Editors
Editor-in-Chief
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is a lover of buying too many books all at once, and doesn’t like sleeping with the lights off. (A ghost problem that she doesn’t like talking about but will write about.) Her work has been published in Cathexis Northwest Press, Chronogram Magazine, Two Sisters Writing & Publishing, and more. Her favorite books are The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides, The Girls by Emma Cline, Her Body & Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado, and Luster by Raven Leilani. She enjoys writing work that looks at trauma and grief from the perspective of girlhood and womanhood.
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is a lover of buying too many books all at once, and doesn’t like sleeping with the lights off. (A ghost problem that she doesn’t like talking about but will write about.) Her work has been published in Cathexis Northwest Press, Chronogram Magazine, Two Sisters Writing & Publishing, and more. Her favorite books are The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides, The Girls by Emma Cline, Her Body & Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado, and Luster by Raven Leilani. She enjoys writing work that looks at trauma and grief from the perspective of girlhood and womanhood.
Managing Editor
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enjoys drinking cold coffee in warm rooms. Her profession in creative advertising has taken her from upstate New York to Brooklyn to Kansas City, but she draws most of her inspiration from the hidden towns and abandoned nooks and crannies she’s found along the way. Lately, you’ll find her reading Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay and A Brief History of Thought by Luc Ferry. When she isn’t reading or writing, she’s probably experimenting with a new recipe, listening to a political podcast or camping.
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enjoys drinking cold coffee in warm rooms. Her profession in creative advertising has taken her from upstate New York to Brooklyn to Kansas City, but she draws most of her inspiration from the hidden towns and abandoned nooks and crannies she’s found along the way. Lately, you’ll find her reading Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay and A Brief History of Thought by Luc Ferry. When she isn’t reading or writing, she’s probably experimenting with a new recipe, listening to a political podcast or camping.
Managing Editor
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is a Harper Community College student who loves fashion, reading, and writing. She just starting to explore her spiritual side with tarot cards and crystals. She believes writing is one of the powerful tools we have in this world and can be used to tell the stories they are often hidden. She loves fashion and trying to learn to show her love in a way that doesn't hurt Mother Earth. Her main goal is to leave the world a safer place than when she came into it. Taurus Sun. Aquarius Moon. Sagittarius Rising.
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is a Harper Community College student who loves fashion, reading, and writing. She just starting to explore her spiritual side with tarot cards and crystals. She believes writing is one of the powerful tools we have in this world and can be used to tell the stories they are often hidden. She loves fashion and trying to learn to show her love in a way that doesn't hurt Mother Earth. Her main goal is to leave the world a safer place than when she came into it. Taurus Sun. Aquarius Moon. Sagittarius Rising.
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is a writer, editor, and mermaid enthusiast. She is just learning about astrological signs but is 100% sure she's an Aries. Her work has been published in Thought Catalog, Press Pause Press, Armonia Magazine, and elsewhere. She enjoys writing personal essays and advocating for intersectional feminism, LGBT+ rights, BIPOC equity, and mental health support. Fairley loves Leigh Bardugo's Grishaverse series books, such as Shadow and Bone and Six of Crows.
is a writer, editor, and mermaid enthusiast. She is just learning about astrological signs but is 100% sure she's an Aries. Her work has been published in Thought Catalog, Press Pause Press, Armonia Magazine, and elsewhere. She enjoys writing personal essays and advocating for intersectional feminism, LGBT+ rights, BIPOC equity, and mental health support. Fairley loves Leigh Bardugo's Grishaverse series books, such as Shadow and Bone and Six of Crows.
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is a Pakistani poet, writer and artist from Rawalpindi. Her poetry is centered around themes of lived experiences under capitalist patriarchy and women exploring identity, love and desire when their existence is highly politicized and their bodies policed. Most days you can find her writing poetry, reading for The Walled City Journal, volunteering art, admiring Mina Loy's 'Parturition' and listening to Sylvia Plath's audio recordings. She adores succulents, flowers and lepidoptera hence the recurring floral references in her Poems. Her work is forthcoming and published in Fahmidan, The Sutterville Review, Rigorous & The RIC Journal among others.
is a Pakistani poet, writer and artist from Rawalpindi. Her poetry is centered around themes of lived experiences under capitalist patriarchy and women exploring identity, love and desire when their existence is highly politicized and their bodies policed. Most days you can find her writing poetry, reading for The Walled City Journal, volunteering art, admiring Mina Loy's 'Parturition' and listening to Sylvia Plath's audio recordings. She adores succulents, flowers and lepidoptera hence the recurring floral references in her Poems. Her work is forthcoming and published in Fahmidan, The Sutterville Review, Rigorous & The RIC Journal among others.
