Current Issue: Spring 2024 Letters to Self

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Letter To Myself

By strega claire manning dear you, right now you are too familiar with the lavender carpet in your bedroom closet—what once was your sister’s space, now yours—as you plug your ears to the sound of your parents fighting. right...

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You Should Know

By Syd Shaw To be careful. I could tell you not to date that man at 20, not to kiss that girl at 16, at least not where your parents will see. I can tell you that their opinions won’t matter, not forever at least. I could give...

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Letter to Myself

By Alicia Vane Alicia, I want to be tender with you, but I know how that makes your skin crawl. So instead, let me grip your arm firmly and say: Your intensity is not a bad thing. You are not too much. Do not minimize yourself....

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Letter To Self

By Alyx Marsh Alyx, I think you are finally beginning to realize just how far you’ve come in life, especially these last few years. The last 12 months have been a doozy, eh?   What do I have to say to you? I know you want to...

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Thank You, Little Me

By Anisa Pračić-Šehić To be a free woman with dignity and a high level of self-care is hard. To be a pansexual woman in a patriarchal society such as Bosnia is very challenging. What does it mean to be a woman? What is the...

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Letter to Myself

By Jacq Valencia Beneath the sea noises are muffled movements, restrained while you’ve floated below, treading water in wait the pull has always been felt up your bones knew which way to rise your eyes knew which way the light...

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