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"But what is tougher is the waiting -- waiting for someone to ask, for someone who gets it."KB Meniado my collection so far! OK to BE is a monthly zine project featuring everyday adventures by creators for creators. The project is headed/edited/curated by the amazing KB Meniado of heykebe, a Filipina creative and editor. She … Continue reading OK to BE: A Work in Progress | “Postpartum” by Yours Truly
"In this moment, I'm not sure what sacred isbut I know this land is something different.I decide that it is mine. " Meraki - [may-rah-kee] - to put a piece of yourself into everything you do. Over time, we collect pieces of the world around us, patchwork them into ourselves. Hoard them like family. Meraki … Continue reading Pages Review: “Meraki” by Tobi-Hope Jieun Park
"What is a shadow? It is the self without a face or a name, all outline and no feature, the self on the verge of being erased. It is the incidental child of matter and light. Look how it spreads itself on the ground, weary but weightless, unable to leave a trace." “At this … Continue reading Pages Feature: “Dark Hours” by Conchitina Cruz
i am magic / all the days i am / a woman / & i am magic / all the days i am / not. Goodreads Choice Award-winning poet and USA TODAY bestselling author Amanda Lovelace presents the mermaid’s voice returns in this one — the third and final installment in her “women are some … Continue reading “The Mermaid’s Voice Returns in This One” by Amanda Lovelace (ARC Review)
"I remember better / The endings of sentences / I did not complete." Science would have us believe that we are nothing but cell upon cell. I disagree. We are made up of stories. The stories we hear from our mothers, the ones we tell our daughters. The tales we share with sisters and friends. … Continue reading Book Review: “The Octopus Curse, A Collection of Clingy Poems” by Salma Farook
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