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is a small-town teen writer and poet who loves soup, skirts, and sonnets. Her mind is swimming in a pool of poetry, journalism, art, Emily Dickinson, feminism, fashion, Edgar Allan Poe, and disposable cameras. She loves writing to inspire and express, but the majority of her published work has been more news related. Her work can be found on her school’s online news publication- eSomethin.com- or on her social media. When not writing, she can be found listening to Bikini Kill, re-reading Percy Shelley’s “The Daemon of the World,” or riding her bike in the wrong shoes. She thinks everyone should: read The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath, own a leather jacket, and wake up early to watch the sun rise.
is a small-town teen writer and poet who loves soup, skirts, and sonnets. Her mind is swimming in a pool of poetry, journalism, art, Emily Dickinson, feminism, fashion, Edgar Allan Poe, and disposable cameras. She loves writing to inspire and express, but the majority of her published work has been more news related. Her work can be found on her school’s online news publication- eSomethin.com- or on her social media. When not writing, she can be found listening to Bikini Kill, re-reading Percy Shelley’s “The Daemon of the World,” or riding her bike in the wrong shoes. She thinks everyone should: read The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath, own a leather jacket, and wake up early to watch the sun rise.
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is sort of like a silver coin; a tech-savvy, hyper-analytical, budding Python programmer on one side, and on the other a deep-feeling, book-hoarding artist with three guitars and a ukulele.
As a senior finishing up her B.S. in computer science at Central Connecticut State University, Nehway has used her creative writing minor to strengthen her abilities as a poet and lyricist, which has resulted in multiple poetry publications in CCSU's Blue Muse Magazine, placing first in CCSU's 2021 Leslie Leeds Poetry Contest, and being appointed as the Poetry Editor of The Helix Magazine.
She enjoys rainfall, peanut butter pancakes, and Tracy Chapman. On her quiet days, you are likely to find Nehway in hollow stairwells, letting the melodies of her voice and classical guitar ricochet off the concrete walls.
is sort of like a silver coin; a tech-savvy, hyper-analytical, budding Python programmer on one side, and on the other a deep-feeling, book-hoarding artist with three guitars and a ukulele.
As a senior finishing up her B.S. in computer science at Central Connecticut State University, Nehway has used her creative writing minor to strengthen her abilities as a poet and lyricist, which has resulted in multiple poetry publications in CCSU's Blue Muse Magazine, placing first in CCSU's 2021 Leslie Leeds Poetry Contest, and being appointed as the Poetry Editor of The Helix Magazine.
She enjoys rainfall, peanut butter pancakes, and Tracy Chapman. On her quiet days, you are likely to find Nehway in hollow stairwells, letting the melodies of her voice and classical guitar ricochet off the concrete walls.
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is a dentist by profession, based in India. She likes to believe she has a way with words, dogs, and cavities. Her work has been in Wrongdoing Magazine, The Daily Drunk Mag, Royal Rose magazine, Serotonin, The Remnant Archive, Versification Zine, Ayaskala, and others. She can be found ranting her art out on Twitter and Instagram - @taanaariri.
is a dentist by profession, based in India. She likes to believe she has a way with words, dogs, and cavities. Her work has been in Wrongdoing Magazine, The Daily Drunk Mag, Royal Rose magazine, Serotonin, The Remnant Archive, Versification Zine, Ayaskala, and others. She can be found ranting her art out on Twitter and Instagram - @taanaariri.
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is a freelance journalist and writer based in Philadelphia. She began writing her first short stories when she was in kindergarten and hasn't stopped since. McKenzie took her passion for storytelling and made a career of writing stories about things she cares about. When she's not doing that, she reading Greek myth retellings or re-watching the Lord of the Rings trilogy (Extended Editions).
is a freelance journalist and writer based in Philadelphia. She began writing her first short stories when she was in kindergarten and hasn't stopped since. McKenzie took her passion for storytelling and made a career of writing stories about things she cares about. When she's not doing that, she reading Greek myth retellings or re-watching the Lord of the Rings trilogy (Extended Editions).
