By Berin Aptoula
Berin Aptoula is a writer, cartoonist, and devout practitioner of the word “Sehnsucht.” They hold an MFA in Creative Writing from Adelphi University, where they also teach. Some of their other reveries appear in dreamscapes like Passengers Journal, Barzakh Magazine, Red Ogre Review, and elsewhere. If you’re ever looking for them, check your local discotheque for an androgyne grooving under the alias BALKAN VILLAIN.