By Alex Zavala, Ash Fuentes, Natalia Lee, Kleigh Balugo To close out issue 5 and our internal coming of age movies, Kindergarten contributors wrote letters to our future selves. No matter where we are or what we’re doing, we’ll always have these letters to read back. Plus, no one is more fun to talk to…… Continue reading Letters To Our Future Selves
Tag: Coming Of Age
Time/death
Photo by Athena Rajnai By Athena Rajnai back then you grabbed Father time by his collar and kept begging for more like the coy, soft fawn our eyes glistened prismatic hues when summer came and in the winter were drenched in fear its skin was warm and undisturbed for but a moment and its rib…… Continue reading Time/death
Seven Going On Twenty-Five
Photo by Natasha Kalsi By Natasha Kalsi No one tells you at eighteen that by the time you’re twenty-five, you’ll want nothing more than to be seven years old again. I remember always playing badminton in my backyard. The air thick with the lush smell of freshly cut grass. The icecream truck down the road…… Continue reading Seven Going On Twenty-Five
Stars
Photo by Kleigh Balugo By Cait Thomson i’m still waiting for my coming-of-age for that big break to be the leading lady of my own life like i’d always imagined young and foolish daring and beautiful adjectives as foreign as another language instead i’m always deferring avoiding the spotlight’s glare imposter syndrome has made a…… Continue reading Stars
Kim Gordon and Hope Sandoval
Photo by Dylan Delaney By Isabel Cruz If you’d like to know where I am, I‘ll most likely be in my car, on my way to see loved ones. Some months, I can be found in Northern California where my family resides, and some weeks, when I am not up north, you can find me…… Continue reading Kim Gordon and Hope Sandoval
An Ode to My Very Asian Teenage Years
Photo by Silvana Smith By Francesca Bernardino Admittedly, I’m one of those people whose hometown is a major pillar of their personality. I love telling people I meet that I’m from Vegas, and I take a certain joy in explaining how I don’t actually live on The Strip (but practically everything in the city is…… Continue reading An Ode to My Very Asian Teenage Years
The Coming Of Age Playlist
In the spirit of Issue 5, Kindergarten contributors curated the soundtrack to their lives. These are the songs that would play in the background of our coming of age movies. Listen along with us as the credits start to roll. Listen to the playlist here Ash Fuentes “Cliche” by Mxmtoon None of the songs I’m…… Continue reading The Coming Of Age Playlist
In Loving Memory of ‘Eighth Grade’
Photo by Ash Fuentes By Ash Fuentes I’m so grateful that I existed at the same time that this one movie in particular came out. It may not be exactly well known by many people, but that doesn’t devalue it at all. I don’t mean that in a pretentious filmbuff “I-Only-Watch-Indie-Films-And-My-Favorite-Director-Is-Quentin-Tarantino” type of way, but…… Continue reading In Loving Memory of ‘Eighth Grade’
I’m sorry, Alex
Photo by Alex Zavala By Alex Zavala With worry written on my wrists, I stood in suits and surrendered sentences as clear to me as August sunshine but as clear to them as April mists All at once, my brain was revealed as nothing more than a prison, I told them how I engraved pain…… Continue reading I’m sorry, Alex
Underrated Coming of Age Films
Photo by Charlotte Turner By Charlotte Turner The coming of age genre is more popular than ever, but sometimes public opinion regarding these films feels a little unvaried. Sure, “Lady Bird,” “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” and “Heathers” are all great, but I don’t need to write another article singing their praises. Instead, here’s…… Continue reading Underrated Coming of Age Films
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