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is a junior Creative Writing major at SUNY Purchase. While she is primarily a fiction writer, she also loves poetry. She has poems in Gutter Mag and Submissions Magazine. In August 2020, she released her very first chapbook, Parafamiliar. She was also one of the only undergraduates to present at the SUNY Conference on Writing in the fall of 2019. Mary loves writing, reading, cats, glitter, and spending time with her friends. Some of her favorite writers are Sylvia Plath, Anne Sexton, and Marie Howe.
is a junior Creative Writing major at SUNY Purchase. While she is primarily a fiction writer, she also loves poetry. She has poems in Gutter Mag and Submissions Magazine. In August 2020, she released her very first chapbook, Parafamiliar. She was also one of the only undergraduates to present at the SUNY Conference on Writing in the fall of 2019. Mary loves writing, reading, cats, glitter, and spending time with her friends. Some of her favorite writers are Sylvia Plath, Anne Sexton, and Marie Howe.
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is constantly being inspired by nature, music videos, and the color chartreuse. A recent college grad with a bachelors in creative advertising, she is constantly experimenting with any and all creative mediums including painting and creative writing. G has interned with the New England Epilepsy Foundation as well as the Rhode Island International Film Festival, and her favorite book is any work by Larry Levis (specifcally Winter Stars).
is constantly being inspired by nature, music videos, and the color chartreuse. A recent college grad with a bachelors in creative advertising, she is constantly experimenting with any and all creative mediums including painting and creative writing. G has interned with the New England Epilepsy Foundation as well as the Rhode Island International Film Festival, and her favorite book is any work by Larry Levis (specifcally Winter Stars).
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works to address possible solutions to larger, systemic issues affecting Indigenous and queer folks. They co-produce and co-host "The Happy Hour Podcast" biweekly, served as multimedia editor for SF State's Golden Gate Xpress and was honored as a NPR NextGenRadio meter. shaylyn's lowercase name is an aesthetic choice and an homage to two of their favorite authors: bell hooks and adrienne maree brown. They can be found reading speculative fiction, cooking their favorite native CHamoru foods or volunteering at their local mutual benefit association.
works to address possible solutions to larger, systemic issues affecting Indigenous and queer folks. They co-produce and co-host "The Happy Hour Podcast" biweekly, served as multimedia editor for SF State's Golden Gate Xpress and was honored as a NPR NextGenRadio meter. shaylyn's lowercase name is an aesthetic choice and an homage to two of their favorite authors: bell hooks and adrienne maree brown. They can be found reading speculative fiction, cooking their favorite native CHamoru foods or volunteering at their local mutual benefit association.
Writers
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is a nineteen-year-old, latinx second generation American journalist/writer. As a witchcraft practitioner and spiritualist she focuses on diving into the world of the occult and sharing their stories. Along with that, she enjoys writing personal essays and short story fiction. Ariel is a certified bookworm, tree-hugger, and anime lover.
is a nineteen-year-old, latinx second generation American journalist/writer. As a witchcraft practitioner and spiritualist she focuses on diving into the world of the occult and sharing their stories. Along with that, she enjoys writing personal essays and short story fiction. Ariel is a certified bookworm, tree-hugger, and anime lover.
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is a writer, editor, and mermaid enthusiast. She is just learning about astrological signs but is 100% sure she's an Aries. Her work has been published in Thought Catalog, Press Pause Press, Armonia Magazine, and elsewhere. She enjoys writing personal essays and advocating for intersectional feminism, LGBT+ rights, BIPOC equity, and mental health support. Fairley loves Leigh Bardugo's Grishaverse series books, such as Shadow and Bone and Six of Crows.
is a writer, editor, and mermaid enthusiast. She is just learning about astrological signs but is 100% sure she's an Aries. Her work has been published in Thought Catalog, Press Pause Press, Armonia Magazine, and elsewhere. She enjoys writing personal essays and advocating for intersectional feminism, LGBT+ rights, BIPOC equity, and mental health support. Fairley loves Leigh Bardugo's Grishaverse series books, such as Shadow and Bone and Six of Crows.
