Lejla Subašić
“Leaving a Mark”
This audio piece is meant to accompany the essay.
“Leaving A Mark is a collection of playful and aphoristic meditations (in-progress) that are reflective of the day-to-day chaos in the COVID-19 quarantine. This collection entertains by playing with perception, breaking linguistic taboos, and poking at the idea of ready-made perfection. As a creature of chaos and a tremendous goof, it is only natural that my eyes are peeled to the wonderances of human decadence. I invite the reader to get comfortable with commotion—to guide themselves by a vein for play and to pursuit their interactions with the unconscious mind. In other words, to take their loafers and heels off and run free into the wild.”
–Lejla Subašić
Lejla Subašić was nominated to have her work showcased in Hokin Honors by David Lazar, Professor of Creative Writing at Columbia College Chicago.