Category: 2021 Fall – Bodies
This Bird on My Back
Sep 1, 2021 | 2021 Fall - Bodies, Poetry
By Emilyn Kowaleski If someone would have told me years ago that I was staring at the girl in...
Read MoreI’m Fat, It’s Complicated, It’s None of Your Business
Sep 1, 2021 | 2021 Fall - Bodies
By Bailey Merlin Content advisory: Several pieces in this issue contain references to sexual...
Read MoreEditor’s Note
Sep 1, 2021 | 2021 Fall - Bodies, Editor's Note
Dear Community, The prompt for this issue was: “bodies—our own bodies, our embodied connections,...
Read MoreAROUND THE WORLD: Estefania Sepúlveda, La Serena, Chile
Sep 1, 2021 | 2021 Fall - Bodies, Around the World
Like many other bisexuals, I never saw myself as part of a community. I was always an ally to my...
Read MoreMind over Matter
Sep 1, 2021 | 2021 Fall - Bodies
By Martine Mussies Growing up, I did not even know bisexuality existed, let alone know anyone who...
Read MoreSubstance
Sep 1, 2021 | 2021 Fall - Bodies, Poetry
By Mycah Katz First it was an injection The nurse telling me she wanted to be part of my journey But the suicidal thoughts were like an anvil I couldn’t stop The gel was gentler sometimes my mind was calmer But every moment of...
Read MoreTwo Poems by Cel Sanel
Sep 1, 2021 | 2021 Fall - Bodies, Poetry
Plant Baby Compost me I know you read the ingredients as you kissed my back and can judge...
Read MoreLittle Tornados
Sep 1, 2021 | 2021 Fall - Bodies, Poetry
By Jess Berg A singular right hip— aches dull and constant like a toothache until it doesn’t (I...
Read MoreMiddles and Other Spaces Between
Sep 1, 2021 | 2021 Fall - Bodies, Poetry
By Gabryelle Iaconetti Rocking the boat, I fell into the sea The confinement of the vessel was suffocating me I move through spaces between one shore and another They boast soft sand but hidden beneath are sharp rocks Treading...
Read MoreWhen I Am Old
Sep 1, 2021 | 2021 Fall - Bodies, Poetry
By Skyla Allen When I am old with violet veins Like the purple petals in the garden My skin akin...
Read MoreSee Me
Sep 1, 2021 | 2021 Fall - Bodies, Poetry
By Nomi Siegelman I have a physical existence in this world I am standing here on solid legs That...
Read MoreThree Poems by Elise Salsman
Sep 1, 2021 | 2021 Fall - Bodies, Poetry
Our Lady, Star of the Sea I, the derelict and the mother You, the faithful The oblation of my body is common thought And common law. All this hungry world does is affirm me, My breast buds, your eucharist; This immaculate heart...
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