Author: younggibsonk2@mailbox.winthrop.edu Young-Gibson

By Kaytee F In the wake of the pandemic, my local brunches have goneonline. I took initiative after my friend called me out of theblue to see how I was. It felt so nice to hear from someone, Iwondered how I could do something similar. Since I do a lotof friendly heckling to make the…

By Nancy Marcus

By Ellyn Ruthstrom It feels very sad that during a time of much suffering and sacrificefrom the COVID-19 lockdowns, the bi+ community also hadto deal with a very public and very painful situation that wasprompted by the president of BiNet USA, Faith Cheltenham. Forthose who did not see this unfold on social media, I’ll provide…

By Zoë About two months into my first year of college, I was hangingout with some friends in the college’s queer resource center.We were young and I suppose carefree, listening to musicand painting. A third-year student came in and struck up aconversation with us. They asked if we’d heard anything aboutthe status of the Bi/Pan/Fluid…

We are pleased to debut in this issueartwork by Carol E. Moses, an activemember of our community. This piece, ink and watercolor on paper, 4″ x 6″, is titled: this place this time this now Carol E Moses is a visual artist living in Massachusetts. Moses does painting, drawing, and portrait photography/interview series. Currently in…

By Neen Chapman Connection is a strange word. It has multiple uses, from inanimate objects like Lego, connecting to build a Star Wars modelfighter; comforting connections with animals, such as cuddleswith my four kitty cats; physical chemistry between humansthat can range from a fleeting spark to a decades-long burningdesire; and then there’s spiritual fulfilment with…

By Lila Hartelius This morning, while I was sitting in my yard reading John R.Stilgoe’s foreword to Gaston Bachelard’s The Poetics of Space, thesoft, insistent coo of a chicken made me turn my head. A reddish hen was descending the tree-sheltered slope of a neighbor’schicken enclosure. “Hello,” I cooed back, probably soundingmore like I was…