Featured Image: Lucxama Sylvain Aged eleven I knew Black was not beautiful That my 4c coils, dark brown skin, and protruding curves Made me too big, loud, and ugly Not blond enough, small enough, or white enough I was a sore thumb in a sea of white A sidekick in some white girl’s life Nice […]
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F. S. Yousaf has come a long way. Having first started writing in 2013, he began posting his poetry online in 2015, leading him to publish three books of poems. His second book, “Sincerely”, was a powerful declaration of love to his then-fiancé that reached and captured the hearts of thousands of readers. His upcoming […]
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Featured Illustration: Mikenzi Jones Here I am alive and breathing Living in ways I did not believe were possible Unsure and uncertain within my own being Here I am reclaiming and hoping Into the ways of my own soul, spirit, and body After a year of heartbreak and longing After months and months of grieving […]
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I sink my teeth into the skin of an orange child blossoming from the furtive beginnings of youth, hissing as ocherous juice spurts into my eyes, a vengeance siphoned from the soft muscle I pulled apart. In that moment of blindness, I can see Spring looming over my seated form, spouting nonsense about the child […]
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Featured Artwork: ‘Hand Studies Charcoal’ by Matt Mozgiel is meticulous lithe fingers cupping my cheeks toned from a thousand hours in latex gloves quivering with concentration and intent working tirelessly to come home to his daughter who’d barrel into his fatigued arms and the exhaustion would evaporate is gentle a sleeve darkened with a […]
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Born in 2019, Saeyri is an artisanal jewelry brand founded by Rujuta Shah and Manasvi Bhatia Bhushan. The designs draw inspiration from Indian elements, for it is what the founders are most connected with. “We grew up in India surrounded by beautiful jewelry. We’d never leave anywhere without that perfect pair of earrings or necklace.” […]
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Featured Artwork: ‘Anxiety’ by aaakeith Trigger Warning: Eating Disorders . . . Catherine comes over the night before Thanksgiving with her mother She was my first best friend my unofficial older sister the girl I wanted to be when I grew up I was six She was nine We had just read […]
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Jackie Gronlund has been on a journey. She has been a YouTuber, an author, and a podcast host. Throughout her life, she has discovered herself time and time again, from dealing with past trauma, moving thirteen times since the age of 19, to offering a space in her podcast to speak of issues regarding mental […]
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Featured Image: Scroll.in They traveled far, Over vast oceans Nestled at the bottom belly Of oversized ships in undersized cavities They were the first To settle on foreign lands With golden sands On lush plantations Promises of wealth Promises of freedom Promises of a free man From coolie belles To girmits Our […]
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