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Opening My Eyes

Mar 2, 2026 |

By Francesca Garau   The nurse’s station phone is ringing. The unit is quiet this morning. Most of the residents are sitting in the lounge area, sipping tea and listening to Ella Fitzgerald’s Christmas songs. I pick up the...

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Harvest

Mar 2, 2026 |

By Durdaneh Malik   I wake up. My eyes dart up to the ceiling fan, adorned with patterns too intricate to fit in with the sterile, soulless dorm room. I lay still, with my vision locked like this for a while. Before I turn...

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Family Blues

Mar 2, 2026 |

By Charlotte Poitras Artist’s Statement: Cyanotype made from jewelry given to me by family, lovers, and friends. Each object marks a specific relationship. Charlotte Poitras is a queer neurodivergent artist-entrepreneur based in...

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I Want a Queer Love

Mar 2, 2026 |

By Madison King “It sounds like you want a lesbian relationship with a man,” a friend said jokingly after I shared the qualities I look for in, what they assume, is a singular male partner. The sentence stayed with me for the...

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My Ideal Relationship

Mar 2, 2026 |

By Lisa Bannon My ideal relationship is one in which all facets of myself are seen and appreciated. I have always felt that girlfriends and boyfriends, wives and husbands, and all other people in relationships should ideally...

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