Burning Bridges

Issue 6 | Refuge

Quick Work: Short Takes on Epic Truths

Here, in 100 words or fewer, writers make quick work of compelling true stories, in the lead up to Multiplicity’s 2025 Spring/Summer issue, REFUGE.

Burning Bridges

by River Rising

Graphic image in pastels with text that reads: Sometimes I think, the tides are changing, then I can't read the face you're making. Second guess-then agonize-what comes next when I can't hide-and still the rivers rise...
Graphic illustration of figure climbing, then a panel with same figure warming self over fire on large body of water. Text: Burn it to the ground. Face the here and now. Burn it to the ground. Faith don't fail me now. In this time of burning witches, don't be scared of burning bridges.

About the Writer/Artist

River Rising, a Bay Path MFA candidate, created this piece in the Multiplicity Studio class during the 2025 spring semester.