Addressing Consumerist Guilt
Photo by Isabel Cruz By Isabel Cruz I don’t think it’s controversial to say that Jeff Bezos is an evil, greedy capitalist. By now, I’m sure that this is common knowledge and if not, I’ll summarize the situation for you: the amount of money Jeff Bezos is worth defies the laws of ethics and Amazon…
Fields
Photo by Greta Unetich By Greta Unetich The fields in the Finger Lakes are wide and lonely, far from people. But sometimes, something glitters in them like light on the water, like an almost-forgotten memory that is still warm to the touch like sunlight in September, a memory that is sometimes reminiscent of a distant…
Easier Said Than Done
Photo by Kleigh Balugo By Ash Fuentes Over the last year or so, trying to find the motivation to do anything has become increasingly difficult. Trying to enjoy myself while social distancing and having online everything feels pointless each passing hour. My eyesight is fading after staring at multiple different screens for hours on end…
Most Anticipated Of 2021
Photo by Kleigh Balugo After a turbulent 2020, 2021 brought many hopes that this year will be better than the last. While there are obvious things to hope for such as recovery from COVID-19 and an improved presidency, here Kindergarten Mag contributors are presenting what we are most anticipating from pop culture in 2021. While…
Grieving For Who I Once Was
Photo by Lyra By Lyra Flickering in between life and death throughout my adolescent years, my childhood self has finally passed away. My denial state of grief lasted quite a long time while in quarantine isolation. Remarks such as “You have to think about the future” or “I know how you feel” became monotonously nausea-inducing…
Keeping In Touch
Photo by Mina Stefanovic By Mina Stefanovic Given the current situation physical closeness might not be possible but showing someone you’re there for them even though you’re not physically close can mean a lot. The drawings are part of series about isolation and feeling lonely called Sitting&thinking, by the end of 2020 I started to…
Best Of 2020 Scrapbook
By Tracy Fuentes, Ash Fuentes, Kleigh Balugo, Lyra, Abbey Steinman, Isabel Cruz Despite all the negative things last year brought, 2020 was a memorable year for all of us. Reflecting on the past year, Kindergarten contributors created scrapbook pages of their favorite memories.
More Or Less
Photo by Sophie Warrick By Sophie Warrick less hesitationyou hesitated to make a resolutions listand so looked up “alternatives to resolutions”resolutions seems too finalresolutions seem to never be resolvedresolutions seem dumbbut you can do a more or lesslista more or less listmore of this and less of thatmore of the things you likeless of the…
The Resolution Playlist
Photo by Kleigh Balugo In honor of our second issue, Resolution, Kindergarten contributors compiled their most loved songs in to a single Spotify playlist. Covering a wide range of different genres, artists, and time periods, this is what Resolution sounds like to us. Listen to the playlist here Alyanna Moralda “Everything Is Everything” by Ms.…
The Case Against New Year’s Resolutions
Photo by Kleigh Balugo By Francesca Bernardino This year, I bought a yoga mat. The purchase was spurred by the panic-induced determination to be a “better person” that propelled many of us through 2020 as we drowned our pandemic listlessness in baking sourdough and consuming TV shows at obscene rates. After my purchase, I proudly…
Obsession With Improvement
Photo by Kleigh Balugo By Adrien Martino I’ve never been the type to make resolutions in the new year. Of course, I do have goals for myself and my life. But there is no prompt needed to compel me into improving myself. I suppose I first started setting goals around the age of fourteen. Not…
Lost & Found
Photo by Kleigh Balugo By Vinh Tran January 3, 2021 I was introduced to a new friend the other day, the way I was described struck a chord, and it sat in my head for a couple of days. “This is Vinh, he’s kind of hard to describe, but he’s always wearing or doing some…
Jack Of All Trades, Master Of None
Photo by Kleigh Balugo By Kleigh Balugo It is common practice to take on new hobbies or learn new things in honor of the new year. Personally, I have never been one to wait around for the new year to try something different. Since I was little, I have always been interested in art and…
New Year, Better Me
Photo by Kleigh Balugo By Tracy Fuentes “New Year, new me!” This popular phrase now garners eye rolls rather than inspiration. New Year’s resolutions have a reputation of being forgotten or failed within a week or two, seldom being followed up on through the rest of the year. Many people seem to think the resolutions…
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