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is a writer based in North Carolina. She graduated from The New School College of Performing Arts with a bachelor’s degree in Dramatic Arts and enjoys viewing and analyzing media from plays (actual or virtual) to film and television. Her favorite writers tend to be playwrights like Lanford Wilson, Lorraine Hansberry and Tony Kushner, but her favorite books include The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah or The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid. When she isn’t watching or reading new work, she listens to Bruce Springsteen, knits, and watches book reviews and costuming/sewing videos on YouTube.
is a writer based in North Carolina. She graduated from The New School College of Performing Arts with a bachelor’s degree in Dramatic Arts and enjoys viewing and analyzing media from plays (actual or virtual) to film and television. Her favorite writers tend to be playwrights like Lanford Wilson, Lorraine Hansberry and Tony Kushner, but her favorite books include The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah or The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid. When she isn’t watching or reading new work, she listens to Bruce Springsteen, knits, and watches book reviews and costuming/sewing videos on YouTube.
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is a Harper Community College student who loves fashion, reading, and writing. She just starting to explore her spiritual side with tarot cards and crystals. She believes writing is one of the powerful tools we have in this world and can be used to tell the stories they are often hidden. She loves fashion and trying to learn to show her love in a way that doesn't hurt Mother Earth. Her main goal is to leave the world a safer place than when she came into it. Taurus Sun. Aquarius Moon. Sagittarius Rising.
is a Harper Community College student who loves fashion, reading, and writing. She just starting to explore her spiritual side with tarot cards and crystals. She believes writing is one of the powerful tools we have in this world and can be used to tell the stories they are often hidden. She loves fashion and trying to learn to show her love in a way that doesn't hurt Mother Earth. Her main goal is to leave the world a safer place than when she came into it. Taurus Sun. Aquarius Moon. Sagittarius Rising.
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always finds beauty in simple and pure things. She loves spending time with the ocean, and enjoys the taste and experience of drinking coffee everyday. By sitting in a busy cafe, she writes quite efficiently. Sometimes she also reads the works from the authors she admires there, such as Peter Hessler and the tender depiction of ordinary people in his hands. She received her Ph.D. in media and communications from Australia, and likes the conversation between the rationality of reasoning and the fervor of pop culture.
always finds beauty in simple and pure things. She loves spending time with the ocean, and enjoys the taste and experience of drinking coffee everyday. By sitting in a busy cafe, she writes quite efficiently. Sometimes she also reads the works from the authors she admires there, such as Peter Hessler and the tender depiction of ordinary people in his hands. She received her Ph.D. in media and communications from Australia, and likes the conversation between the rationality of reasoning and the fervor of pop culture.
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is a Latinx writer and journalist based in Chicago. She is a graduate of Northwestern University, where she studied journalism and English, and her work has appeared in Hypertext Magazine, PALABRITAS, The Chicago Reporter, and North by Northwestern. In her free time, Elly enjoys writing fiction and personal essays and reading coming-of-age novels — her favorites include I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sánchez and The Perks of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky — and one day she hopes to publish her own.
is a Latinx writer and journalist based in Chicago. She is a graduate of Northwestern University, where she studied journalism and English, and her work has appeared in Hypertext Magazine, PALABRITAS, The Chicago Reporter, and North by Northwestern. In her free time, Elly enjoys writing fiction and personal essays and reading coming-of-age novels — her favorites include I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sánchez and The Perks of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky — and one day she hopes to publish her own.
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is a Latin American student based in New York City attending Smith College who loves to write about a variety of subjects. You can find their work in The Sophian, which is Smith’s newspaper, and Citrus, Smith’s fashion magazine. She loves to read as well, and currently loves memoirs like Broken by Jenny Lawson and Hunger by Roxane Gay. They are passionate about art history too, and are pursuing a bachelor’s degree double majoring in english and art history. She loves hugs, early mornings, YouTube binges, and fruit salads. Someday they want to publish their own book and you can always find them wandering around a museum in the city.
is a Latin American student based in New York City attending Smith College who loves to write about a variety of subjects. You can find their work in The Sophian, which is Smith’s newspaper, and Citrus, Smith’s fashion magazine. She loves to read as well, and currently loves memoirs like Broken by Jenny Lawson and Hunger by Roxane Gay. They are passionate about art history too, and are pursuing a bachelor’s degree double majoring in english and art history. She loves hugs, early mornings, YouTube binges, and fruit salads. Someday they want to publish their own book and you can always find them wandering around a museum in the city.
