the smell of moss
Photo by Rosie Lopolito By Rosie Lopolito you smell like sunlight:warm & woodyclover & wild strawberriespoking between the seams of our futurebrick-bordered gardenfilled with thyme, thyme, thyme(we have nothing but timeand striped tomatoes). you smell bright & brilliantspiced & soft like a chai-laced dream orchamomile & sunflowers &speckles of baby’s breath &surely these aches rooted…
That Picnic Scene
Photo by Eva Vitkute By Eva Vitkute The moment you realize you should turn and run away, but the sun’s too bright, the grass too green and the breeze too cool. Naivety and fear meet soft touches and hopeful eyes. This is more than just a meeting, more than a date. Something more. Quotes from:…
Secret Sapphic Spread
Photo by Nilanjana Ray By Nilanjana Ray Two girls in flowing dresses join their hands together in silent prayer, hoping no one finds out their secret. Hiding spots or otherwise stay hidden. They walk through the forest farthest away from their homes, humming a familiar song, a little off-key. Their hearts beat in perfect unison.…
Wild Onions
Photo by Niki Dreistadt By Niki Dreistadt My picnic basket fits snugly on the rear rack of my bike. The wicker is a little busted and the lining reveals berry stains and tiny rips but it holds up. Stuffed with a light blanket, grapes, hard cheese and the end piece of what was once a…
Five Underrated LGBTQ+ Movies to Watch This Pride Month
Photo by Ahri Vi By Ahri Vi It’s that time of year again, so you know what that means: the same queer movies are going to be recommended to you. You’re in luck though, because I’m here to break that cycle. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy a lot of the more popular queer movies,…
I keep buying expensive shoes and they never last as long as they should
Photo by Sigra DeWeese By Sigra DeWeese I am climbing the rocks by the water in Platform boots Always more a danger to myself than others A twisted ankle seems a small price to pay for a dinner Party story. I’m always roughest on things I love I cannot keep from touching From leaving my…
The Kindergarten Cookbook: Our Picnic-Ready Recipes
Photo by Kleigh Balugo What’s a picnic without food? For issue 18, Kindergarten contributors share their potluck approved recipes. After this, you’ll never volunteer to bring utensils ever again. Kleigh Balugo Garlic Tortellini I really don’t know how to cook at all but after eating at a very expensive Italian restaurant, I became obsessed with…
Reminiscing in Reflections
Photo by Arianna Rodriguez By Arianna Rodriguez When I created this piece I was reimagining when my family and I would go hiking in the spring and summertime. We would hike up to this lovely shaded area with trees and a waterfall from the snow runoff in the mountains. I’d be sitting under the trees’…
self portrait as a humid night
Photo by Sydney Shaffer By Sydney Shaffer This is a summer poem. Nothing else but sun and barbecued hot dogs. Charred from not paying attention and too much liquid courage. It is sunburn and peeling skin days after, the flakes sticking to the old couch that you can’t replace. I wonder how each year is…
ants and wasps
Photo by Kleigh Balugo By Cait Thomson everything breaks my heart and i’m tired but lets stop by the river help me to forget the world for an instant here kiss each fingertip devour me like the ants and wasps swarm the over ripe berries just you and i now and the steady beat of…
Picnic Basket Spill
Photo by Jazz Marie Kaur By Jazz Marie Kaur Because of you I peanut butter n’ jelly picnic dream I dream of our first date by your favorite beach I dream of snapping photos besides you I dream of becoming your first forever ice cream You are moon beautiful Your voice shoots jumper cables into…
Summer of Shygirl
Photo by Kleigh Balugo By Mimi Flood Woman with Dove I laid my head on his lap in Bryant Park/ as we waited for the summer movie to start/ he outlined my face with his finger / like a Picasso with a dove. Sprinklers and Flower Crowns We ran through sprinklers/ sat in a kiddie…
Endless Green
Photo by Emily Karasick By Emily Karasick Living on a college campus, it’s easy to stay within the walls and world of your college. My friends and I dream of endless green, native plants, and feeling the lightness of a golden afternoon. But even in times of exploration, we carry the morning and everything to…
june 1st
Photo by Kleigh Balugo By A.J Stanton i rise from the grasp of sleepand what greets me when i rise?an old friendgone for so long, it seemsreaching through the cracks of my blindsstroking my face as if to tell meit’s time, loveit’s okayand she laces up my shoeshelps me down the stairsand it’s hardi open…
New Blue Hue
Photo by Greta Unetich By Greta Unetich I wish to be all the blue that touches you, The color around and between my fingers, Off the dark blue deep end. – I made my bed with the pink comforter today for the first time in days. Carry me to this bed. Lay me down and…
Street Fashion Looks from Downtown Las Vegas’ First Friday
Photo by Vlada Stark, Alyssa Duarte Interviews by Vlada Stark, Alyssa Duarte Photos by Ian Watson Every first Friday of the month, in the heart of the Las Vegas Arts District, there’s a celebration of Las Vegas culture through showcases of local artists, musicians, and creators. Subsequently named “First Friday,” the event also culminates Las…
How to Have the Best Picnic Ever
Photo by Mubarek Hussen, Tracy Fuentes By Tracy Fuentes As the weather gets warmer and our schedules become freer, a picnic is just what we all need. I’ve planned a couple of picnics and now consider myself somewhat of an expert on the topic. Here’s my guide to hosting a picnic worthy of Instagram feeds…
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