Letter from the Editors

The authors and artists published in this issue turn the optics of faith and imagination onto the world around us, discovering new visions of “beyond” at home, in our communities, and in our hearts.

Canadian Parable

The kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking his coffee:
Who, when he had rolled up the brim, found treasure therein, and went on his way rejoicing

Dream Home

I went to an open house.
“Well-loved bungalow with endless potential.”

The Voices

Anxiety and self-doubt tell me I can never be worthy of others’ kindness, but God’s loving voice refuses to be drowned out…

Hopeful Candidate

To get picked for this team I’d need a deus ex machina,
but that’s too cheesy so I’ll shine up my C.V.
ad nauseam

What the Eyes Can’t See

My experience of invisible suffering showed me how vulnerability allows others beyond our social façades.

Amidst the Pandemic

Through the window, there,
a small spark of joy, I stop to see
little legs landing on a mulberry tree

New Worlds All Around

Six children’s books reward our attention and invite us to discover the power of playful storytelling.

Do Not Be Anxious

So soft and free they sail straight through the wind.
The light upon their feathers fills the sky.
Unanxious, springing up they now ascend.

A Mirror of Sainthood in The Curse of Chalion

This fantasy novel delves into the nuanced relationship between faith and works, worship and will, from the perspective of a human being who must find a way to live through paradoxes.

Singleness

It sounds like your mother’s voice reprimanding you for wearing your pajamas to Costco because your future husband could be shopping for avocados.

How Will I Find You?

There must be some essential part of us that doesn’t change, even though we’re transformed.

Painting the Universe

An astrophysicist takes up an artist’s brush to meditate on God’s wondrous works.

Beyond Issue Team

John Mani, Poetry Editor
Laura Sheppard-Song, Associate Editor
Alvin Ng, Associate Editor
Katrina Togeretz, Layout Editor

Joel Faber, Lead Editor
Caitlin Condit, Associate Editor
Renata Cunha, Associate Editor
Wladimir Figueiredo, Photography Editor
Sharon Lam, Associate Editor

Contributors

Domenica Bellino, Kan Cheung, Michelle Choi, Maria Faber, Amelia Feng, Jeffrey Hynds, Christina Jeon, Jen McNaughton, John Sampson, Lynne Westerhof, Jennifer Chan, Alisha Simpson, Kyle Simpson