The inaugural issue of Half Mystic Journal is a constellation of contemporary art, lyrics, poetry, and prose celebrating music in all its forms. It showcases the theme of allegro: the skipping pulse, the desperate escape, the dash of fast—fast—faster.

Issue I contains the voices of Dalton Day, Lyd Havens, Scherezade Siohban, Christina Im, Reini Lin, Ritapa Neogi, William James, Lucy Ryan, Alina Stefanescu, Rona Wang, Miguel Jacq, Sophie Essex, Topaz Winters, Lydia Eileen, Meg Olsen, Jonathan Meur, Em Rossi, The River Has Many Voices, and Ilana Newman.

This issue is brimming with a certain mellifluous magic. Don’t flee from it; you know it has always been yours.

We are now sold out of physical copies of Issue I! Thank you for your overwhelming support. Digital copies are still available for purchase and will be indefinitely. If you’d like a physical copy, try asking one of our wholesalers if they have any still left in stock.

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