Life is a struggle. In this issue, we explore individual and collective struggles and the pursuit of something different, better or, in some cases, real.

Ana Gutiérriez recounts the story of Denise and her journey through sex work in London, and the dilemmas of lying and caring.  Letizia Bonanno illustrates the struggles of carrying out fieldwork in austerity Athens.  Marco Di Nunzio narrates the life of Anna and her struggle to deal with exclusion, injustice and the camorra in Naples. AbdouMaliq Simone tells us how forgetting creates spaces of possibility in West Papua. Finally, The Justice Empowerment Initiative shares experiences of the anti-eviction movement in Lagos and its fight for a more just city.

In this issue, we explore the accidental and the unexpected, how it shapes our existence and what we learn from it.

Koreen Reece narrates how a commute was turned upside down. Dino Caruna takes us into the middle of a bar brawl and its chain of consequences. Fatima Raja describes the quiet alienation experienced by those caring for the sick. Manal Massalha narrates how young single mothers living in temporary accommodation fought back against unexpected evictions, and empowered themselves not to be silenced. Finally, Anand Pandian follows a plastic fragment found by accident in the waters off the shore of Greece.

​In this issue the past comes to comfort or to haunt us through the materiality of objects, memories and places. 

Orkideh Behrouzan tells of visual memories of childhood and war. Helena Wulff finds a fountain pen bearing memories of those long dead. Tamás Máhr recalls rehearsed ceremonies and national anthems. Kuo Zhang revisits ‘Colorado’s Grand Canyon’ in Beijing. Finally, Lana Askari films memories of war, death and dislocation.

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Memento’s cover image is by Daniel Schlierenzauer

In this issue, we explore the texture of closeness as intimacy is experienced through the longing for proximity. 

Noha Fikry returns to the human and non-human relationships that create meaning in a Cairo home. Marcello Francioni learns on the job in a Tokyo gay bar. Niharika Pandit narrates moments of solidarity amidst conflict. Lee Campbell speaks of the restless search to connect. Finally, Adelaide Di Nunzio documents family life during Naples' corona lockdown.

In this issue, we look at stories through someone else's eyes. 

Veronika Groke imagines an encounter with history in Bolivia. José Sherwood González's Mexican family history takes an unexpected turn. Derek Moss meets a chemist in Brussels seeking to leave a mark on the world. Alexandros Plasatis sends us on a frantic search for love from one end of Greece to the other. Finally, Emiko Stock follows the histories that can't be inscribed on Cambodian tombstones.

In this issue, we look at becoming as a contested site of possibility. 

Jamie Wang turns a tap and pens an ode to the mundane. Fiona Murphy tries to uncover the story of a boy whose childhood ended in an orphanage. Vagelis Kolotsios draws out stories from behind prison walls. Febi Ramadhan follows a friend navigating faith and desire. Finally, Galatea Scotti takes us on a sequence of journeys without end.

In this issue, we explore the gritty work of life-making in a changing world.

In an auto-ethnographic poem, Pip McDonald considers the spectre of digital technology.  Sabin Dorohoi taps into the emotions of a child whose parents have gone abroad for work. Diana Hatchett narrates a mother's effort to fulfil her expectations for her and her daughter’s lives. Cosmin Popan & Letizia Bonanno offer a graphic take on the work of platform capitalism in Cluj. Finally, Shivangi Kaushik ponders cracked feet as she observes the work that women quietly do.

In this issue, we take stock to celebrate our "terrible twos" by republishing a selection of our most popular stories. 

Ana Gutiérriez recounts the story of Denise and her journey through sex work in London, and the dilemmas of lying and caring. Anand Pandian follows a plastic fragment found by accident in the waters off the shore of Greece. Lana Askari films memories of war, death and dislocation. Noha Fikry returns to the human and non-human relationships that create meaning in a Cairo home. Alexandros Plasatis sends us on a frantic search for love from one end of Greece to the other.

Life is not a straight line. In this issue, we narrate life as it is, made of temporary, contingent and distinct fragments of experience. 

Gautam Bisht follows Viksa as he pursues dreams of stable employment. Augusto de Luca searches for the best camera shot to picture Italian ballet legend Carla Fracci. Sohini Sengupta catches memories and moments that pass. Alexus Erin lingers in the exhaustion of commitment. Timothy Reed & Spoon Jackson nurture the power of poetry to tell what is to be a student of life and humanity while being incarcerated.

Movement without motion and motion without movement. In this issue, we explore the struggle of mobility and the experiences of having one's movement constrained, limited and repressed.

Rodi Cotenescu films the unexpected encounters of people on the move. The BelMix team narrates migration and conjugal mixedness. Radhika Oberoi lingers in exile and the realities of what is deemed newsworthy. Didem Caia embraces the relentlessness of family memories and the labour of learning new words. Finally, Morgan Reid captures the affective hardships of movement and of being stuck. 

This issue celebrates bodies; in their imperfect shape and finite nature. Bodies filling space, or struggling to situate themselves within it. Bodies defining times and by time bound.

Alejandra Pizarro Choy reclaims the female body’s agency across public and private spaces. Laci Felker re-approaches the body through the changes it experiences in sickness. Marina Srnka portrays bodies rejoining the forbidden outdoors. Jerome Berglund becomes witness to unfortunate daily encounters between bodies and objects. Finally, Daniel Orisaeke awakes to a new body holding on to past sensations.

This issue is about ruptures, about the cracks that appear between us and our pasts, our futures and our selves. 

Imran Sarihasan and Navjotpal Kaur depict a young man caught in stillness and war. J.D. Isip swims out into the unknown. Gwen Burnyeat writes of navigating deadly chasms in politics. Bincy Mariya N tells of a chance encounter on the train home for Christmas. Finally, Fran Mascia-Lees traces the silences in her father's story.