Our Spring 2022 issue is now live! Thank you to our wonderful contributors for your vulnerable and eye-opening work. We now invite you to explore AWAKEN: https://t.co/naRW4dshL8 https://t.co/pSh14YMJN2
"What she didn’t know about him would flood a swimming pool.
What she couldn’t bear resembled spilled milk.
His public life open, private life hidden beyond her ken.
Cards held close to his chest."
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"I drew this series... while I began making peace with past traumas that have stemmed from my identity being female including pains from my childhood. No matter what the social circumstances may be around me, I always know where to return to."
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"The abstracted imagery is suggestive of female anatomy to raise awareness and reference menstruation. Works center on a focus of fine Indian silk brocade...being used in these pieces as further commentary on female reproductive health & rights."
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"These works... explore the concepts of intersectional feminism, societal identity, sexual partiality, and skin discrimination." Artwork by Esther Alimson on the blog now.
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"i spent an early 90s summer – one with high temps & higher hair – as a bank teller and quickly realized the job (& life) was much more than counting bills." Essay by Jen Schneider on the blog now: https://t.co/FVEQwSOwM4
"Dread the one night stand. The cure for loneliness is love, someone wrote. I want affection, attention and sentiment with my sex. Consensual, but there's a skeleton in my lingerie drawer." Powerful essay by Elizabeth Wadsworth Ellis. On the blog now.
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For our Summer Series on Feminism, we start with Maneesa Veeravel, an artist who uses grief and heritage to shape their art. Read "Matriarchy and Other Works", on our blog now.
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New CNF dropped today.
"In 'The Chemistry of Exposure,' the high school narrator stokes a smoldering new connection—with the art of photography." ~ VoiceCatcher Intro
Read it aloud to turn up the heat.
Inspired by @havehadhavehad transient love prompt.
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Final call for submissions! If you haven't submitted yet and would like to contribute to our AWAKEN issue, we are open until 11:59 PM Pacific Time April 21st, 2022! Send us work that will make us laugh. Cry. Think. Link in bio.
Submissions for our Spring 2022 issue AWAKEN are closing soon! Send us work that will make us laugh. Cry. Think. We want you to push the envelope. We want you to move us with your words and images. Info on guidelines & how to submit here: https://t.co/MHfAHxgKx7