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is a small-town teen writer and poet who loves soup, skirts, and sonnets. Her mind is swimming in a pool of poetry, journalism, art, Emily Dickinson, feminism, fashion, Edgar Allan Poe, and disposable cameras. She loves writing to inspire and express, but the majority of her published work has been more news related. Her work can be found on her school’s online news publication- eSomethin.com- or on her social media. When not writing, she can be found listening to Bikini Kill, re-reading Percy Shelley’s “The Daemon of the World,” or riding her bike in the wrong shoes. She thinks everyone should: read The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath, own a leather jacket, and wake up early to watch the sun rise.
is a small-town teen writer and poet who loves soup, skirts, and sonnets. Her mind is swimming in a pool of poetry, journalism, art, Emily Dickinson, feminism, fashion, Edgar Allan Poe, and disposable cameras. She loves writing to inspire and express, but the majority of her published work has been more news related. Her work can be found on her school’s online news publication- eSomethin.com- or on her social media. When not writing, she can be found listening to Bikini Kill, re-reading Percy Shelley’s “The Daemon of the World,” or riding her bike in the wrong shoes. She thinks everyone should: read The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath, own a leather jacket, and wake up early to watch the sun rise.
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is a Pakistani poet, writer and artist from Rawalpindi. Her poetry is centered around themes of lived experiences under capitalist patriarchy and women exploring identity, love and desire when their existence is highly politicized and their bodies policed. Most days you can find her writing poetry, reading for The Walled City Journal, volunteering art, admiring Mina Loy's 'Parturition' and listening to Sylvia Plath's audio recordings. She adores succulents, flowers and lepidoptera hence the recurring floral references in her Poems. Her work is forthcoming and published in Fahmidan, The Sutterville Review, Rigorous & The RIC Journal among others.
is a Pakistani poet, writer and artist from Rawalpindi. Her poetry is centered around themes of lived experiences under capitalist patriarchy and women exploring identity, love and desire when their existence is highly politicized and their bodies policed. Most days you can find her writing poetry, reading for The Walled City Journal, volunteering art, admiring Mina Loy's 'Parturition' and listening to Sylvia Plath's audio recordings. She adores succulents, flowers and lepidoptera hence the recurring floral references in her Poems. Her work is forthcoming and published in Fahmidan, The Sutterville Review, Rigorous & The RIC Journal among others.
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(also known by stella marie) is a high-school student and writer based in Las Vegas. Her work focuses on the music industry, film and literature, and politics, and can be found in local projects such as For the Culture Las Vegas. She is inspired by authors such as Haruki Murakami, Richard Siken, Mary Oliver, and Kurt Vonnegut. In her free time, Stella writes poetry (and hopes to publish a collection one day), plays piano and accordion, and rollerskates. Her other indulgences include: crosswords, 80s synthpop, oversized shirts with ironic messages, Coke Zero, and the novel Norweigan Wood.
(also known by stella marie) is a high-school student and writer based in Las Vegas. Her work focuses on the music industry, film and literature, and politics, and can be found in local projects such as For the Culture Las Vegas. She is inspired by authors such as Haruki Murakami, Richard Siken, Mary Oliver, and Kurt Vonnegut. In her free time, Stella writes poetry (and hopes to publish a collection one day), plays piano and accordion, and rollerskates. Her other indulgences include: crosswords, 80s synthpop, oversized shirts with ironic messages, Coke Zero, and the novel Norweigan Wood.
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is a dentist by profession, based in India. She likes to believe she has a way with words, dogs, and cavities. Her work has been in Wrongdoing Magazine, The Daily Drunk Mag, Royal Rose magazine, Serotonin, The Remnant Archive, Versification Zine, Ayaskala, and others. She can be found ranting her art out on Twitter and Instagram - @taanaariri.
is a dentist by profession, based in India. She likes to believe she has a way with words, dogs, and cavities. Her work has been in Wrongdoing Magazine, The Daily Drunk Mag, Royal Rose magazine, Serotonin, The Remnant Archive, Versification Zine, Ayaskala, and others. She can be found ranting her art out on Twitter and Instagram - @taanaariri.
