by Tamra Cosby [trigger warning: sexual assault] Dear Johnathan, Looking at my GPA reminds me of you I am reminded of the paralyzing pain swollen pussy your peculiar smile in my head like […]
Category: 2020 Edition
Primary Longing
by Vivian Ortiz Download here or read below. Vivian Ortiz was born and raised in Jackson Heights, NY. She is of half Brazilian, half Puerto Rican descent. She loves animals, the beach, swimming, fresh seafood, […]
Mi Lupita
by George Webster Download here or read below. George Webster worked as a chef in a Michelin-starred restaurant and managed a catering company before returning to school to study computer science. He is grateful to LaGuardia […]
Daydreaming — COVID 19 Inspired
by Diana Athena Falling deeper and deeper into the softness of white cotton cloudy morning Walking on my tippy toes over the hardwood floor of the living room Catching the spring with the corners of […]
Reunion Dinner
by Caiwu Chen Cooktop firing, water boiling, Lids dancing on the pot. Lingering smoke penetrates from kitchen door, Trigger the hungers longing for the dinner. Knife kiss cutting board Making DaDa sound, Traveling child, […]
Staple Food
by Tenzin Diki ངའི་ཞིམ་པའི་བོད་ཟས། Tsampa: my customary food, both salty and sweet. Prepared with bare hands. Roasted barley flour, Yak butter, Chura ཆུར་ར་ cheese and churning salted tea. Sacred ingredients of a wealthy food culture. […]
Suitcase
by Jason DeMartino Temporary treasure trove. Hardened and experienced. Durable. Deciding the essentials. Personality of a chameleon: shifting its entrails, adjusting to different destinations, and changing ages. The suitcase grows as we do, from diapers […]
Saturn’s Return
After Audre Lorde’s “Hanging Fire” by Iris Alufohai [Author’s note: In horoscopic astrology it takes Saturn 29 years to orbit the sun and return back to the same place in the sky that it was […]
Night of Rock n’ Roll
After Joe Brainard by Melany Tapia I remember the smell of beer spilled by a guy whose head bopped to the beat of the drums. I remember bumming cigarettes off pierced, vibrant strangers. I remember […]
A Doll’s Tea Party
by Destiny Rosales When I was 6 years old, my older brother convinced me to join him in watching what he described as “a funny movie about a girl who finds a magic doll.” In […]
Sneaker on a Landline
by Raki Jordan I hang from my hairs on a landline, twirling and rocking back and forth in the sky, hairs intertwined with each other – body possessed by wind, signaling which direction it’s traveling […]
Saudade
by Destiny Quiles As I walk down the flight of stairs that separates me from the pavement of the sidewalk, I take a second to realize how funny it is that I am going down […]
Primp and Polish
by Suzzette Jimenez [Trigger Warning: Domestic Abuse] She blew out her bangs with a large round brush as she got ready for work. She feared the thinner round brush could not do the job of […]
Jumper
by Berniya Dudley [Trigger Warning: Suicide] As I stand here and think about the events that led me to this bridge, I hear a car door slam close. I instantly freeze. I just wait. Suddenly, […]
Pretty Girl
by Nicolle Jaramillo [trigger warning: sexual assault] I could be a pretty girl I’ll wear a skirt for you. –Clairo, “Pretty Girl” I’m 5 years old or maybe 6 already, it doesn’t matter. […]
Where To Go Dancing One Night, Alone in the City
by Michael McGuire Linh wanted to go dancing one night, alone in the city they never knew existed before setting foot there. Which is to say that it was there all along, the city, but […]
How to Starve Yourself
by Leslie Munoz-Reyes It all starts in primary school, when you’re adored for your smallness. “She’s so cute,” your aunts would coo. “She looks just like a mouse,” your uncles would say as they lifted […]
Golden Cage
by Carolyn Merino The sun rubs its warm light on my face, the only way I’ve come to wake up. I’ve lost track of the time and the day. I don’t care about the weather […]
From 13 to 30
I don’t quite remember when I heard them for the first time: if it was on the radio, or if it was some recorded concert playing on TV. But I do remember tanning on the […]
The Bickering Mule
by Raki Jordan Harlem’s streets are never dull. There’s the constant sound of scattering rats and swerving cars and car horns and babbling talking tongues, and music blaring beats from the windows hovering over your […]
CoronaBird
by Nabil Hussein You can play CoronaBird by clicking here or on the image below. Nabil Hussein is a student at LaGuardia Community College, where he is currently pursuing an Associates Degree in New […]
Time
by Christian Cardona
The Letter
by Raymond Rashard Louther Raymond “Ray Rav” Louther is a Film Director and Music Producer from East New York, Brooklyn. After falling in love with music at a young age, he transferred […]
Before Corona Happened — Untitled 4
by Dewa Wiryawan Dewa is a freelance photographer and videographer; he likes to call himself a photo enthusiast. He has been a photographer since 2013, right after he graduated from high school. His […]
FEEL FREE TO BE YOURSELF REGARDLESS OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS
By Christie Laurent Coming from Haiti three years ago, Christie Guerbenjy Laurent is a student at LaGuardia Community College pursuing an associates degree, majoring in Civil Engineering. She is passionate about drawing, collages, and […]
Mandala & Flowers, Knight, & Balance
by Ivan Estevez Mandala & Flowers Knight Balance Ivan Estevez has been an artist for almost two decades. He was born in the Dominican Republic and moved to New York […]
