PREORDER AVAILABLE FOR SHIPPING ON JULY 28, 2020

A girl learns to appreciate her hair, it is 1980 in a city loft, an artist creates portraits of Bronx faces, Abuela gives life lessons to her granddaughter, a flower is plucked, there is a fire on a subway platform, it is summer in Brooklyn, and we find the greatest love. 

For our 2020 issue, our theme is New York City. 

The works in this issue include poetry, prose, graphic art, photography and interviews from NY artists Kenny Rivero and Antoinette Legnini.

The writers and contributors are Krystalina Padilla, Jordanne Rodriguez, Darriel McBride, Akosua Nyantakyi, Amir Boulos, Fuji2Apple, Emelie Ali, Ronny Henry, Kira Compton, Christina Santi, Madelin A. Medina, Kenny Rivero, Kofi Antwi, Tiffany Praimnath, Khalil Waldron, Meghan Malachi, Antoinette Legnini, Kourtney Naomi, Sarah Kelley, Smith KM, Brian Shoicket and Thalia Sablon.

Cover Art by Hunter Hyde

IN SUPPORT OF THE FIGHT TO END RACIAL INJUSTICE, WE ARE DONATING 50% OF OUR PROCEEDS TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT ADVOCATE FOR THE RIGHTS OF BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITIES INCLUDING AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION, NATIONAL BAIL OUT, BLACK WOMEN’S HEALTH IMPERATIVE, BLACK VISIONS COLLECTIVE, BLACK MAMAS MATTER ALLIANCE AND THE OKRA PROJECT.

THE FIRST 50 PREORDERS WILL RECEIVE TWO PIECES OF WRITING MERCHANDISE.