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likes fresh fruit, dancing in the rain, and communal living. They are a Junior at SUNY Purchase getting their Bachelors in both New Media and Media Studies with a double minor in Film and Contemplative studies. They’re not exactly sure where their future lies, but they know it will be in the realm of sexual education and liberation. They often ponder questions like ‘What does the future of sex and love look like with the growth of technology?’ ‘How do we take control of our jealousy?’ and ‘Why do I like my toes being sucked on?’
likes fresh fruit, dancing in the rain, and communal living. They are a Junior at SUNY Purchase getting their Bachelors in both New Media and Media Studies with a double minor in Film and Contemplative studies. They’re not exactly sure where their future lies, but they know it will be in the realm of sexual education and liberation. They often ponder questions like ‘What does the future of sex and love look like with the growth of technology?’ ‘How do we take control of our jealousy?’ and ‘Why do I like my toes being sucked on?’
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is a NYC based writer and artist. They work in several different mediums, including photographic processes, printmaking, sculpture and book forms. Much of their visual work and writing is centered around their experience as a young disabled and queer person, memory and perception. They recently had an article published in Albinism InSight; a quarterly publication about albinism, and have participated in several group shows since graduating from SUNY Purchase with a Bachelor of Science in Visual Art and a minor in Art History. They’re passionate about the arts, activism, writing and community building. They like rollerblading, making art with their friends, gaming, reading, podcasts and are an unapologetic scorpio.
is a NYC based writer and artist. They work in several different mediums, including photographic processes, printmaking, sculpture and book forms. Much of their visual work and writing is centered around their experience as a young disabled and queer person, memory and perception. They recently had an article published in Albinism InSight; a quarterly publication about albinism, and have participated in several group shows since graduating from SUNY Purchase with a Bachelor of Science in Visual Art and a minor in Art History. They’re passionate about the arts, activism, writing and community building. They like rollerblading, making art with their friends, gaming, reading, podcasts and are an unapologetic scorpio.
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shamelessly finds the biographies of his favorite artists essential to inhabiting their work (though essential might be a strong word). Born in San Jose, California, the idea of feeling out of place in Connecticut has finally caught up to him, and now, having graduated from CCSU with an English degree, he hopes to idle across the US in a Jeep Liberty and become less sentimental about the weather. When he's not reading or overanalyzing video games, he imagines what it would be like to compose movie scores.
shamelessly finds the biographies of his favorite artists essential to inhabiting their work (though essential might be a strong word). Born in San Jose, California, the idea of feeling out of place in Connecticut has finally caught up to him, and now, having graduated from CCSU with an English degree, he hopes to idle across the US in a Jeep Liberty and become less sentimental about the weather. When he's not reading or overanalyzing video games, he imagines what it would be like to compose movie scores.
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is a freelance writer from Australia with a Bachelor of Media and Communications. Having studied film as a major, she’s a TV and movie enthusiast who falls in love with fictional characters a little too easily. Writing has always been her passion since she was young, first holding a great interest in narrative writing to then gaining an avid love for media analysis. Her essays are often through a cultural lens, particularly in terms of representation and identity. When she isn’t writing or analysing something she’s watched, she’s constantly drinking coffee or matcha, streaming story based video games and taking months to finish one novel.
is a freelance writer from Australia with a Bachelor of Media and Communications. Having studied film as a major, she’s a TV and movie enthusiast who falls in love with fictional characters a little too easily. Writing has always been her passion since she was young, first holding a great interest in narrative writing to then gaining an avid love for media analysis. Her essays are often through a cultural lens, particularly in terms of representation and identity. When she isn’t writing or analysing something she’s watched, she’s constantly drinking coffee or matcha, streaming story based video games and taking months to finish one novel.
Content Creators & Managers
Writer & Graphic Designer for 'Sunday Comics'
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is a Bi-sexual digital design, and fine artist based in Philadelphia. She is finishing her communications art degree currently with Virginia Commonwealth University. Things she couldn’t live without includes, her iPad, any Ellen Hompkins book, and some acrylic paint. She strives to spread awareness about sexual freedom with her art bringing a breath of calm air to the subject. When she’s not creating art she’s rolling with the homies ( clueless quote) and her bearded dragon by her side. She joined Giving Room Mag in hopes to encourage everyone to take a second to laugh and enjoy the little things.
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is a Bi-sexual digital design, and fine artist based in Philadelphia. She is finishing her communications art degree currently with Virginia Commonwealth University. Things she couldn’t live without includes, her iPad, any Ellen Hompkins book, and some acrylic paint. She strives to spread awareness about sexual freedom with her art bringing a breath of calm air to the subject. When she’s not creating art she’s rolling with the homies ( clueless quote) and her bearded dragon by her side. She joined Giving Room Mag in hopes to encourage everyone to take a second to laugh and enjoy the little things.
