On one of the first days of Morality, my teacher passed each student an index card and asked us to write whether we were pro-life or pro-choice.
Button-Up
Unbuttoning is always forgettable; in either a monotonous or adrenaline-filled way.
Coming So Far to Fall
DIY touring requires a lot more than musical skill to make it work. You have to be comfortable with a not insignificant level of humiliation.
An Interview with Erin Khar
Disclaimer: This interview discusses addiction and may be hard for some to read. Erin Khar offers anecdotal advice that is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice. Erin Khar’s debut memoir, Strung […]
Works of Caitlin Du
Caitlin was born and raised in Beijing, China. In 2018, her work was exhibited in the Metamorphosis Charity Exhibition in the UCCA Center for Contemporary Art in the 798 art district. Caitlin moved to New York City […]
“In Books, as in Confessionals, Only the Unspeakable Is Worth Confessing”
Edoardo Albinati’s first novel to be translated into English has been described by some as semi-autobiographical or “autofiction”—though the author has insisted in one of only two previously printed interviews in English that the narrator of “The Catholic School” who shares his name is “not autobiographically [him].” This interview, translated by Dave Johnson, aims not to uncover the biography of the author Edoardo Albinati, but rather to dive deeper still into the world of his self-named narrator.
Directed by Pennacky
It was 8 a.m. on Sunday in Brooklyn, and while my translator, Kana Motojima, and I groggily boiled water for our tea, Kenichiro “Ken” Tanaka was taking a quick 10 p.m. break at a shared […]
Golden State: The Alchemy of a Reluctant Memoirist
“The struggle with writing all the time is that you, occasionally, have to go to unimaginable places.”
Ambiguous Asian Blend
“So, what kind of South Asian are you?” the bartender asks coolly.
Me & Mary Frances
“Mary Frances” is my own invention. That was how her friends and family referred to her, but she’s better known as MFK Fisher, the matriarch of food writing.
Touching My Face
My mom wants me to stop touching my face because my hands are dirty, and I’ll break out, but I love touching my face.
Screens Were my Salvation
Corona stole my spring, and in doing so, it also stole my fresh start.
Saints, Sinners, and Horny Teenagers
We are watching Saved!, the 2004 cult classic with all the markers of an early aught’s hit: Mandy Moore, Macaulay Culkin, and premarital sex.
Bill of Rights Poem
My cries for equality cannot be silenced
Staples, Are You There? It’s Me, a Laminating Fanatic.
When my laminator seals plastic packets around the papers that I feed it, it also seals my sanity into place.
Works of Annie Fay Meitchik
Annie Fay Meitchik is an artist, blogger, and writer based in Southern California graduating from The New School this spring with her BA in Creative Writing. Annie plans to pursue a career at the intersection […]
Subsisting and Social Distancing with 12th Street
We’re taking a break from our regularly scheduled programming this week to tell you a bit about what we’ve been up to.
Interview With a Sugar Baby
Anna* is a woman in her mid-twenties who is studying for her Master’s degree in New York City at an Ivy League University. When she was denied financial aid, she sought out alternative methods to pay for school. She signed up for a website that focuses on sugar dating, where her company is valued by an exchange of an allowance or gifts. In this interview, we discuss her personal life, her lifestyle, and her opinion on sugaring.
Notes from Flavortown
Amidst these thoughts, I wonder how I am going to show off my quarantine six pack that I have simply not found the time to work on.
