The number 22 is an unlikely theme, but paradoxically its very randomness makes it interesting. Issue 22 brings together stories, people, details that would have otherwise been lost. It captures quiet stories that normally drift past unnoticed.

Interviews: Zola Jesus, Gia Coppola, Jon Klassen.

Words: Liz Ann Bennett, Tara Caimi, Maggie Crow, Rosanna Durham, Linnea Enstrom, Anna Godfrey, Fab Gorjian, Kirsty Lee, Stephen Ornes, Abigail Thomas, Tamara Vos, Jason Ward, Olivia Wilson, Betty Wood.

Illustration: Assa Ariyoshi, Elena Boils, Bridie Cheeseman, Alessandra de Cristofaro, Caroline Dowsett, Pixin, Emily Welham.

Pictures: Francesca Jane Allen, Milo Belgrove, Maria Vittoria Piana Brizio, Toby Coulson, Autumn Durald, Fiona Essex, Dahiana Gamboa, Hudson Hayden, Clare Hewitt, Matilda Hill-Jenkins, Anna Hollow, Liz Seabrook, Anna Shelton, Des Tan.