Social Media & Marketing Manager
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is a Harper Community College student who loves fashion, reading, and writing. She just starting to explore her spiritual side with tarot cards and crystals. She believes writing is one of the most powerful tools we have in this world and can be used to tell stories that are often hidden. She loves fashion and trying to learn to show her love in a way that doesn't hurt Mother Earth. Her main goal is to leave the world a safer place than when she came into it. Taurus Sun. Aquarius Moon. Sagittarius Rising.
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is a Harper Community College student who loves fashion, reading, and writing. She just starting to explore her spiritual side with tarot cards and crystals. She believes writing is one of the most powerful tools we have in this world and can be used to tell stories that are often hidden. She loves fashion and trying to learn to show her love in a way that doesn't hurt Mother Earth. Her main goal is to leave the world a safer place than when she came into it. Taurus Sun. Aquarius Moon. Sagittarius Rising.
Financial Coordinator
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will queue up Stevie Nicks and Joni Mitchell on repeat if given the aux. She is always reading at least 5 books at a time. Graduated from the University of Nebraska Omaha in 2018 with a BSBA, Shannon’s focus was entrepreneurship and management. After taking some accounting classes, she plans to begin working towards her MBA this fall but hopes to continue school throughout her life just for the sake of learning. Growing up queer in a Palestinian-American home, Shannon often turned to poetry as form of expression and finding a sense of clarity. Writing in her spare time, she likes to explore concepts such as identity, time, and memory.
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will queue up Stevie Nicks and Joni Mitchell on repeat if given the aux. She is always reading at least 5 books at a time. Graduated from the University of Nebraska Omaha in 2018 with a BSBA, Shannon’s focus was entrepreneurship and management. After taking some accounting classes, she plans to begin working towards her MBA this fall but hopes to continue school throughout her life just for the sake of learning. Growing up queer in a Palestinian-American home, Shannon often turned to poetry as form of expression and finding a sense of clarity. Writing in her spare time, she likes to explore concepts such as identity, time, and memory.
Photographer
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likes fresh fruit, dancing in the rain, and communal living. They are a Junior at SUNY Purchase getting their Bachelors in both New Media and Media Studies with a double minor in Film and Contemplative studies. They’re not exactly sure where their future lies, but they know it will be in the realm of sexual education and liberation. They often ponder questions like ‘What does the future of sex and love look like with the growth of technology?’ ‘How do we take control of our jealousy?’ and ‘Why do I like my toes being sucked on?’
they/them
likes fresh fruit, dancing in the rain, and communal living. They are a Junior at SUNY Purchase getting their Bachelors in both New Media and Media Studies with a double minor in Film and Contemplative studies. They’re not exactly sure where their future lies, but they know it will be in the realm of sexual education and liberation. They often ponder questions like ‘What does the future of sex and love look like with the growth of technology?’ ‘How do we take control of our jealousy?’ and ‘Why do I like my toes being sucked on?’
Photographer
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is majoring in film at Purchase college, hoping to minor in philosophy or political science. She is originally from France but now lives in Brooklyn, New York. Her favorite author is Haruki Murakami, and is trying to make it through all of his books, her favorite book is Norwegian Wood. She has been doing photography since she was 12, and recently starting taking photos on film, and what made her fall in love with film was wanting to bring photos to life and tell stories with them. Loves working with the concept of memory and how they are contained in both abstract and physical ways. Some of her favorite movies are Paris Texas, Whiplash, La Haine, and Chungking Express. Has a dog named Bowie, loves cold sesame noodles and chicken tikka masala, and listening to Radiohead, Portishead, Bjork, and Daft Punk.
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is majoring in film at Purchase college, hoping to minor in philosophy or political science. She is originally from France but now lives in Brooklyn, New York. Her favorite author is Haruki Murakami, and is trying to make it through all of his books, her favorite book is Norwegian Wood. She has been doing photography since she was 12, and recently starting taking photos on film, and what made her fall in love with film was wanting to bring photos to life and tell stories with them. Loves working with the concept of memory and how they are contained in both abstract and physical ways. Some of her favorite movies are Paris Texas, Whiplash, La Haine, and Chungking Express. Has a dog named Bowie, loves cold sesame noodles and chicken tikka masala, and listening to Radiohead, Portishead, Bjork, and Daft Punk.