by Lhakpa Doma Some Questions for Lhakpa Doma What inspired you to create “Self Portrait”? This is a self portrait which represents my religion, my ambition, and my personal nature. In the picture the flower […]
Deprecandi
by Jeffrey Quinde Some Questions For Jeffrey Quinde What inspired you to create “Deprecandi”? One of my biggest flaws as a person is to sabotage myself with any opportunity given to me. I want to […]
BLACK LIVES MATTER PROTEST, JUNE 2, 2020. (BROOKLYN, NEW YORK)
by Andrea Murguia Dajbura Some Questions for Andrea Murguia Dajbura What inspired you to create “Black Lives Matter Protest, June 2, 2020, Brooklyn, NY”? I wouldn’t say that I created it. I just took a […]
Paradise
by Michael Ferrin I call “shotgun” as soon as I step into the early evening. The others groan, but they know the rules: everyone has to be outside, you have to see the car, no […]
One Suitcase, Two Languages
by Özgür Peksen-Saccone The sounds of my footsteps were mixing with my luggage wheel’s sound in the airport. The first colors of the day were playing with my shadow in the long corridors I had […]
My First Funeral is Yours
by Samantha Morgan I can’t take my eyes off your body. I don’t mean to stare, but you look so… dead. And you are, but I’m still learning this. This is all very new to […]
Cherry Blossoms
by Arben Alovic sweet soft spring breezes blow i’m lost in your waving hair as the trees awaken in colors of pink, white, green the beginning of my love i lay on this blanket beside […]
Blank
by Kiara Byrd —after Audre Lorde’s “Coping” I have been drowning for days nothingness fills my brain a small sphere of knowledge entered the void. A small hummingbird in my window is singing […]
Song For My Beloved
by Marlin Muñoz —after Diane Di Prima My love when you make your way to me if you’re lucky you’ll find a book filled with unread pages not quite one […]
Everywhere
by YUI And I hear your name, Whispered, In the wind, Gently makes its way, Through these spring trees; I’m sure I’ll never forget you. And I feel you, In the heat of this sun, […]
Sunlight
by Angelica I. Ayala Months of cold hail and wind, slicing. My world was an icy cave with no light or warmth where hope gathered in droplets only to freeze. A trembling man enters like […]
Polarized Politics
by Clare Kenefick Those in black cloaks make silly jokes Of the possible pains of poverty, Sky tribes use sky miles for far as the eye can see Right or wrong their own rights never […]
Mind & Soul
by Morgan Beck the mind and soul twists and contorts, into shapes not even god could newly dictate. such an abomination, the choked wheeze beckons for salvation and pleas turned demands are unheard. tight-lipped with […]
Interview with Victoria Buitron
VICTORIA BUITRON is a writer and translator whose work delves into the intersections of identity and place, family history, and the moments her hippocampus refuses to forget. A BODY ACROSS TWO HEMISPHERES, which narrates her […]
Interview with Christopher Gonzalez
CHRISTOPHER GONZALEZ is a queer Puerto Rican writer living in New York. His collection, I’M NOT HUNGRY BUT I COULD EAT, follows the lives of messy and hunger-fueled bisexual Puerto Rican men who strive to […]
Interview with Ricardo Alberto Maldonado
RICARDO ALBERTO MALDONADO was born and raised in Puerto Rico. He is the co-editor of Puerto Rico en mi corazón and the recipient of fellowships from Cantomundo, the New York Foundation for the Arts, and […]
Some Questions for Elaine Medina
Editorial intern Kevin Herrera had a few questions for author Elaine Marie Medina Is “Buzzing Bees” based on something in your personal life; and, if not, what is “Buzzing Bees” based on — what was […]
Buzzing Bees
by Elaine Medina Busy worker bees clamored along. Shoppers buzzing around, honing in on flowers and selecting the ones they’d be choosing. The sweet old lady with her grandson, buying him a lollipop that his […]
This Story Has a Ghost In It
by Earthnova Veronica was in a spacious office. The well-polished furniture and loosely packed bookcase resembled a minimalist but not modern aesthetic, and the large windows had a view of the gridlocked traffic below that […]
Whatever Will Be, Will Be
by Alicia Evans Sharon contemplated calling the whole thing off so many times before. She finally accepted her fate, as she let out a quiet sigh. Sharon ran both hands down the front and sides […]
Texas Flood
by John Puga John Puga is a Brooklyn-based artist who has been studying photography, art, and design for over 18-years. He came to New York City from San Antonio, Texas, to study photography at LaGuardia […]
Inversion
by Irving Rodriquez Irving Rodriguez is a traditional artist born in the Dominican Republic. His feelings of being Dominican are expressed through art, using complementary colors to represent his personas and he attempts to use […]
Smiles in February
by Jeremy Orozco Jeremy Orozco (b. 1995) is a photographer from New York City. In 2021, he is currently studying to receive his degree in Commercial Photography. He is passionate about Photojournalism as well as […]
Madonna and the Magazine
by Destiny Rosales Destiny Rosales is a 19 year-old Brooklyn-bound Creative Writing major with interests in Visual Art, Theater, and Film. She hopes to become a professional screenwriter or an author/illustrator.
