Join Editor in Chief Emma Zhang and Managing Editor Celina Naheed as we discuss our literary magazine theme for fall 2023: Lacuna.   Originating from the latin etymon Lacus, meaning “lake,” the word Lacuna is defined as an unfilled interval, or gap; as in, a gap filled with water, like the ones in history, or like our perception of the world, translation, black-out poetry, the editing process, and the diaspora experience.  What does lacuna mean to you? Submit your own exploration to our Fall 2023 Issue of Aster Lit: asterlit.org/submit⁠! Pieces referenced: Erasure in Three Acts: An Essay by Muriel Leung https://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet-books/2021/11/erasure  Dispatch in Two Parts: The Arab Body Writes Itself In https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/dispatch-in-two-parts-the-arab-body-writes-itself-in/ Winter Tangerine Skins Issue: http://www.wintertangerine.com/shedding-skins-toc Someday I’ll love [Redacted] by Daniel Liu https://www.indigoliteraryjournal.com/issue-four/daniel-liu  Follow us on Instagram:  @ aster.lit Or email us [email protected] Submit to our fall issue: Lacuna by November 10th: asterlit.org/submit Guidelines and details on the website. If you have any episode ideas or feedback, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/zyF2NWsBQ8qX8Cg36