Untitled Essay by Fadel Allasan Your life can change in the blink of an eye. I hate to start off… Read more Untitled Essay
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Permanent Burnt
Permanent Burnt by Nia McLeod Had a sporadic moment of brilliance today This extra-terrestrial brown skin Bronzed with historical significance… Read more Permanent Burnt
A Portrait of Myself as Audrey Hepburn
A Portrait of Myself as Audrey Hepburn by Hallie Chametzky I’ve thought about telling them, you know, that none of… Read more A Portrait of Myself as Audrey Hepburn
Suns Out Guns Out
Suns Out Guns Out by Kathryn Novelli Earth embracing full tilt at aphelion, summer swelters streets heat skin slickens skirts… Read more Suns Out Guns Out
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Run It
Run It by Lorenzo Simpson That’s some nice white privilege you got there. Let me get that off you. You’ve had… Read more Run It
Refraction
Winner of the Spring 2016 Story Contest Refraction by Sarah King 13 months ago we moved in because there was… Read more Refraction
The Glass Closet
The Glass Closet: Identity, Appearance, and Shame in the Context of Queerness by Manon Loustaunau In the United States, shame is… Read more The Glass Closet
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Ay Morenita
Ay Morenita (Oh Little Brown Girl) by Aila Shai Castane Ay Morenita When will you realize that your hips don’t… Read more Ay Morenita