Some Questions for Madelyn Romero-Melgar
We had some questions for author Madelyn Romero-Melgar What inspired you to write “Into This World”? When we were asked to write a “home” piece, it was really hard because I moved a lot and […]
Towel
by Stella Gleitsman I thought a towel in my room was a man today I thought a clothing rack was a man when I went out shopping I thought there was a man behind the […]
Ode to the Sun
by Stella Gleitsman We think we are big men But the only big man is the sun The sun is the biggest crone in the galaxy And we owe her our life She is stretched […]
rancour, black
by Amir Bouanane the gathering of ether, the dancer in the morgue and the crow perched awaiting the toll of 6 p.m. then it bites the night, this gavel that fares better for its midday patrons, […]
October Silhouette
by Amir Bouanane she bought two bottles of raindrops— matched the evening with a light. drowning rituals, exhales for past -time; in every game—an outcome. the memory vendor omits this part— it doesn’t undo the […]
The Life of an Orange
by Senhui Zhao Senhui Zhao is a student at LaGuardia College who likes animation and painting. He was inspired by the observation of daily life, showing the life of oranges through stop-motion animation.
Educe
by Iris Triunfel Flores My mind is a thief at the bank of comfort; drop of water lands on tissue disease makes the body ache hug lasts too long ball bounces far out my grasp […]
Some Questions for Louis Febres
Editorial Intern Brenda Lema had some questions for Louis Febres. What inspired you to write “Something Lost”? Languages have always fascinated me: their origins, evolution, and especially the idea of a language and culture being supplanted […]
Into This World
by Madelyn Romero-Melgar I’ve always known my mother was born in El Salvador, but for a long time I didn’t know what being an immigrant meant. For us, it meant instability and uncertainty. It meant […]
I Can Carry It All
by Ethan Velez “I always hate when movies do that. It feels like, oh, I don’t know.” Tabs spoke with her hands. It was hard to keep them by her side. “It’s always like, the […]
Some Questions for Alicia Evans
Editorial Intern Brenda Lema had three questions for Alicia Evans. What inspired you to write “Whatever Will Be, Will Be”? The inspiration for “Whatever Will Be, Will Be” came from my own life experience. I […]
Tears of a Clown
by Brianna Jo Hobson Eyelash curl, the insect lipstick is wet. Heartstrings cut, the eyeshadow castrate. My smile, a deep segmented crack—foundation coils to jack in the box my neck. No matter how much I […]
Prosthetic
by Brianna Jo Hobson Apron string, tied and undone like an umbilical cord Stitching needle loops through hypodermic buttonhole I cinch every waist that dears to breathe, Every pupil that tears to cry or prickle […]
Some Questions for Ethan Velez
The editorial team had some questions for Ethan Velez. What inspired you to write “I Can Carry It All”? The story came together through some stages. I was having a hard time sleeping one night […]
Something Lost
by Louis Febres It started out small. Borrowing from brothers, sisters, cousins, and neighbors, until it grew strong enough to stand on its own. We took it from our tiny village as we braved nearby […]
It’s a COVID Party
by Shoshanna Soleyn Watch Editorial Intern Jin Martin’s Interview with Shoshanna Soleyn Shoshanna Soleyn was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, in Crown Heights. She is a Commercial Photography major at LaGuardia Community College. […]
