Joey Cruz Writes Stories about the Love He Wants

Multi-talented writer, videographer and ART team member Joey Cruz creates as a form of therapy. His stories, like the one featured in Issue 21, come from life experiences. They are stories of the love he hopes to find and the kind of person he wants to be with. I hope my work gives people the […]

Austin’s New Collective POV Studio Builds Community through Creativity

POV Studio wants to help you express your creativity. Javi Gonzalez and Loria Mendoza combined their many talents to form the collective with a purpose of helping people amplify their authentic voice. Through events and workshops, they aim to create a space to nurture the complexities of individual experience and community. Javi and Loria shared […]

Nicholas McCann

Nicholas McCann describes his Desert of the Soul poetry series as his dream state, living state and home state. He shared his poetry in Issue 09, which was themed around dreams. Desert of the Soul By Nicholas McCann I. O Creator of Dreams, help me be as a child of the desert. To live freely […]

Adrian Patenaude

Issue 13 contributor Adrian Patenaude shares her experience between two different worlds, growing up both in Thailand and Texas. Putting home into words By Adrian Patenaude As a Third Culture Kid, I’ve struggled with my cultural identity for years. I’m a blonde-haired, blue-eyed white girl from Texas but my first memories are of watching dubbed […]

LIT LANGUAGE

Hey Fam! Ready for a game? Lit Language will test your knowledge of generational slang from the past few decades. Draw a line to each decade’s closest synonym. We started you off with a couple because let’s be honest, keeping up with the times is hard AF. If you’re 20 and reading this… just wait. […]