Two Poems by Teya Hollier & Art by Gilda Tenopala Gutierrez Redefining Darkness by Teya Hollier “The light shines in darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it” -John 1:5 I no longer use “Darkness” to describe the wickedness of mankind, or the...
Poem by Angela Gaito-Lagnese & Art by Olga Alexander Skinny Girl by Angela Gaito-Lagnese Daughter-mother bonding over Dexatrim. Sleep on an empty stomach, she says. Starving is the one thing they can’t take away. I am twelve. We clip neatly printed diet plans ...
Poem by Liz Ramirez & Art by Katerina Bukolska et tu by Liz Ramirez I. the same summer you promise yourself you’ll be good this year, no more dating coworkers this time around she shows up in your section with those black and purple box braids. the other...
Poem by Kayla Schwab & Art by Ilaria Cortesi Laundry Day Great Expectations by Kayla Schwab They ran out of flour at the bodega, so I bought a tub of Tollhouse cookie dough. I tried to let myself down easy as I put the raspberry jam and confectioner’s sugar back...
Poem by Trish Hopkinson & Art by Lisa Marie Vlietstra Art by Lisa Marie Vlietstra Bodies are Secrets, the softer spots, where the skin gives way like an overripe plum, the inside nooks of my elbows, the backs of my knees, behind my ear lobes—tender in pursuit ...
Poem by Mo Lynn Stoycoff Art by Vaiva Kovieraite-Trumpe Arythmetics Male Enhancement Friday After Work by Mo Lynn Stoycoff after the rush-hour traffic drives the fake smile from your face and all the week’s hand-shaking and ass-kissing is done after your teeth...
