This issue captures the hopes and realities of the first day of 2018 by following new year celebrations around the globe. Almost every time zone is represented through prose, poetry, illustration or photography. Connected by friendship and acquaintance, stories are woven together by Arbitraium's signature attention to layout and illustration.
Written by: Tosh Ahkit, Maya Arnsdorf, Eamon Atley, Peter Boyce, Felene Cayetano, Christine Dominé, Cristián Faúndez, Abirami Giri, William Arthur Hanson, Todd Honma, Ryan Khoo, Takahiro Kohiyama, Bertrand Landel, Connie Lau, Dylan Machado, Joshua McDaniel, Natalia Nirenberg, Esmat Rabi, Mário Roberto, Sam & Leigh, Samoa Fa'afafine Association, Kyle Stuart, I. Wall, Nathaniel Walters-Koh, Apia Willie, Joyce Wong.