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The Village
A Conversation with Saffy Osei on “Deeper: A Collection of Offerings”
I wanted to craft it in a way to tell the story of who I am. I have always considered myself to be a writer…Having a pre-med/public health background, [I wondered] “How can I take a step back from the science side and be more intentional with the human side?” That’s when I started to write more personal essays. That’s how this memoir began.
By Sophie Koutsoftas
The Village
Meet Pucker Up! The punk band for bad bitches
When Pucker Up! was still in the works, Shug and Demi—the band’s lead singer and bassist respectively—sipped on drinks at The Bog, a beloved local bar in their hometown, Scranton, Pennsylvania. A man approached them soon after sitting down.
By Ava Pauline Emilione
The Self
You and I in Technicolor
They tell me in the moving pictures
that boys like you need girls like me
to grow them up into men who save people;
to grow them up into men who love people.
By Cadence Beck
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Against the Tide
Against the Tide: Community Care in the Collapse of Empire is a testament to the power of grassroots organizing and resistance. Featuring essays and interviews with U.S.-based activists in the wake of the 2024 election, Against the Tide is a freedom cry and a call to action. Our editors went to The Free Black Women’s Library in Bed-Stuy, to enviornmental land trusts in New Mexico, to raves led by Black queer DJs, to non-profits in Texas, and beyond to connect with community leaders building a liberated future. Our 23rd issue reveals that oppression is not the end of our stories. With imagination and action, it is only the beginning.
The Village
The stories across the Black Diaspora
A Longing
The LoversA LongingBy Moses Issue 18 That time, I could only bring myself to hold her pinky, although I had a gushing waterfall within. Now is the time for drought, there is nobody; save myself and yellow earth — Cracked and lined, openings on the sand like dry lips...
I Remember My Grandmother On a Random October Night
The VillageI Remember My Grandmother On A Random October NightBy Yasmine Bolden october generously hands me back my childhood; everything is dying but i’m too apple-cidered and love-struck at the sight of orange-afroed trees to notice. i want to be. the blankets and...
To The Buried Child
The SelfTo The Buried ChildBy Makiyah Hicks Issue 18 I’m not sure who this concerns or when we lost contact. I can already begin to imagine the “return to sender” notification that will appear as I click send on this message. I am not sure where to begin this journey...
The Phone Works Both Ways, Alexis Rileigh
The LoversThe Phone Works Both Ways, Alexis RileighBy Lex Owens Issue 20 I speak to you in hymns, in ballet shoes and threadbare tutus. I dance around the topic until I can’t feel my feet. I only speak when spoken to; I’m lost in the other realm tonight. I turn back...
Sour Apples, Sweet Return
The LoversSour Apples, Sweet ReturnBy Rachel Goulston Issue 20 In July the apples were still sour The grass below littered with red spots Remnants of apples plucked Once bitten and dropped Rolling onto the asphalt Crushed under spinning wheels Hurtling towards...
Reap What You Sow
The VillageReap What You SowBy Raven Tucker Issue 20 • Artist's Statement: Hey y’all! I'm a native South Carolinian, artist, scientist, and lover of life infatuated with beauty from all sides. My training in both science and art led to my understanding of growth...
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