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two blue face shapes with an orange face in between

I cannot choose but bear it, or I cannot choose but wear my face with me, as always.

stair cases in yellow

It’s been five months since I’ve needed a morning alarm—awakening to light, not sound.

two hands holding a passion fruit

During midsummer's stickiest days, Tatay would tend his garden until the sun started to fade.

hands holding up letters

Our theme this cycle was “Nature,” and our beautifully creative authors took this in many more ways than just the “outdoors.”

shape of two people hugging against black background

Darling, how enchanting it is to be
the teeth sunk into the edge of your neck

red shape of a person with a skeletal face coming out of it

Body is a word that weighs heavy on the mind tonight
as it does almost every night, tomorrow, and the day after

two hands with leaves between and around them in autumnal tones

warm, autumnal orange
the kind that made me want
to grab my docs, and a pair of shears
and make the 26 minute drive to Chiles
to pick the perfect pumpkin

an orange house sits in a landscape with orange clouds

Green wraps its arms around four walls
squeezing them tight only allowing
wind’s small squeals to seep through the crevices

the shape of a uterus and ovaries against red background

“Hang tight, man.”

Is what the doctor said to me before leaving to search for an ultrasound machine so they could make sure my ovaries hadn’t twisted and cut off their own blood supply.

a girl in a costume with wings holds a pumpkin shaped trick or treat bag

Even as a kid, I never really liked dressing up for Halloween. It has a little to do with really hating being looked at, probably. And it has a lot to do with hating not being seen, probably.

headstones in a green graveyard

I find cemeteries to be awkward places. I feel incredibly self-conscious in grocery stores, but a cemetery that living people are visiting is a thousand times worse, especially when you can’t find the grave you are looking for.