Raven Chronicles Journal Volume 24

About this book

Raven's Vol. 24 issue's theme is HOME. We asked writers and visual artists to think about and address the following: The world is in the midst of the largest migration of people since World War II. Due to war and political oppression, many of them will never return to their homelands. Others, like Native Americans in the Americas, have watched as wave after wave of newcomers have come into their land and claimed it as their own. The United States attracts people from all over the world to use as labor, but then denies them a legal opportunity to establish homes and raise families. Is home a place or a dream of sanctuary? A tarp, bedroll or car parked on the side of the freeway? A ranch you inherited? People you love? A state of mind? An elusive definition of space or location that only the privileged can afford to claim? Describe your home (whatever and wherever it may be) and the things that make it home for you.